Tramping the Dusty Roads

Tramping the Dusty Roads

Footprints on a Dusty Globe

My first trip to the Elephanta Caves

But it was on my second trip that I realized Shiva dominates these caves.

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Mar 12, 2025
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It was long ago, & I was fiddling with my camera.

I know the image is blurry. I used a 100 ISO film inside the main cave entrance, which forced me to use a slow shutter speed, resulting in a blurry image.

You see this carving as soon as you enter the main cave: cave number one.

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