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Maharashtra About Maharashtra Places to Visit Cities   Elephanta Caves   Elephanta Caves Getting There   Getting There Maharashtra Tourism launches, with good guides on board, leave the Gateway of India every 30 mins from 9 am. Last return from Elephanta at 5.30 pm. The journey takes 1 ½ hours and costs Rs 50. Service is suspended from June to September. Faster catamarans are also available. Maharashtra Tourism organizes a festival of classical music and dance in the third week of February.