India, Oct. 30 -- A visit to the Elephanta Caves near Mumbai left Irish author Paul Waters questioning the ticketing system at the UNESCO World Heritage Site after he found that foreign tourists could not book tickets online using international mobile numbers and were instead offered tickets by guards in exchange for cash.

Waters, who was recently in Mumbai to attend the Godrej Literature Festival, visited the Elephanta Caves during his trip to the city. The caves are known for their ancient rock-cut temples and sculptures dating back to the mid-5th to 6th centuries CE. Waters later shared his experience in an Instagram post, raising questions about the online ticketing system and the difficulties faced by foreign visitors.

"Scam or no ...