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Elephanta Cave 1

The main cave in Elephanta with massive panels carved on the inner walls. You'll be spending majority of the tour time here. Beyond this main cave are four more minor caves connected with a walkway.

Capital inside Cave 1 Court of Elephanta Cave 1 Court of Shiva Shrine in Elephanta Cave 1 Eastern wing court of Elaphanta Cave 1 Eastern wing Court of Elephanta Cave 1 Ganesh image in eastern wing of Cave 1 Gangadhara in Elephanta Cave 1 Image at the Door Jamb of Shiva Shrine in Cave 1 Image from Elephanta Cave 1 Image from Elephanta Cave1 Image in Wastern wing of Cave 1 Inside Elephanta Cave 1 western side Lakulish Shiva in Elephanta Cave 1 Marriage of Shiva and Parvati at Elephanta Cave 1 Nataraja of Cave 1 Open Court outside eastern wing of Cave 1 Open Hall of Eastern Wing in Cave 1 Open Hall of Western wing in Elephanta Cave 1 Openhall Inside Elephanta Cave1 Parvati image from Elephanta Cave 1 Pillar inside Elephanta Cave 1 Shiva Linga inside Elephanta Cave 1 Shiva Linga of Cave 1 Subrahmaniya image in Elephanta Cave 1 Visitors inside Elephanta Cave 1 Visitors inside Elephanta Cave1 Visitors outside eastern wing of Elephanta Cave 1 Well inside the Western wing of Elephanta Cave 1 Western wing court of Cave 1The main cave in Elephanta with massive panels carved on the inner walls. You'll be spending majority of the tour time here. Beyond this main cave are four more minor caves connected with a walkway.
At the Doorway of Shiva Shrine in Cave 1

Everything about Elephanta!

Everything about Elephanta!
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How to reach Elephanta Caves
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Access to Elephanta
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Elephanta in a Nutshell
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Ferry to Elephanta

There are two ferry points to Elephanta from Mumbai. The popular & frequent ferry service is from Gateway of India. The second ferry point is Belapur Jetty in Navi Mumbai.

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Mythical Themes at Elephanta

The choice of the themes in Elephanta's panels is an interesting mix... anything from love to contemplation to violence to performing arts to yoga. In Elephanta you'll see some of the highest watermarks of medieval India's sculptural art.

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