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Eid al-Fitr in Goa & Elephanta Island Bombay 2000
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Taj Mahal hotel & gateway to India Bombay
The magnificent Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel
& The Gateway To India in Bombay from the harbour

Elephanta Island is about 9 km from Bombay harbour and is readily served by any number of
small motor boats. On the island are magnificent basalt rock-cut cave temples, declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.  The origin of the cave temples is obscure, but they
probably date from c550-750 CE. The temples are all dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva.

Interior Elephanta Island caves   Interior Elephanta Island caves
Mahesamurti (Triple-Headed Shiva) / Gangadhar Shiva

Interior Elephanta Island caves   Interior Elephanta Island caves
Sheila in the main court / The pillars don't actually provide structural support to the roof

Interior Elephanta Island caves   Interior Elephanta Island caves
Nataraja (Shiva as lord of the dance) / Marriage of Shiva & Parvati

Interior Elephanta Island caves
Derek with Nataraja

Derek at Gokul bar   Sheila at the Gateway
Derek outside our Bombay local / Sheila on the Gateway To India at night
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