Elephanta Festival

Each year, a motor launch carries visitors from Mumbai's Gateway of India Monument to Elephanta Island, a small island about an hour and a half's journey from the city, to enjoy the very special experience of the Elephanta Festival. A selection of renowned Indian dancers and musicians perform spectacular pieces against the dramatic backdrop of the island's 1,300-year-old cave temples, while the smells of food stalls and wood smoke mix in the balmy evening air.