एलिफेंटा में ट्रेन का सफर || Elephanta Cave Mumbai Old Momeries { 2017 } Zameel Alvi Vlogs

Описание: Elephanta Mai Train ka Safar || Elephanta Cave Mumbai Old Momery { 2017 } Zameel Alvi Vlogs

Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri, is about 11 km (6.8 mi) east of the Gateway of India in the Mumbai Harbour, and less than 2 km (1.2 mi) west of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port. The island covers about 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) at high tide, and about 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) at low tide. The island has volcanic origins and was formed during an eruptive sequence of the Deccan Traps volcanic province during the latest Cretaceous or earliest Paleocene (66 to 65 million years ago).[19] Gharapuri is a small village on the south side of the island.[7] The Elephanta Caves are connected by ferry services from the Gateway of India, Mumbai, between 9 a.m. and 2 a.m. daily, except Monday, when the Caves are closed. Mumbai has a major domestic and international airport, as well as being connected to the Indian Railways.[20]

The island is 2.4 km (1.5 mi) in length with two hills that rise to a height of about 150 m (490 ft). A narrow, deep ravine separates the two hills and runs from north to south. On the west, the hill rises gently from the sea and stretches east across the ravine and rises gradually to the extreme east to a height of 173 m (568 ft). Forest growth, with clusters of mango, tamarind, and karanj trees cover the hills with scattered palm trees. The foreshore is made up of sand and mud with mangrove bushes on the fringe. Landing quays sit near three small hamlets known as Set Bunder in the north-west, Mora Bunder in the northeast, and Gharapuri or Raj Bunder in the south.[7]

There are five rock-cut caves on the western hill and a brick stupa on the eastern hill. The eastern hill has two Buddhist mounds and is called the Stupa Hill. Close to the five western hill caves, are Cave 6 and 7 on the eastern hill. The most visited and significant cave is on the western hill and is called Cave 1 or the Great Cave, located about a kilometre walk up a steep graded uphill.[10][21] The Elephanta island is a protected monument area as per the requirements of UNESCO. A notification was issued by the Government of India in 1985 declaring a buffer zone that outlines "a prohibited area" that stretches 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the shoreline.[22]

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