| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | MP33002399 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Painted rock shelters at Cheel dant |
| State / राज्य | Madhya Pradesh |
| District / जिला | Sehore |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | Sehore |
| Village / गाँव | |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
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| Sub Period | |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | The site is situated about 15 kms from Bairagarh Chichli on Bhopal-Kolar road near Kathotiya village. |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Bhopal |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Bhopal Habibganj |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Bhopal |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Hill - पहाड़ी |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | The site comes under Vindhyan range. There are many natural rock shelters. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | The site was discovered by Prof. Shankar Tiwari in 1975. The history of the shelters start form mesolithic to medieaval period. On the top hill shelters generally pre-historic tools of stone age are found. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
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| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
There is a group of small and big shelters. Out of all rock shelters, only few are having paintings depicting animal, human figure, etc. These paintings are made of white and red pigments. The name of the shelters cheel dant is derived from a bird known as cheel or kite, because shape of the shelter looks like kite. These are all natural rock shelters. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | State - राज्य |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Chakravarty, K.K |
| Name / नाम | Rock art of india ed. , New Delhi. |
| Year / वर्ष | |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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