 Later , Elephanta was ruled by another Chalukyan dynasty , and then by Gujarat Sultanate , who surrendered it to the Portuguese in 1534 . By then , Elephanta was called Gharapuri , which denotes a hill settlement . The name is still used in the local Marathi language . The Portuguese named the island " Elephanta Island " in honour of a huge rock @-@ cut black stone statue of an elephant that was then installed on a mound , a short distance east of Gharapuri village . The elephant now sits in the Jijamata Udyaan zoo in Mumbai . 
 Later , Elephanta was ruled by another Chalukyan dynasty , and then by Gujarat Sultanate , <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a>surrendered it to the Portuguese in 1534 . By then , Elephanta was called Gharapuri , which <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>denotes</mark></a> a hill settlement . The name is still used in the local Marathi language . The Portuguese named the island " Elephanta Island " in honour of a huge rock @-@ cut black stone statue of an elephant <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>was then installed on a mound , a short distance east of Gharapuri village . The elephant now <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>sits</mark></a> in the Jijamata Udyaan zoo in Mumbai . 
Later , Elephanta was ruled by anotha Chalukyan dynasty , and then by Gujarat Sultanate , surrendered it to da Portuguese in 1534 . By then , Elephanta was called Gharapuri , which denote a hill settlement . The name is still used in tdalocal Marathi language . The Portuguese named the island " Elephanta Island " in honour of a bigass rock @-@ cut black stone statue of an elephant was then installed on a mound , a short distance east of Gharapuri village . The elephant now sit in thdaijamata Udyaan zoo in Mumbai .