Goa Lawah/Bat Cave

Gua Lawah or Bat Cave is one of favorite places of interest in Bali and it is located near of hilly bank so it is called reef of Middle hill. This cave is located in Pasinggahan countryside, Dawan sub district, Klungkung Regency, east part of Bali and about 1,5 hours from Denpasar Town. There is a nature cave dwelt by thousands of tail bat located at north side from Jeroan/center of Goa Lawah Temple . Meanwhile the main road from Klungkung to Amlapura is just in front of the temple. This cave is apposite to the beautiful beach with black sand along the coastal area. 

Goa Lawah, a shrine for Balinese Hindu

Pursuant to the papyrus of Dwi Jendra Tattwa, the Goa Lawah's name is Goa Lelawah, the name which is given by Danghyang Nirartha (a priest overspread the Hindu teaching in Bali) when he stop in this place on his Tirtha Yatra trips. He arrive at a cave which is a lot of bats hang on and its unbroken voice clamor as hymn to add the beauty of the cave. Therefore this cave is named by Goa Lawah/Bat Cave. On the above cave is growth by the flower trees with it's smelt fragrance and stimulus the peace mind of Danghyang Nirartha, so that he overnight stay for some nights in this place. From the cave we see also the beautiful coast with the blue ocean with Nusa Penida Island as a backdrop.

Goa Lawah Temple History

• According to the chronicle of Bendesa Mas, it mentions that the elaborations of Mpu Kuturan (a Hindu priest who come from Java) then he live in Bali which has been hosted in Silayukti, Padang Bai. He also builds some temple like Goa Lawah Temple
• According to the Papyrus of Dwijendra Tattwa, it narrates that after Danghyang Nirartha stay some nights at Goa Lawah, then he build a Kahyangan Temple on the ground. It means that Danghyang Nirartha extends the Palinggih or temple building existing at Goa Lawah Temple .

Function of Goa Lawah Temple :

• Based on Papyrus of Kusuma Dewa, it is Giha Lawah, a palace from Basuki god
• Based on Papyrus of Padma Bhuwana is explaining that in accordance to holy letter title Pentameter Aksara
• The structure of Goa Lawah Temple building is based on the temple building from Ista Dewata in particular of Padmasana which is located in front of Siwa Cave as power of entire universe potency
• Based on Lontar Babad Dalem is implying that Gua Lawah Temple as a good place to execute the Tirtha Yatra or Nyegara Gunung (meditation), because in this place there are nature potency of solidarity that is mount, the sea, goad an watu or petrify

Temple Festival

Temple festival at Goa Lawah is basically divided into 2 types that is Piodalan ceremony, and Ngusaba ceremony. On this event, many Hindu people from entire of the island come and pray. Goa Lawah is a place of interest in Baliand opened for visitors who wish to see the temple closely.<

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Goa Jepang (Japanese Cave)

Goa Jepang consists of 16 holes, built on the cliff wall, lane major road-Semarapura Denpasar, on the river/Tukad Bubuh. Cave/hole that lie at the northern and southern end of the cave that stands alone. While the 14 fruit again, in them related to each other, is connected by a corridor/hallway. What's interesting about this cave is that Japan is very strategic location is a cave memories of Japanese colonial era and in front of interesting sights can be seen with her splashing Bubuh watershed.

Location

Goa Jepang can be reached easily because of its lane road in the direction-Semarapura Denpasar, precisely in the Banjar Koripan, Banjarangkan Village, Banjarangkan District.

Visits

Because the location is very strategic lane busy street, the cave is often a tourist visit, both tourists and foreign tourists.

Description

Cave which consists of 16 holes with a depth of 4 meters, two of which are not related to each other, the one located at the southern tip and one tip of the north, while others connected relationship and connected by a corridor stretching north toward South . This cave was built by Japanese troops trying to defend themselves daslam attack allied troops during the Japanese occupation that is exactly in 1941. This kind of cave, but only consisted of a large hole was also found in the village of Nusa Penida Suana District which is intended to place the sea traffic surveillance in the Strait of Lombok.

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