Here, Indian art has found one of its most perfect expressions, particularly the huge high reliefs in the main cave. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 Het eiland Elephanta ...

A short distance from Mumbai is the Elephanta Island, also called Gharapuri, home to a collection of cave temples dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. These cave temples comprise several rock cut ...

The Elephanta Caves (locally known as Gharapurichi Leni, basically Gharapuri) are a network of sculpted caves spotted on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literal mean is "the city of caves") in ...

Seventy years after Independence, the Gharapuri island that houses the Elephanta Caves will finally get 24x7 power supply starting Thursday thanks to four 7.5km undersea cables that will carry ...

HT Image Balwant Pathak, the coordinator of the agitation, stated, “We demand the right of worship of Lord Shiva at the Elephanta Caves (Gharapuri) starting from Mahashivratri on Friday ...

Originally known as Gharapuri, the island was renamed by Portuguese ... stands outside the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum. The Elephanta Caves in their entirety, and the forested areas around them ...

For hundreds of years, different cultures and religions around the world have used caves as spaces for worship, meditation, art, and burials. Find intricate carvings of Hindu deities, learn the ...

The Elephanta Caves are about 2 kilometres from their ... For the last four days, about 1,000 villagers on Gharapuri Island (or Elephanta Island) have been living in total darkness.

The caves are located off the Mumbai coast on an island known as Gharapuri, and is nine nautical miles from the Gateway of India. A world heritage site, the Elephanta Caves were named by the ...

The caves are located off the Mumbai coast on an island known as Gharapuri, and is nine nautical miles from the Gateway of India. A world heritage site, the Elephanta Caves were named by the ...