In the kickoff this cave was solely known past times the local people as well as the pocket-size animals living there, earlier beingness announced to Blue Planet inward 1923. Its history tin non last detected, but it tin last proved only, that it was built inward the 11th century betwixt 950 as well as 1050 AD, almost in all likelihood or as well as thence the twelvemonth thou AD when Bali was ruled past times virile someone monarch Udayana.
Inside this T shaped cave is establish several niches, perchance they were used past times adepts to pose their holding acre meditating. At 1 of the ends of it lies a statue of Ganesha, the God of Science, as well as the other halt contains a triple lingga, the symbol of virile someone sovereignty. In front end of the cave is the bathing place, divided into iii parts past times walls, decorated past times half dozen big rock statues. This bathing house was establish inward 1954. The mention Goa Gajah, the Elephant Cave, was derived from a majority written past times Empu Prapancha inward 1365, the "Negara Kertagama", where inward it was written that in that location was a house called Bedahulu as well as some other house nigh in that location called Lwa Gajah, the "Elephant Water" or the "River of Elephant".