ve trail. Elephanta was done and dusted... It was time for the other two.One right in the heart of the suburbs of maximum city, right in the middle of the urban jungle, easily accessible through bus routes, infact it acts as a bus stop but so non descript, so un-marketed that you have to see it twice to confirm the actual existence. I am talking about Mahakali Caves. The place everyone seems to know and pass but hardly anyone actually visits. Well we did, for a moment because there is little to see - uncared for, without proper space for parking a car and taking a good view. I actually did not even get out of the car. You can see from the pic that the caves are actually their. Do go and visit, take some pictures, exclaim a little... Maybe the Mumbai authorities will do something about it. Its a cave! for God's sake...maybe they could lease the same out to a restaurant chain for some fancy cave food? Yum!
The other, less famous but more visited and equally badly marketed are the Kanheri Caves...where are they located? Right in the middle of Sanjay Gandhi national park... 
Where is Sanjay Gandhi National Park? Its a bit off Borivali and completely worth a days visit. Only please do go there during the monsoons or winter as the place would seem quite brilliant. The caves are quite a bit inside the forest, around a 20 minute drive and are in one word breathtaking. Easily one of the most awe inspiring sights I have seen and completely unbelievable when you think of the fact that it is completely within Mumbai. Too bad that the place is hardly talked about. Kanheri Caves actually count 108 distinct caves, though we visited only 3, as it was very very hot. The caves have various Buddhist carvings and it is actually quite stunning to think of the effort that must have gone into the construction. I am sure that if Mumbai could market Elephanta and Kanheri to South East Asia better, you would have the MNS bringing out processions against speaking in Mandarin :)
Where is Sanjay Gandhi National Park? Its a bit off Borivali and completely worth a days visit. Only please do go there during the monsoons or winter as the place would seem quite brilliant. The caves are quite a bit inside the forest, around a 20 minute drive and are in one word breathtaking. Easily one of the most awe inspiring sights I have seen and completely unbelievable when you think of the fact that it is completely within Mumbai. Too bad that the place is hardly talked about. Kanheri Caves actually count 108 distinct caves, though we visited only 3, as it was very very hot. The caves have various Buddhist carvings and it is actually quite stunning to think of the effort that must have gone into the construction. I am sure that if Mumbai could market Elephanta and Kanheri to South East Asia better, you would have the MNS bringing out processions against speaking in Mandarin :)
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