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
July was a quiet month, but August saw us going off to Mahabaleshwar for a short visit... We stopped at Wai on the way to visit the temples there....
and Mahabaleshwar itself was wonderful - it rained all the time, and visibility was very low. But the water pouring down the roads made the trip all the more memorable.
On the way back, we stopped at Alandi for a quick visit to the temple..
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and Mahabaleshwar itself was wonderful - it rained all the time, and visibility was very low. But the water pouring down the roads made the trip all the more memorable.
On the way back, we stopped at Alandi for a quick visit to the temple..
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i love mahableshvar..!!your photos are really v.good
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