Just a smidgeon more of Mumbai

Charles & I took the obligatory boat trip to Elephanta, on an island about one hour off the coast of Mumbai.  It's a pleasant trip on a 40-50 person boat (some are smaller, some larger, no visible life-jackets), from the India Gate to the island.  You get to get a look at the smoggy coastline and a wide variety of ships in the harbour.
To see the caves & statues on the island you have to walk the gauntlet of tiny shops up the steps from sea-level.  On a hot day you really appreciate that the shops have strung tarps across the stairs the whole trip....but it's a bit disorienting as the tarps are all blue so you walk through a weird atmosphere.

One of the smaller boats making the trip out to Elephanta.

There's a lot of construction happening on the island.  This worker's
kids were asking him about something while he laboured.

Some can't make it up the long stairway to the caves and statues, so they can be carried up through the crowds.

An older fellow on tour around the caves.

The most significant of the statues in the caves is a 6 meter tall bust of the Shiva Trimurti - three aspects of creation, protection and destruction.  A much more impressive sight in person.

Back in Mumbai, there was a protest about trying to reduce the absolutely deafening and constant honking of horns by every type of vehicle in the city (and all over India).  People were taking the pledge to stop honking, pasting anti-honking pledge stickers on their cars.

An 'art piece' drawing attention to the campaign at the India Gate.

Shhhhh!  Stop honking!

...and a little Ganesh on a tree.