Edakkal Caves

Recently, Kerala Tourism has initiated a Rs. 2.9-crore project aimed at enhancing civic amenities surrounding the renowned Edakkal Caves in Wayanad, celebrated for its prehistoric rock art.

About the Caves

  • Despite their name, the Edakkal Caves are not actually caves. They are part of a pre historic rock shelter, formed naturally when one huge boulder got wedged between two bigger ones. The name Edakkal itself means “a stone in between”.
  • The caves were discovered by Fred Fawcett, the then Superintendent of Police of the Malabar district in 1890, during his hunting trip to Wayanad.

Stone Age Carvings

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