Elephanta Island Rock Cut Temples - #1
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The entire cave temple complex covers an area of about 60000 squrare feet and it consists a main chamber and two lateral ones , courtyards and several subsidary shrines. Above the temple is the mass of natural rock.

There are three entrances to this temple. The ones on the east and the west marking the axis of the temple. A 20 pillared hall lines the axis, and on its western end is the cella in shich is enshrined a Shivalingam. The pillars consist of fluted columns standing on square bases, and are crowned with fluted cushion capitals.



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Elephanta Temple Info


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Elephanta Info


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Elephanta Group Shot


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Temple opening


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Broken carving


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Walking around


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Columns inside


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Chris


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Carvings


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Fredrik & Monica with Lion


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