Elephanta Caves

Shiva cave temples and UNESCO world heritage site on a Mumbai harbor island

The Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.[1][2][3] They are on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally "the city of caves"). Parts of the film was portrayed as in depicting in the The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.

Elephanta Caves of India.

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  1. Ring, Trudy; Salkin, Robert M.; Schellinger, Paul E.; Boda, Sharon La; Watson, Noelle; Hudson, Christopher; Hast, Adele (1994). "Elephanta Island". International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania. Taylor & Francis. pp. 252–5. ISBN 978-1-884964-04-6.
  2. Elephanta Island, Encyclopedia Britannica
  3. Elephanta: The Cave of Siva. Princeton University Press (Motilal Banarsidass, Reprint). 1999. pp. 3–5. ISBN 978-81-208-1284-0.