Departing by boat from Bombay towards the Elephanta Island one can see the Taj Mahal hotel (left, scene of the 2009 terrorist attacks) and the Gateway to India monument.

Upon arriving on the island we were surprised by a form of art (or a building) we haven’t seen before: artificial caves dug in the VI or VII centuries, with rich decoration in the form of sculptures and paintings (no longer visible). Originally monolithic structures, some of them have brand new pillars recently built to replace the weak ones and prevent collapsing.