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a short distance beyond Peliatan, on the road to Pejeng and Gianyar, a
car park of the north side of the road marks the site of Goa Gajah. The
Elephant cave is carved into the rock face, reached by a flight of steps
down from the other side of the road. There were never any elephant in
Bali. The cave-hermitage probably takes its name from the nearby Petanu
River. You enter the cave through the cavernous mouth of a demon, while
gigantic fingertips pressed beside the face push back a riotous jungle
of surrounding stone carvings.
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Gajah was certainly in existence at the time of the Majapahit take over
of Bali. It probably dates back to the 11th century and show elements
of both Hindu And Buddhist use. In front of the cave are two square bathing
pools with water gushing into them from water spouts held by six female
figures. These were only uncovered in 1954. You can clamber down through
the rice paddies to crumbling rock carving of stupas on acliff face and
a small cave. Admission to Goa Gajah is 3,000rp (children1,500 rp).
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