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
Clouds have always fascinated me... from searching for shapes in their formations to eagerly looking forward to cloudy skies during flights. Which is why I am sharing these images today...
I clicked these on the flight from Mumbai to Jodhpur, when I visited Suryagarh in August...
Looking them over now makes me want to fly off again, on another trip! There are a couple of personal trips looming though, which brightens my day!
For more beautiful skies from around the world, visit the Skywatch Page.
I clicked these on the flight from Mumbai to Jodhpur, when I visited Suryagarh in August...
Looking them over now makes me want to fly off again, on another trip! There are a couple of personal trips looming though, which brightens my day!
For more beautiful skies from around the world, visit the Skywatch Page.
Lovely pictures Anu.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mridula!
DeleteA lovely sky, dramatic clouds!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Hans! They were absolutely irresistible to click!
DeleteThese are wonderful! I especially love the first two - it's a surreal and beautiful landscape - uh, skyscape - above the clouds, isn't it? (And how do you manage to get airline seats with such clean windows?!!) :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Laloofah! I was lucky this time to get a seat with a decently clean window... Plus, these are from my camera, which is why the quality is good.. with my mob camera, i could only see the dirt!!
DeleteOh wow. amazing images from the sky.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Felicia!!
DeleteAmazing cloud images.
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Thank you, JM!
DeleteWow! Very dramatic clouds! Thank you for posting these images.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Keith!!
DeleteThe first image is absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteTHank you, Stephanie! Thats my fav too!
DeleteGreat cloud pics. I love searching for images in the clouds...it's a sign a great imagination..
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen! I so agree!
DeleteStunning skies!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteWow - amazing cloud shots.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Ladyfi!
DeleteThat was so amazing pictures! Wanting to experience it in real..
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