A seven metre Sadashiva on an island off Mumbai: the Elephanta Caves of Gharapuri

Background

Elephanta sits in the waters off Mumbai, the city where the Bombay High Court has issued the festival and pollution directions now in force across Maharashtra.
The Elephanta Caves, on Elephanta Island also known as Gharapuri, were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987 under criteria (i) and (iii).
UNESCO places the property in Kolaba District, Maharashtra State.
The rock-cut caves date to about the mid-5th to 6th centuries AD, with archaeological remains on the island from as early as the 2nd century BC.
Cave 1, the most important, measures 39 metres from the front entrance to the back.
A 7-metre-high sculpture called Sadashiva dominates the entrance and depicts three aspects of Shiva; the Archaeological Survey of India protects the property.