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The '''Elephanta Caves''' ({{lang-mr|घारापुरीच्या लेण्या - Caves of Gharapuri}}) are caves located on [[Elephanta Island]] in the [[GulfArabian of OmanSea]] near [[Mumbai]], [[India]] that contain [[Shaivism|Shaivistic]] high reliefs in stone of Hindu deities important to worshipers of [[Shiva]]. The sculptures were created beginning in the late [[Gupta Empire]], or some time after, and at later dates. Elephanta Island was designated a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in 1987 to preserve the artwork.

The original name of this epitome of temple art is [[Agraharpuri]]. Agrahar is the necklace or most important neck ornament. THe Agraharpuri slowly became Gharapuri; still retaining the original meaning as the focal point of Gharapuri Island, which was renamed [[Elephanta Island]] by the Portuguese and is located in [[Mumbai harbour]] off the coast of [[Mumbai]] (formerly known as Bombay), [[India]]. In 1987, the caves were designated a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].