Mumbai Impression Elephant Island Elephanta Caves2019 February 24, Qing 34 degrees Elephant Island is an island in the harbor of Mumbai, located 11 kilometers northeast of India Gate, is a United Nations World Heritage Site. The area is known as more than ten square kilometers, and it is famous for the cave temples and statues of the Hindu gods built in the 2nd century. Half of the grottoes here are Hindu, the other half are Buddhist, and Buddhism is not open at present. There are only five open grottoes in Hinduism, and can one and a half be barely counted for a year? The monuments, which were destroyed by the Portuguese army, are now the most famous and well-preserved temple of Shiva, the most famous statue of the 6-meter-high Trimurti, one of the immortal masterpieces of Indian carving and even world carving. Other basic damage, nothing to see, I feel, compared with the Longmen Grottoes Yungang Grottoes, the protection measures are too much. Arrival method: take a ferry to the pier in front of the Indian door, the voyage is about an hour, 200 rupees to and from / people. The outbound ferry time is 9:00-14:30 and the return ferry time is 12:30-18:00. Opening hours: Open all year round, not open on Monday. Tickets: 600 rupees per person. The camera charges another 25 rupees, and the mobile phone is free. To go to Aveda and Elora Grottoes, this grotto can be ignored, the price is really not high.