I want to achieve this in CSS - not CSS3 as I want it to be supported by all browsers
ie a div containing content, with the shadows on every side. The top area will be
The answer posted by Sekar, needs a little editing,
box-shadow:2px 2px 10px 10px #C9C9C9; -webkit-box-shadow:2px 2px 10px 10x #C9C9C9; -moz-box-shadow:2px 2px 10px 10px #C9C9C9;
this doesnot work on IE(I checked on IE8).