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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Elephanta Caves' has mentioned 'Elephanta Caves' in the following places:
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| Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. | WIKI |
| The Elephanta Caves contain rock cut stone sculptures that show syncretism of Hindu and Buddhist ideas and iconography. | WIKI |
| [2] In 1987, the restored Elephanta Caves were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| A sketch of the Elephanta Caves in 19th and early 20th century. | WIKI |
| [5] The Elephanta Caves is connected by ferry services from the Gateway of India, Mumbai between 9AM and 2PM daily, except Monday when the Caves are closed. | WIKI |
| [1] This has made the origins and the century in which Elephanta caves were built a subject of a historic dispute. | WIKI |
| According to Charles Collins, the significance of the Elephanta Caves is better understood by studying them in the context of ancient and early medieval Hindu literature, as well as in the context of other Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave temples on the subcontinent. | WIKI |
| A sketch and a photo of the Elephanta Caves in 19th century. | WIKI |
| Scholars are divided who most defaced and damaged the Elephanta Caves. | WIKI |
| Macneil concurs that Elephanta Caves were defaced and damaged during the colonial period, but assigns the responsibility not to the soldiers but to the Portuguese authorities. | WIKI |
| The Elephanta caves re-emerged as a center of Hindu worship, and according to British administration records, the government charged the pilgrims a temple tax at least since 1872. | WIKI |
| Overview of Elephanta Caves site. | WIKI |
| Many artworks from the Elephanta Caves ruins are now held in major museums around India. | WIKI |
| The convenient location of these caves near Mumbai (in comparison to other sites that are less well served by Indian travel infrastructure) and Western curiosity for historic Indian culture made Elephanta Caves a subject of numerous guide books and significant scholarly interest in the 20th century. | WIKI |
| [15] The earliest efforts to preserve the Elephanta Caves were taken by British India officials in 1909 when the site was placed under the Indian Archaeological Department and the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act included it within its scope. | WIKI |
| A tourist toy train from dock to the Elephanta Caves; a typical boat that runs between Gateway of India and Elephanta Island. | WIKI |
| The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Aurangabad Circle maintains and manages the Elephanta Caves. | WIKI |
| The Elephanta Caves are mentioned more than once in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. | WIKI |
| The Elephanta Caves are located in Western India on Elephanta Island (otherwise known as the Island of Gharapuri), which features two hillocks separated by a narrow valley. | UNESCO |
| The rock-cut Elephanta Caves were constructed about the mid-5th to 6th centuries AD. | UNESCO |
| The Elephanta Caves emerged from a long artistic tradition, but demonstrate refreshing innovation. | UNESCO |
| The combination of aesthetic beauty and sculptural art, replete with respondent Rasas, reached an apogee at the Elephanta Caves. | UNESCO |
| All the archaeological components in the Elephanta Caves are preserved in their natural settings. | UNESCO |
| The property is protected primarily by the Archaeological Survey of India, which also undertakes the management of the Elephanta Caves with the assistance of other departments, including the Forest Department, Tourism Department, MMRDA, Urban Development Department, Town Planning Department, and the Gram panchayat of the Government of Maharashtra, all acting under the various legislations of the respective departments, such as the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act (1958) and Rules (1959); Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act (2010); Indian Forest Act (1927), Forest Conservation Act (1980); Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, Maharashtra (1965); and Regional and Town Planning Act, Maharashtra (1966). | UNESCO |