Elephanta Island
An hour by boat from the Gateway, holding a six metre Trimurti cut into basalt in the fifth century.
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 18.9625, 72.9339
Get the Elephanta Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Elephanta Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Elephanta Island
Elephanta Caves 0.3 km
An island of rock-cut temples in Mumbai harbour, reached the way it always has been: by boat.
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link 4.1 km
Atal Setu, eighteen kilometres of road across Thane creek, and the longest sea bridge in the country.
Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum 11 km
Mumbai's oldest museum, 1872, restored to its gilt and its Minton floor.
Crawford Market 11 km
Opened in 1869, with friezes over the entrance carved by Rudyard Kipling's father, who taught art in the city.
Bombay Castle 11 km
The Portuguese Manor House the English rebuilt into the fort the city grew round, now naval and closed.
Lalbaugcha Raja 11 km
The public Ganesh of Lalbaug, who gives darshan for eleven days and then goes into the sea at Girgaon Chowpatty.
Jama Masjid, Mumbai 11 km
The city's principal mosque, built over a tank that is still under the prayer hall.
Asiatic Society of Mumbai 11 km
The Town Hall of 1833 with thirty Doric columns and one of two copies of the Divine Comedy's first edition.
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Questions
Where is Elephanta Island?
Elephanta Island is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Elephanta Caves (0.3 km), Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (4.1 km), Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum (11 km).
How do I get the Elephanta Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Elephanta Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Elephanta Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.