UNESCO World Heritage place - Elephanta Caves
Historical Elephanta Caves (Mumbai)
Elephanta Island
Elephanta Caves is located in the Indian site of Maharashtra. It is located on the island of DmgharPuri,about 11 km from the city of Mumbai.
This Island is situated in the part of the Arabian sea, it is originally known as Gharapuri Island.
Here is the biggest Trimurti statue of Lord Shiva, it is 24 feet tall. In this Trimurti the three forms of Lord Shiva are Shown in a very brilliantly.
Going to the cave with that, a lot of effort has been made to destroy many of the statues here, but the statue here was so solid that it could not be completely destroyed.
How many caves are there in elephanta Caves?
Elephanta Cave is a symbol of Hindu culture, it is on the island in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai, these seven caves have become an attractive collection in architecture in itself.
Why are the elephanta famous in Mumbai?
Elephanta Caves is divided into two parts one part is associated with Hinduism and the second part is associated with buddhism religion.
These sculptures made by cutting the mountain are inspired by South Indian Murti art.
UNESCO included it in the list of world Heritage in 1987.
Where is elephanta Caves Mumbai elephanta entry time?
Elephanta Caves to reach this Island situated in the Arabian sea, you have to take a ferry through Gateway of India.
Who built Elephanta cave ?
It has been learned from the studies that built in the 6th century, the king's son King Krishnaraja of the dynasty found copper coins bearing the image of an elephant.
Best time of visit elephanta cave Mumbai
The best time to visit Elephanta Caves is from September to March, you will not be able to enjoy the summer season.
If you visit in February, then you can enjoy the Elephanta Caves festival it is a two day culture festival showcasing the specialty of featuring regional music and dance programmes.
And you can't even have fun by going to the summer time. It was very hot at that time, many people like to travel even in the rainy season.
The attraction of Elephanta Caves increase during the rainy season ferry (boats) may be closed due to heavy rainy weather.
How to reach Elephanta Caves Mumbai?
You can easily reach Elephanta Cave from any part of Mumbai.
From any area of Mumbai, you can come to Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus and you can also come to Gateway of India by bus or cab.
On the opposite side of the bus stand, from there you will get the ticket for ferry Elephanta Caves at a reasonable price from the ticket counter, it will be around 225, otherwise you may incur higher charges of taking tickets from Gateway of India like around 300.
After this you have to take a ferry from the journey of the fairy tax at least 1 hour.
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