If any visitor asks me for a place in Mumbai that should not be missed out, it got to be Mani Bhawan among others. Though Mumbai is a big city, it has very few historical places or heritage centers unlike in Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur etc. to see.
The Mani Bhawan is an old building, which was […]
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Mani Bhavan, Mumbai
August 20th, 2008 · 8 Comments
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The Elephanta Caves - IV
November 19th, 2007 · 8 Comments
I thought my previous post would be the last one on Elephanta caves but a question from Sam which he popped up on my other blog made me write this one. The question was “How long does it take for a complete trip of Elephanta caves?”
Well, to be frank.. if you are young and energetic […]
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The Elephanta Caves - III
November 16th, 2007 · 12 Comments
This is the last post on Elephanta Caves.
It is believed that the caves were used as target practice after they constructed a fort and put a flag to ward off pirates. Whatever the cause may be, many of the sculptures have been desecrated. From the Portuguese, the Britishers captured the island and used it […]
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The Elephanta Caves - II
November 3rd, 2007 · 20 Comments
Some more pictures from the caves. As always, they are just the way they were clicked.. without any enhancements. You can click them to get enlarged view. And you can also check my webpicasa album for more pictures.
Most of the sculptures were in bad shape.
The closer look of a Shivaling. All the Shivlings […]
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The Elephanta Caves - I
October 28th, 2007 · 6 Comments
Once you step onto the island, the mini train welcomes you. Again, as I always prefer to do; we kept the mini train ride for coming back when we would be tired. So fresh and raring to go, we chose to walk while going, clicking some pictures on the way. The island is full of […]
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