Elephanta Caves - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Elephanta Caves - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Elephanta Caves are a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, which have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They are on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally meaning "the city of caves"), in Mumbai Harbour, east of Mumbai in the Indian state of Mahārāshtra. The island, about west of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, consists of five Hindu caves, a few Buddhist stupa mounds that date back to the 2nd century BCE,Elephanta Island, Encyclopedia Britannica and two Buddhist caves with water tanks. Read more on Wikipedia
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