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VOl. 13 No. 1

CAVE LEGENDS

As mysterious as caves are, they are also associated
with interesting stories and legends. Each cave has a
story to tell. Read on... ROBBERS REfUGE

PANDAV GUfA robbers Cave, located
in Dehradun popularly
There are many caves in known as guchu Pani, is a
india referred to as Pandav limestone cave. according
gufa from near gangotri in to a popular legend, it is
uttrakhand to Pachmarhi in said that robbers used to
Madhya Pradesh. hide here.
let’s explore the legend
of the Pandav gufa near solan in himachal Pradesh.
locals believe it to be the oldest and longest cave in the
himalayan region. it is also believed that the Pandavas
lived and meditated in this cave when they were exiled.
a temple is constructed beside the cave. The other end of
the cave is according to legends believed to be at Pinjore
(haryana)!!
ACTIVITy - KhUL JA SIM! SIM!
AGASTyA’S PENANCE in the famous arabian Nights story which we are all

The yaganti caves in the Kurnool district of andhra familiar with, ali baba once witnessed the activities of
Pradesh has an interesting legend attached to it, as this 40 thieves who recited the magical phrase ‘khul ja sim
is the only place where lord shiva is worshipped in an sim’ outside a cave each time they had to hide their
idol form rather than a linga. it is said that when the great looted treasures. One day, he does the same, enters the
sage agastya came to this place, he found a Vishnu idol cave and of course becomes a rich man!!
and wanted to build a temple for lord Vishnu. however, Today the phrase ‘khul ja sim sim’ is referred to in many
the statue that was found had a broken part and hence television serials and
was not fit for worship. he is said to have prayed to lord games and magic tricks
shiva, who appeared before agastya and told him that the too.
physical characteristics of yaganti bore a resemblance to
Kailash and therefore, lord Vishnu’s temple could not be Tech Baba vs Ali Baba
constructed here and it was only his (lord shiva’s) temple
that needed to be built here. what would ali baba be
like in today’s world? how
would he open the cave
yANA TALE with his mobile phone,

yana caves lying in the uttar camera and laptop?
Kannada district of Karnataka is Discuss in 100 words.
one of those places with a story
to tell. The story goes back to
the demon king, bhasmasur.
The fire from the hands of lord
shiva destroyed bhasmasur and reduced him to ashes. WRITE THIS
it is believed that the loose black soil around the rock PANCHATANTRA
formations are a proof of the destruction of the demon. STORY IN YOUR
OWN WORDS.
M. Sahithi Varma, VII C, DAV School, Vishakapatnam

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