Elephanta Caves

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Elephanta Caves
Elephanta Caves in Mario is Missing!
Screenshot from the MS-DOS version of Mario is Missing!
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1993)
Latest appearance Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe (1994)
Greater location Bombay
“The Portuguese, the first Europeans to occupy Bombay, named the caves Elephanta for the huge Elephant statue that guarded the entrance. Visitors reach the caves by boat, a 10-kilometer ride from the harbor called Apollo Bunder. The four temples were created from cutting into solid rock. They are said to have been created around 450 AD. The most interesting cave contains a stone statue of Trimurti the three-headed god, Shiva.”
Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (PC)

The Elephanta Caves is located on Elephanta Island in Bombay, India. It appears in Mario is Missing! as a visitable location. In the game, a Koopa Troopa stole the Statue of Shiva from the caves, forcing the site to close until Luigi returns it.

Questions[edit]

Elephanta Caves in Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe
Stock photo in Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe

Luigi must prove the statue is authentic by answer two of the following questions:

  • Shiva is described as a _____ god:
    • rock-cut
    • Portugese[sic]
    • shivering
    • three-headed
  • Who named the caves?
    • Portugese[sic]
    • Cavemen
    • Elephants
    • British
  • The four temples were created around:
    • 450 AD
    • 650 AD
    • 1492 AD
    • 37 BC