one of the canons ( canon 2) perched on top of canon hill with a great paranoma of greater bombay. yes i was scorching hot...
the great shiva statue , a view of calmness and serenity. love this structure, one of the finest i must say.elephanta caves
it was a 1 hour boat trip to the elephanta islands and i must say it was a really great way to see mumbai from the sea and upoon arriving. you can see the remoteness and sole serenity of the place. i love the bareness of it and the locals were all alot more friendier.
the climb was a 450 steps up to the top and it was an exhilarating (more like tiring) walk up the stairs.
but the rewards was unwarranted and at the top were the amazing ancient caves of elephanta. shiva is the main diety of worship and the main bust of shiva in eternal serenity was a sight to behold. altogether there were 9 caves but only 7 of the main caves were accessible. the caves were imaculately preserved and managed to stand the wiz of time and tale.
a remarkable momument.
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Hi Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteThe Gateway of India is an exaggerated colonial marker conceived following the visit of King George V in 1911. It is now more like a disused back door, but has become a popular emblem of Mumbai, and a reminder of British's presence in India in the gone-by days.
The Taj Mahal in Agra is a "Must see" even though it may burn a hole in your pocket. Go very early in the morning as there will be less tourists and the Marble floor will be more bearable to step. It's srching hot in the afternoon.
Bravo for conquering more than half of India in the last 5 weeks. It must have been hard. You should be seeing more Mughul architecture from now onwards. Some of the sights and monuments are simply breadth-taking.
Have fun and take care, young man.
Love,
U.L.Tiang