Elephanta caves speciality. Please note it is across a busy shipping port and has lots of large ships. The hindu caves are the glorious abode of lord shiva. Our specialty guided city tour of mumbai.
There are a total of seven caves that make up the elephanta caves and all seven of these caves were created by carving into the solid rock hillside. Designated a unesco world heritage site in 1987 elephanta island is not only a. This place is on an island it can be only visited by boats operated from gateway of india.
The first is a large group of 5 hindu caves while the second is a smaller group of two buddhist caves. Nominated as a unesco world heritage site in 1987 this unique. The portuguese took possession of the island and named it elephanta.
These caves are designated as a unesco world heritage site and was dedicated to lord shiva. It means in a visit to elephanta caves you can cover gateway of india the taj. It is located at elephanta island.
You do not have life jackets so bear that in mind if not a good swimmer. Elephanta caves are located near mumbai india on elephanta island in the middle of mumbai harbour. Upto two person inr.
They are on elephanta island or gharapuri literally the city of caves in mumbai harbour 10 kilometres 62 mi east of mumbai in the indian state of maharashtra. You could probably plan a visit to elephanta caves. The elephanta caves are a complex of ancient cave temples on elephanta island an hour long ferry ride from mumbai.
The island is 10 km 62 miles from the gateway of india and can only be reached by taking a one hour long ferry ride. Elephanta lsland was known in ancient times as gharapuri or the place of caves. About 10 kilometers to the east of mumbai lies the island of elephanta.
Elephanta caves are a unesco world heritage site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the hindu god shiva. It is famous for the rock cut sculpture of the trimurti.