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The Elephanta Caves

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
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Seasons Greetings



Wishing you all, all the very best for the coming year... and indeed all the years ahead!



P.S. That's our very first christmas tree... one Samhith and I decorated with much enthusiasm!

And this is Samhith's own work... with some of the ornaments we bought...... its a snowflake, in case some of you couldn't recognize it :D


P.P.S: And this is how the tree looked once it was all set up and ready... with the gifts under it, of course!!!!! 





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  1. KPDecember 25, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Season's Greetings and Happy New Year

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  2. Mridula DDecember 25, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Merry Christmas to you and your family Anu.

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  3. PradeepaDecember 25, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Fantastic decorations. Merry Christmas to you and your family, Anu.

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  4. ArtiDecember 25, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Pretty decoration of the Christmas Tree. Merry Christmas to you and your family Anu:)

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  5. ZephyrDecember 26, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    It looks like a full grown fir! Lovely decorations and no guesses for what the gifts are :D

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  6. Sridharan SrinivasanDecember 31, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    Wish you too a very happy new year Anu..! 

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  7. NayakchitraJanuary 2, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    Nicely done xmas tree. Happy 2012 to you and your family.

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  8. RajeshJanuary 2, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    Beautiful.
    Wish you Happy and Prosperous New Year.

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  9. PN SubramanianJanuary 3, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    Wishing you, your hubby and Samhit a very very happy New Year.

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  10. Anu ShankarJanuary 6, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Thanks Pradeepa! Wish you a very happy new year!

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  11. Anu ShankarJanuary 6, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Thanks Zephyr! guess I am predictable that way :)

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  12. Anu ShankarJanuary 6, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Thanks a lot, Sridharan!!! wish you a great year ahead!

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  13. Anu ShankarJanuary 6, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Thanks Chitra! wish you too a great year ahead!

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  14. Anu ShankarJanuary 6, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Thanks Rajesh! wish you a great travel filled year ahead!

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  15. Anu ShankarJanuary 8, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    Thanks so much, PNS!! Wish you and your family too a great year ahead!!

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