Visiting Elephanta Island is one of the top things to do in Mumbai in Summer. It is one such archaeological site that was discovered by the Portugues in the 16th century and is one of the numerous islands in the Mumbai Harbour of the Arabian Sea, about 10 km east of Mumbai and 3 km west of the mainland coast of Maharashtra state, western India.
Elephanta Island is famous for its rock-carved caves, also known as Elephanta caves, however many carvings and sculptures in the caves are destroyed and are in ruins, but you can still see the beauty and the intricateness of the architecture of these caves.
