Elephanta Caves

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Elephanta Caves, India
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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November–March
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The 'City of Caves', on an island in the Sea of Oman close to Mumbai, contains a collection of rock art linked to the cult of Shiva. Here, Indian art has found one of its most perfect expressions, particularly the huge high reliefs in the main cave.

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