Robber's Cave, India

Not to be confused with Robbers Cave State Park in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Robbers Cave and River

Robbers Cave

Robber's Cave (locally known as Guchhupani), located near Sahasradhara (thousand fold spring), is a river cave formation in Himalaya, located approximately 8 km from the centre of Dehradun City in Uttarakhand state of India.

The cave is about 600 metres long, divided into two main parts. The cave has a highest fall of about 10 metres. In the central part there is a fort wall structure which is now broken.[1] It consists of an extremely narrow gorge formed in a conglomerate limestone area on Doon Valley's Dehra plateau.[2]

It is a natural cave formation where rivers flows inside the cave. The place is a popular tourist spot and is now being maintained by Uttarakhand State. Local bus services are available up to Anarwala Village, from where it is a kilometre's trek away.[1][3]

History

Locals believe that robbers used these caves to hide valuable items. It is also believed that this place is a home of Lord Shiva.

References
  1. Robber’s Cave (Guchhupani) Archived 22 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Dehradun.
  2. Singh, Surendra (1995). Urbanization in Garhwal Himalaya: a geographical interpretation. M.D. Publications. p. 27. ISBN 81-85880-69-7.
  3. Robbers cave.

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