This World Heritage Site is sprawled over a whooping 6000sq feet area. The
Temple majorly consists of the Chamber, couryards and subsidary shrines. The
city of caves on an island in the Sea of Oman close to
Mumbai, has a
cave on a tiny island housing one of the most perfect example of rock - cut
architecture. It can be easily reached by the 10km, boat ride from the
Gateway of India.
Flash Back
It was in 1819, a party of British Army Officers sat on a tiger hunt in
the forest of Western Deccan and spotted their prey on the far side of a
carved facade of a cave. On going further inside, the officers discovered a
series of carved caves, each more dramatic than the other. It was later
found out that the cave complex was lived continuously from 200BC to 650 AD.
It was also found that there are about 30 caves , some of them half
finished.
Fast Facts
»Language Marathi, English, Hindi
»Clothings Very light woolens in the winter and cottons in the
summer.
»Best time - October to March