An evening in Dublin... 

:) Have a nice Day :) 

They call me "Poopy" 

aren't you going to take my pictures...?? 

I'll be a teacher one day... 

Playing with the rubber ducky 

Churchgate Railway Station. is a terminus of Western Railway line of Mumbai suburban railway . It is the southern most station of the city. It is home to the Western Railway headquarters. 

Gate way of India 

Abandoned boat outside the Elephanta Caves 

View outside Church Gate Railway Station, Mumbai 

The tree has grown over the years... when I had visited last there were no leaves on it and looked like the tree had dried up... But it has managed to revive itself :) 

Amazing piece of work considering its was built between 9th & 13th centuries (810-1260).  

View from the inside of the caves... 

One of the many entrances to the Elephanta caves 

The caves are thought to date back to the Silhara kings of the 9th through 13th centuries (810-1260). Some of the sculptures of this site are also attributed to the imperial Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta (in present day Karnataka), the Trimurti of Elephanta showing faces of Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswar embodied as one being one among them. This was also the royal insignia of the Rashtrakutas. Other Rashtrakuta sclptures here are the reliefs of Nataraja and Sadashiva and the splendid sculptures of Ardhanarishvara. About the Trimurti, historian Grousset points out, "The three countenances of the One Being are here harmonized without a trace of effort. There are few material representations of the divine principle at once as powerful and as well balanced as this in the art of the whole world". 

Dancing pose "Nataraja" 

Here Shiva is depicted in the Ardhanarishvara (1/2 man 1/2 women form). Absolutely breadth taking 20 feet tall wall carvings.

 

Shiva's depiction as the destroyer of all evil...

 

Depiction of marriage of shiva
 

Collossal 20 feet high image of the three headed Shiva, Trimurthy is a magnificient one, considered to be a masterpiece of Indian art. This colossal image represents Panchamukha Shiva, only three faces of whom are carved into the wall and it demands immediate attention upon entering the temple through the northern entrance. 

The Elephanta island is located 10 km away from the Gateway of India at Mumbai. These caves house rock cut temples dating back to the 5th century CE. 

another view of Gateway of INDIA 

Behind the arch, there are steps leading down to the water. Here, one can get onto one of the bobbing little motor launches, for a short cruise through Mumbai's splendid natural harbour. One can buy tickets for a short cruise on the motor launches from here.

Near the Gateway of India is Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the most famous and luxurious hotels in India. Close by are the statues of the Maratha leader Shivaji astride his horse and of Swami Vivekananda, that add to the charm of this monument. 

The Gateway of INDIA was built to commemorate the visit of the first ever British Monarch, King George V and Queen Mary in 1911.

The Gateway was built by the British and designed by the architect George Wittet. The first stone was laid by the then Governor of Bombay on March 31st, 1913. The Gate was formally opened in 1924.

It is 26m high structures, complete with four turrets and intricate latticework carved into the yellow basalt stone. Ironically, when the British Raj ended in 1947, this colonial symbol also became a sort of epitaph: the last of the British ships that set sail for England left from the Gateway. 

The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai was built in 1903, the hotel is an architectural marvel and brings together Moorish, Oriental and Florentine styles. Offering panoramic views of the Arabian Sea and the Gateway of India.