Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Rock painting of Singhanpur caves in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is very rich in rock paintings ranging in age from Mesolithic to Historical period, some of the rock paintings date back even to prehistoric period. Many of the rock paintings throw interesting light on the life ways and art of Early Man.

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By far the most prolific rock art sites in the state of Chhattisgarh are located in the district of Raigarh at Singhanpur,

"The first discovery of rock art in Chhattisgarh was made in 1910 by C.W. Anderson, an engineer in the Bengal/Nagpur Railways, ably assisted by C.J. Wellington (from 1910 to 1913). Mention of such work, especially at Singhanpur in Raigarh Dist., was made in 1918 (Anderson, 1918) and subsequently in a few publications. It was followed by the works of P. Brown (1923 a, b; 1953), A.N. Dutta (1927), M. Ghosh (1932), L.P. Pandey (1933), D.H. Gordon (1939), J.P. Gupta (1960, 1967), P. Mitra (1961) and S.K Pandey, (1969) and V.S. Wakankar (1973), adding considerably to our knowledge about rock art in this area. However, no serious work has been undertaken on this subject in Chhattisgarh during the last two decades in the light of new techniques of study that have become available in recent years." 
http://www.cgculture.in/
http://www.cgculture.in/ARCHAEOLOGY/Rock%20Art%20Site%20In%20Chhattisgarh.htm

Singhanpur is situated 20 kms. away from Raigarh and has the distinction of hosting the oldest scupltures on earth. These sculptures are claimed to have been created in 30000 B.C. and look very similar to Mexican and Spanish sculptures.

Coordinates 21°59'14"N   83°15'28"E
http://wikimapia.org/13583821/Singhanpur-Caves

Trip of this hilly terrain and trekking to find these caves could be worth the trouble as seeing this 30,000 years old painting is rewarding in itself.
http://www.indiamike.com/india/chhattisgarh-f148/trip-report-to-singhanpur-caves-raigarh-t179119/

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