Ride Through India

A few days ago I went for a day trip to Elephanta caves, according to my personal experience  one should visit Elephanta caves atlast once.  Elephanta Caves  An hour-long ferry ride from the Gateway of India to the Elephanta Island , located 10 kilometres  east of the of Mumbai . Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. This name was given by the Portuguese,.when they landed found a huge Elephant statue made of rock on the island. The Elephanta Caves famous for its rock cut stone .  T he carved  cave  tells a lot about our history and heritage. A 20ft height Trimurti is considered a masterpiece and the most important sculpture in the caves. Trimurti has been adopted by Maharashtra Tourism in their officially  logo Shiva here is portrayed as the creator, protector and destroyer. The right half-face is benign, peaceful and feminine, depicting Shiva’s aspect as a creator. The central face shows introspection and reveals the protecti

My wife and I spent many years traveling together in India and abroad.   India is a unique travel destination that's growing in popularity all the time.  Here almost every religious place have  their own importance and  story After w e know little about place Lepakshi from Ramayana we  planned  a budget  trip  to visit  Lepakshi Meaning of Lepakshi- The origination of name Lepakshi has associated with Ramayana when Sita had kidnapped by Ravana and taking her away, the bird Jataya tried saving her from his hand and stops the chariot of Ravana.   But when Ravana cut down  Jatayu's  wing,  the bird Jatayua collapsed and fell on the floor. As he was counting his last breathe, at that time Lord Rama reached there and helped him attain Moksha by saying  'Le Pakshi'  which in Telugu means 'Rise Bird.' Hence the name Lepakshi originated   Lepakshi is a village in the Anantapur district of Andhara Pradesh . for us it is a  best way to reach Lepakshi, c