Elephanta Caves
An island of rock-cut temples in Mumbai harbour, reached the way it always has been: by boat.
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.9633, 72.9315
Get the Elephanta Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Elephanta Caves. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Elephanta Caves
Elephanta Island 0.3 km
An hour by boat from the Gateway, holding a six metre Trimurti cut into basalt in the fifth century.
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link 4.2 km
Atal Setu, eighteen kilometres of road across Thane creek, and the longest sea bridge in the country.
Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum 10 km
Mumbai's oldest museum, 1872, restored to its gilt and its Minton floor.
Crawford Market 10 km
Opened in 1869, with friezes over the entrance carved by Rudyard Kipling's father, who taught art in the city.
Lalbaugcha Raja 10 km
The public Ganesh of Lalbaug, who gives darshan for eleven days and then goes into the sea at Girgaon Chowpatty.
Bombay Castle 10 km
The Portuguese Manor House the English rebuilt into the fort the city grew round, now naval and closed.
Jama Masjid, Mumbai 11 km
The city's principal mosque, built over a tank that is still under the prayer hall.
Asiatic Society of Mumbai 11 km
The Town Hall of 1833 with thirty Doric columns and one of two copies of the Divine Comedy's first edition.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Elephanta Caves?
Elephanta Caves is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Elephanta Island (0.3 km), Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (4.2 km), Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum (10 km).
How do I get the Elephanta Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Elephanta Caves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Elephanta Caves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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