Edakkal Caves, Wayanad - Kerala with the petroglyphs dating back to 8000 years !!

Created by InShot https://v.inshot.com/invite My YouTube Channel link:    / @kalachakra5988   My Facebook Page link:   / laxminarayana.p.3   My Instagram link: https://instagram.com/laxminarayanabh... In this video you will see Shree MahalingeshwaraTemple located in Puttur, D.K. Some of my other travel videos: #EiffelTowerSummitTour #MtTitlis #LeaningTowerofPisa #MirjanFort #BruhadisvaraTempleThanjavur #BidarFort #KalaburagiFort #GavisiddeshwaraMuttKoppala #ShreeMahadevaTempleItagi #ShreeTarakeshwaraTempleHanagal #SreeUmaMadhukeshwaraTempleBanavasi #StPetersChurchMalmo #TheLittleMermaidandtheCanalTourCopenhagen #ScenicSwedishTrainJourneyfromOslotoStockholm ******** #EdakkalCaves #Wayanad #kerala ********* Wayanad is a rural district in Kerala state and is a major tourist centre: the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is a lush, forested region with areas of high altitude, home to animals including Asiatic elephants, tigers, leopards and egrets. In the Ambukuthi Hills to the south, Edakkal Caves contain ancient petroglyphs, some dating back to the Neolithic age. Now join with me to explore this historical Edakkal Caves. The Edakkal caves are two natural caves at a remote location in Sultan Bathery in the Wayanad district of Kerala in India. They lie 1,200 m [3,900 ft] above sea level on Ambukutty Hills. Inside the caves are etched petroglyphs believed to date to at least 6,000 BCE from the Neolithic man, indicating the presence of a prehistoric settlement in this region. The caves are located about 25 km from Sultan Bathery and 28 km from Kalpetta. There is a nominal entry fee of Rs.50 for adults and Rs.30 for children. Remember: on Mondays the Caves are closed for the public! Reaching the Edakkal caves is a challenge. You will need to walk a steep incline from the parking area to the ticket counter, followed by nearly 300 to 400 steep steps to the upper caves. It is generally not recommended for young children, the elderly, or those with severe knee or heart issues. To beat the crowds and the midday heat, aim to arrive early right at opening time. Edakkal Caves are absolutely worth visiting if you enjoy a blend of history and adventure. As we start walking on the paved road, we can see a small Christian wayside grotto on the right side. The Ambukutty Hills where the Edakkal caves are located, has a Christian presence dating back to many decades, and local Christian communities have erected devotional structures here. The rock panels depicting scenes from the Bible are modern carvings or relief sculptures created for religious devotion. They are intended to resemble carvings on rock but are not ancient inscriptions. Many of these panels portray episodes from the life of Jesus Christ, such as: The Nativity [birth of Jesus] Jesus carrying the Cross The Crucifixion The Resurrection etc The Ambukutty hill is considered sacred by some local Christian communities. Pilgrims occasionally visit the shrine, especially during certain feast days and Holy Week. The shrine and its carvings coexist with the archaeological site but are entirely separate from it. Many first-time visitors assume the Biblical carvings are part of the archaeological monument because they are also on exposed rock. In reality, they are a modern devotional installation encountered on the way to the caves. The Edakkal caves were discovered by Fred Fawcett, a police official of the erstwhile Malabar state in 1890, who immediately recognised their anthropological and historical importance. He wrote an article about them, attracting the attention of scholars. These are not technically caves, but rather a cleft, rift or rock shelter approximately 96 ft (29 m) by 22 ft (6.7 m), a 30-foot-deep (9.1 m) fissure caused by a piece of rock splitting away from the main body. On one side of the cleft is a rock weighing several tons that covers the cleft to form the 'roof' of the cave. The name Edakkal itself means “a stone in between”. The caves contain drawings that range over periods from the Neolithic as early as 6,000 BC to 1,000 BCE. The youngest group of paintings have been in the news for a possible connection to the Indus Valley civilization. The petroglyphs inside the cave are of at least three types. The oldest may date back to over 8,000 years. Evidence suggests that the Edakkal caves were inhabited several times at different points in history. The carvings are of human and animal figures, tools used by humans and of symbols yet to be fully deciphered, suggesting the presence of a prehistoric settlement.