The Elephanta Caves , located on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri, about 11 Km off the coast of the Gateway of India, Mumbai, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A visit to these caves, excavated probably in the 6 th century CE, is awe-inspiring, and also thought-provoking. Over the years, I have visited the caves a number of times, and also attended a number of talks by experts in the fields of art, history and archaeology on the caves. Together, they help me understand these caves, their art, and the people they were created for, just a little bit better. Every new visit, every new talk, every new article I read about the caves, fleshes out the image of what the island and the caves would have been like, at their peak. I last wrote about the caves on this blog, in 2011, almost exactly 11 years ago. Since then, my understanding of the caves has, I would like to think, marginally improved. Hence this attempt to write a new and updated post, trying to bring to life, the caves of Elephan
The Indibloggies 2008 results are out, and while I am not on the list, it was great just to be nominated among those whose blogs I have been following for quite some time. I have had a lot of fun going through all the blogs which were nominated, and it was a great pleasure to read about those who won.
In the travel category, the winner is Lakshmi, and hearty congratulations to her!!
Check out all the winners by clicking on the link below..
P.S. I am trying out new things everyday... This has been posted using the Blog This! Chrome Extension...
Thanks Anu for the mention and wishes..Congrats to you too..:)
ReplyDeleteSo generous of you Anu!
ReplyDeleteAlso, your new try worked fine :) I found one problem with it however. If I click on the post title "Indibloggies 2008 Winners Announced", it's taking me to their site, not opening your post!
And oh yes, I recently went to Bhangarh. You may like it.
Again, you're very generous.
@Lakshmi : thanks a lot..
ReplyDelete@Bhavesh: thanks for telling me... guess i have linked directly to the other one...
and i loved your Bhangarh post.... but after i left the comment, i realised that i was logged in through another account.. my comment is in my hubby's name - Shankar :-)))