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 tourists and small-shop owners and the fifteen minute trek to the first cave is the noisiest part of the whole trip. Shops on both sides of the steps tempt you to stop and the foreigners are …

Western India is famous for a string of rock-cut temples ranging in date from the 2nd century B.C. to the 12th century A.D. Around Mumbai alone one can see several of them including the Buddhist rock-cut temples of Kanheri and Kondivita and the brahminical caves of Elephanta, Mandapeshvar, and Jogeshwari within a radius of 20 kms.
The Elephanta Island is the site of the magnificent Elephanta caves, one of the principal tourist attractions of the Mumbai city containing beautiful carvings, sculptures, and a temple to the Hindu God, Lord Shiva. It …