Robber's Cave, India


Not to be confused with Robbers Cave State Park in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Robber's Cave, located near Sahasradhara, 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. It consists of an extremely narrow gorge formed in a conglomerate limestone area on Doon Valley's Dehra plateau.
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.

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.