Today we had the opportunity to visit Elephanta Island which is located in the Mumbai harbour. The island is named in honour of carved stone elephants found inside its unique cave temple, which was excavated in the eighth century from solid rock. It was an amazing visit enjoyed by all the team where we were transported back in time through the stone temple complex. The architecture was beautiful and even though centuries old still retained much of its original details. There were massive columns and equally large stone carvings of Lord Shiva that even though they were partially obscured by the throngs of tourists it was still a pleasure to see.
To get to the island we took an old but seaworthy open-deck ferry from the port of Uran. The crossing was just over 30 minutes and provided our first glimpse of the Mumbai skyline in the distance. One of the highlights was travelling to the boat launch from the village as it was a feast of the senses with a host of colours and textures from the old and colourful boats and nets, to the smells of the daily catch and saltwater bay.
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