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Elephanta (wind)

The Elephanta is a strong southerly or southeasterly wind which blows on the Malabar coast of India during the months of September and October and marks the end of the southwest monsoon.

Elephanta

Elephanta can mean:

  • Elephanta (wind), a wind off the Malabar coast of India
  • Elephanta Island, an island in Mumbai Harbour, India
  • Elephanta Caves, cave temples on Elephanta Island

Usage examples of "elephanta".

He would not deign to examine even the masterpieces of Elephanta, or the mysterious hypogea, concealed south-east from the docks, or those fine remains of Buddhist architecture, the Kanherian grottoes of the island of Salcette.