Goa Gajah: The Elephant Cave
Listed under Cave Art in Bali, Indonesia.
Goa Gajah is a cave sanctuary dating from the 9th Century. The name comes from the cave's facade which is decorated with a writing mass of demons, one of whom looks like an elephant. It's had that nickname for a long time though – it's mentioned by that name in a poem written in 1365.
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