Island of the Mumbai Harbour, India, containing historic caves
Not to be confused with Elephant Island, Elephant Jason Island, Elephantine Island, or Elephant Island (Vanuatu).
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Island Neighbourhood in Raigad, Maharashtra, India
Elephanta Island (also called Gharapuri[1] (literally "the city of caves") or Pory Island[2]) is one of a number of islands in Mumbai Harbour, east of Mumbai, India.[3]
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^Kail, Owen C (1984). Elephanta, the Island of Mystery. Taraporevala. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
ElephantaIsland (also called Gharapuri (literally "the city of caves") or Pory Island) is one of a number of islands in Mumbai Harbour, east of Mumbai...
which have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They are on ElephantaIsland, or Gharapuri (literally meaning "the city of caves"), in Mumbai Harbour...
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islands that lie to the east of the main seven islands: Butcher Island Cross Island East Ground ElephantaIsland, also Known as Gharapuri Middle Ground Oyster...
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and numismatic evidence suggests that the earliest of the Ellora and Elephanta cave monuments were built during the Kalachuri rule. The origin of the...
World Heritage Sites in South-East Asia, including a cave temple on ElephantaIsland in India and the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. The bathing area includes...
According to one theory, the Maurya capital Puri was located on the ElephantaIsland. As early as 1322 CE, European visitors mention the name Porus or Pori...
street children,[additional citation(s) needed] and the restoration of ElephantaIsland, a World Heritage Site near Mumbai, with the Archaeological Survey...
bridge begins in Sewri, South Mumbai, crosses Thane Creek north of ElephantaIsland, and terminates at Chirle near Nhava Sheva in Uran taluka, Navi Mumbai...
opens to the Arabian Sea to the south. The historical island of Elephanta is one of the six islands that lie in the harbour. Front Bay is the official name...
Although the islands were merged in the 18th century, islands still dot Thane Creek. ElephantaIsland, Butcher Island, Oyster Rock, Cross Island and Middle...
annual concert in memory of his father, Abbaji, and the Elephanta Festival on ElephantaIsland in Mumbai, and also in 2012 co-sponsored with BP the Mummy:...
Tourism Development Corporation moved the Elephanta Festival of Music and Dance from its original location at Elephanta Caves — where it had been celebrated...
Island, and Belapur in the state of Maharashtra. The operational terminals in the state of Maharashtra have also enabled routes to ElephantaIslands,...
Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2022. "Elephanta Caves". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on April...
an important trading center in Gujarat in 1687. Sambhaji purchased Elephantaisland to check the influence of British near Mumbai.[citation needed] Sambhaji...
marine mammal species Not to be confused with ElephantaIsland, Elephant Jason Island, or Elephantine Island Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). "Order...
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capital at Puri, which is generally identified with Gharapuri on the ElephantaIsland. After defeating the Mauryas, Kirttivarman appears to have appointed...
monumental temples, which remain architectural wonders. The cave temples of ElephantaIsland (near Mumbai or Bombay, as it was known formerly), Ajanta, and Ellora...
(near Mumbai) during 530–550. The Elephanta Caves also dates back to the sixth century. Christianity arrived in the islands during the sixth century, when...
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