<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location of Elephanta Caves Location of Elephanta Caves Location of Elephanta Caves Show map of India Show map of Maharashtra Show map of Mumbai Show all </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to Hindu god Shiva . They are located on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally "the city of caves") in Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east of the city of Mumbai in the Indian state of Mahārāshtra . The island, located offshore about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, consists of Shaivism caves and a few Buddhist stupa mounds . </P> <P> The Elephanta Caves contain rock cut stone sculptures, that show syncretism of Hindu and Buddhist ideas and iconography . The caves are hewn from solid basalt rock . Except for a few exceptions, much of the artwork is defaced and damaged . The main temple's orientation as well as the relative location of other temples are placed in a mandala pattern . The carvings narrate Hindu mythologies, with the large monolithic 20 feet (6.1 m) Trimurti Sadashiva (three - faced Shiva), Nataraja (Lord of dance) and Yogishvara (Lord of Yoga) being the most celebrated . </P>

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