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
September brought with it, festivals. But we couldn't celebrate them due to a death in the extended family. Meanwhile, my in-laws were at Palghar for a while, and we decided to make use of our holidays and visit them.
Near Palghar is the Kelwe Beach, which draws crowds of tourists from Mumbai. However, with the Ganpati festival in full swing, we had the beach to ourselves! As you can see, the beach was a treasure trove of shells and we had a wonderful time picking them!
Near Palghar is the Kelwe Beach, which draws crowds of tourists from Mumbai. However, with the Ganpati festival in full swing, we had the beach to ourselves! As you can see, the beach was a treasure trove of shells and we had a wonderful time picking them!
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Nice photos admin ;
ReplyDeleteWe also planning to go on Kelwa beach