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Literary
January 16, 1808
The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Description of the ancient rock-cut temple on Elephanta island, five miles from Bombay, featuring a stone elephant, an oblong chamber with pillars, and mutilated statues, formerly Portuguese, now English possession.
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About five miles distant from Bombay, in the East-Indies, is a small island which contains one of the most inexplicable antiquities in the world. At the foot of a hill, near the landing place, you see the figure of an elephant of a natural size, cut coarsely in stone. An easy slope then leads you to the portal of a magnificent temple, hewn out of the solid rock. It is an oblong, eighty feet long, and forty broad. The roof, which is ten feet high, is cut flat, and supported by regular rows of pillars, with capitals resembling a round cushion as if pressed by the incumbent mountain. At the farther end are three gigantic statues, which were mutilated by the Portuguese, when this island was in their possession. It now belongs to the English, and is called Elephanta.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Political
What keywords are associated?
Elephanta Island
Rock Cut Temple
Ancient Statues
Bombay Antiquity
Portuguese Mutilation
Literary Details
Subject
Description Of Elephanta Temple
Form / Style
Prose Observation Of Antiquity
Key Lines
About Five Miles Distant From Bombay, In The East Indies, Is A Small Island Which Contains One Of The Most Inexplicable Antiquities In The World.
At The Farther End Are Three Gigantic Statues, Which Were Mutilated By The Portuguese, When This Island Was In Their Possession. It Now Belongs To The English, And Is Called Elephanta.