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Where are the Marabar caves?

posted 17 years ago by damien-16
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Anybody have any idea where the Marabar Cave sequences were filmed? The Filming Locations on imdb are not very helpful. Thanks.

[–] Hancock_the_Superb 17 years ago

Not sure, but I believe it was a granite cave outside Bombay. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. The interiors will filmed in a studio.

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[–] skyscanner 17 years ago

The caves in the book? They are near Gaya, in Bihar. The caves in the film? They are in 2 places (!!), near Bangalore. For full details see my website - its all about the locations used in this film:

http://www.mapability.com/travel/p2i/index.html

Tim, currently in England

[–] Hancock_the_Superb 17 years ago

Bangalore, thank you! I don't know how I got it confused with Bombay.

Your website is awesome, BTW, I visit it quite frequently.

"General, how does a child shot with a 303 Lee-Enfield "apply" for help?"

[–] x_dsp 17 years ago

Because Malabar hill is in Bombay

[–] damien-16 17 years ago

Thanks. I was in Gaya last July. If I had known, I could have chequed it out. I also spent a week in Bangalore 12 years ago. By necessity, because of a hartal. It would have been nice to go and see the shooting location, I think.