What do the rock paintings found in rock shelters of Satpura National Park depict ?

Open in App

Solution

It is mostly animals, that are found painted inside the rock shelters of Satpura National Park, located in the Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh.

Paintings of tigers and peacocks are found in these rock shelters. Tigers are supposed to represent power and is related to Goddess Kali. Peacocks on the other hand, symbols of beauty and grace. There are also paintings of people riding elephants, carrying weapons, farmers carrying their farming tools and of women dancing.

Satpura National Park is also a Tiger Reserve, set up in 1981 and covering 2,200 square kilometres of rugged ecosystem

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Name the objects of historical significance found in Satpura National Park.

Q. Barasingha and wild buffaloes, found in Satpura national park are known as

Q. Very Short Answer Type Questions:
Where are natural caves and rock shelters found?

The National Park which is located in Rajasthan is :
(a) Corbett National Park
(b) Kanha National Park
(c) Satpura National Park
(d) Sariska National Park

Q. Endangered species in Satpura national park are ........... and ............

Join BYJU'S Learning Program