July 1793: This cave, located on an island just off the entrance of Bombay harbour, derived its name from a sculptured elephant that originally stood at its south end. The views depict the north entrance to the cave and the main shrine: By the seventh century, the pillared hall around the cella is a common feature in the construction of excavated temples. The flooding drawn here was accounted for by the Daniells for the wrong reason:" the floor...is generally covered with water during the monsoon; the rain being then driven in by the wind".In fact, it drains in from the hill above.