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.
References
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Elephanta Island, Encyclopedia Britannica
- ↑ Elephanta: The Cave of Siva. Princeton University Press (Motilal Banarsidass, Reprint). 1999. pp. 3–5. ISBN 978-81-208-1284-0.