Elephanta Caves

The Elephanta Caves form a collection of cave predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva; UNESCO has designated them as a World Heritage Site.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: Shiva cave temples and UNESCO world heritage site on a Mumbai harbor island
  • Also known as: “Gharapuri Caves”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elephanta and Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

Photo: Pallavi.sam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an island off of and home to the Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It consists of a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, also known as JNPT and Nhava Sheva Port, is a large container port in India. Operated by the Trust Authority, it is located on the eastern shores of Arabian Sea in , Raigad district, Maharashtra. is situated 2½ km southeast of Elephanta Caves.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anushakti Nagar and Cheeta Camp.

Suburb
is the residential township of the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Directorate of Construction Services and Estate Management, Atomic Energy Education Society in , , India. is situated 8 km north of Elephanta Caves.

Suburb
is a low-lying area near , , . It is a part of Municipal M-East Ward and located along the Arabian Seafront. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation provides several public services such as hospitals, schools, cleanup, etc. is situated 9 km north of Elephanta Caves.

Suburb
is a locality along the eastern edge of South Mumbai, in , . It is also the name of a on the Central Railway Harbour Line. is situated 9 km northwest of Elephanta Caves.

Elephanta Caves

Latitude
18.96341° or 18° 57′ 48″ north
Longitude
72.93136° or 72° 55′ 53″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Elephanta Caves” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Shpellat Elefanta”
  • Albanian: “Shpellat Elephanta”
  • Arabic: “كهوف إليفانتا”
  • Armenian: “Էլեֆանտա”
  • Assamese: “এলিফেণ্টা গুহাসমূহ”
  • Basque: “Elefanta Leizeak”
  • Belarusian: “Пячоры Элефанты”
  • Bengali: “এলিফ্যান্টা গুহাসমূহ”
  • Burmese: “အယ်လီဖန်တာ လိုဏ်ဂူများ”
  • Catalan: “Coves de l’Elefanta”
  • Catalan: “Elephanta”
  • Chinese: “象岛石窟”
  • Croatian: “Špilje Elephante”
  • Czech: “Elefanta”
  • Czech: “Jeskyně Elefanta”
  • Dutch: “Elephanta Caves”
  • Dutch: “Elephantagrotten”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف اليفانتا”
  • Esperanto: “Grotoj de Elefanta”
  • Finnish: “Elephanta”
  • French: “grottes d’Elephanta”
  • French: “Grottes d’Éléphanta”
  • Georgian: “ელეფანტის გამოქვაბულები”
  • German: “Elephanta-Höhlen”
  • Gujarati: “એલિફન્ટાની ગુફાઓ”
  • Hebrew: “מערות אלפהאנטה”
  • Hebrew: “מערות אלפנטה”
  • Hindi: “एलीफेंटा गुफाएं”
  • Hindi: “घारापुरी गुफाएँ”
  • Hindi: “घारापुरी गुफाएं”
  • Indonesian: “Gua Elephanta”
  • Italian: “grotte di Elephanta”
  • Italian: “Grotte di Elephanta”
  • Japanese: “エレファンタ石窟群”
  • Kannada: “ಎಲಿಫೆಂಟಾ ಗುಹೆಗಳು”
  • Korean: “엘레판타 동굴”
  • Lithuanian: “Elefantos olos”
  • Maithili: “एलिफेन्टा गुफासभ”
  • Malayalam: “എലഫന്റാ ഗുഹകൾ”
  • Maltese: “Għerien ta‘ Elephanta”
  • Maltese: “Għerien ta’ Elephanta”
  • Marathi: “घारापुरी लेणी”
  • Marathi: “घारापुरीची लेणी”
  • Nepali: “एलिफेन्टा गुफाहरू”
  • Panjabi: “ਐਲੀਫ਼ੈਂਟਾ ਗੁਫ਼ਾਵਾਂ”
  • Panjabi: “ਏਲਿਫੇਂਟਾ ਗੁਫਾਵਾਂ”
  • Persian: “غارهای الفنتا”
  • Polish: “Groty Elefanty”
  • Polish: “Groty w Elefancie”
  • Portuguese: “Grutas de Elefanta”
  • Portuguese: “Grutas de Elephanta”
  • Russian: “Элефанта”
  • Sanskrit: “एलिफेण्टागुहाः”
  • Serbian: “Елефантске пећине”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Špilje Elephante”
  • Sinhala: “එලිෆන්ටා ලෙන්”
  • Slovak: “Jaskyne na Elefante”
  • Spanish: “Grutas de Elefanta”
  • Tamil: “எலிபண்டா குகைகள்”
  • Telugu: “ఎలిఫెంటా గుహలు”
  • Telugu: “ఘరాపురి గుహలు”
  • Thai: “ถ้ำเอลิแฟนตา”
  • Thai: “หมู่ถ้ำเอลิฟันตา”
  • Turkish: “Elephanta Mağaraları”
  • Ukrainian: “Печерні храми острова Елефанта”
  • Urdu: “ایلیفینٹا کے غار”
  • Vietnamese: “Các hang động Elephanta”
  • Vietnamese: “Hang động Elephanta”
  • Western Panjabi: “دھاراپوری غاراں”

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