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Goa Gajah Cave

Keywords : Goa Gajah

Site common nameGoa Gajah
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityBedulu
StateBali
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -8.5234378
Long : 115.2871568

History of production-
ArtThe most famous monument at Gua Gaja is the man-made cave. The entrance of the cave is decorated with the ferocious face of Kāla with protruding eyes for dispelling the evils, typical to Eastern-Javanese-and-Balinese art. Surrounding the face, there is the sculptural depiction of the wildwood, including the imitation of rocks and the depictions of wild animals The cave is designed as the T-shaped narrow cave with the seat meant for hermit.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBalinese Art
Age15th-20th century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali