Robber's Cave, India
Not to be confused with Robbers Cave State Park in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.


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