Elephanta Caves

Local nameएलिफंटा लेणी
LocationElephanta Island, India

The Elephanta Caves are a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. They are on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri, in Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres east of Mumbai in the Indian state of Mahārāshtra. The island, about 2 kilometres west of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, consists of five Hindu caves, a few Buddhist stupa mounds that date back to the 2nd century BCE, and two Buddhist caves with water tanks.The Elephanta Caves contain rock cut stone sculptures, mostly in high relief, that show syncretism of Hindu and Buddhist ideas and iconography.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephanta_Caves

Official Website https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/244

More Information http://www.mumbai.org.uk/excursions/elephanta-caves.html

Address India

Coordinates 18°57'46.972" N 72°55'54.847" E

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