
Look at the sun ray. This is the part I like the most. It is because there are holes on the ceiling of the cave.

Another sun ray.

Look at the limestone. For thousands years, they have formed into speleothem.
A speleothem (from the Greek for “cave deposit“), commonly known as a cave formation, is a secondary mineral deposit formed in a cave. Speleothems are typically formed in limestone or dolostone solutional caves. - [according to Wikipedia].
Speleothems take various forms, depending on whether the water drips, seeps, condenses, flows, or ponds. Let me list out the most common types of speleothem.
1. Stalactites that are pointed pendants hanging from the cave ceiling, from which they grow.
2. Stalagmites that are the “ground-up” counterparts of stalactites, often blunt mounds.
3. Columns result when stalactites and stalagmites meet or when stalactites reach the floor of the cave
* The above are catogorized under dripstone.
4. Flowstone is sheetlike and found on cave floors and walls.


Another window on the roof.

The shape of this speleothem is special.

On the upper floor, the beautiful huge rock was painted in 3 colours - Red, Yellow and Green.

Look at their shapes, the mother nature has been doing excellent carving since million years back. At each stage, it exhibits their unique shapes of the natural elements.


If I am not mistaken, this is the flowstone.

The beautiful moss has grown on the rock.

And there are rocks everywhere.
I hope you enjoy the pictures of the limestone.



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