[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c34.488 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c34.488 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c34.488 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c34.488](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c34.488) \*\*Gupteshwar\*\*, Dt Gwalior, situated on the way to Tigra dam (between 23°0′ and 26°49′; 76°6′ and 79°38′) in Gwalior town, the region broadly falling into three natural divisions consisting of the plain or low-lying area, the plateau and the hilly tract. The hills Amra Pahar and Odhpur flank the long valley up to the site of the dam. The main rivers flowing in the vicinity are the Sank, Sonarekha, flowing about 7 km n.-e. of Gupteshwar and a few others now non-existent. The present vegetation consists largely of deciduous trees and shrubs. A little beyond Gupteshwar in the s. is a thick forest at Panihar, having \*ber\* (\*Zizyphus jujuba\*), \*ramjha\* (\*Accacia leucophlaea\*), \*palās\* (\*Butea frondosa\*), etc. The present fauna consists of the black-buck, spotted deer, nilgai, panther, tiger, sambhar, jackal and monkey, besides a variety of birds and fish. - [Previous: v2.c34.487](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c34.487) - [Next: v2.c34.489](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c34.489) - [Up: v2.c34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c34) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c34.488](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c34.488) · Pramāṇa