Set deep in a many columned cave, the inscrutable faces of the Trimurti or three headed Shiva, dwarf visitors. This 6m sculpture is the most important carving in the basalt hewn Elephanta Caves complex, which was created before 800AD. No inscriptions naming the cave excavators have been found, so the origins of the complex remain lost in time.A one hour boat ride from the Gateway of India transports visitors from 21st century Mumbai to this ancient and mysterious world of Hindu legend and worship on Elephanta Island.
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