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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Taman Sari Temple - Klungkung

Taman Sari Temple environments that include consists of two Meru intercropping eleven and Meru intercropping nine and essentially based on a giant tortoise, surrounded by a pool, wrapped by a dragon Ananthaboga, recounted at the time of the gods turned the water of life (Amerta) for happiness and prosperity .

Location

Environmental Pura Taman Sari is located in Banjar Sengguhan, the northeast city of Semarapura, as far as 500 meters or less, can be achieved with either two wheel drive or four-wheel and road is paved, precisely in Kelurahan Semarapura.

Visits

Taman Sari Temple environment had a lot of tourists visit, visited only in the context of related research studies prehistoric objects.

Description

Location of Taman Sari in the Northeast corner of Klungkung town approximately 500 meters from the city center. The beauty of this temple visible from Meru intercropping eleven and Meru intercropping nine out of a pool, from the intercropping eleven decorations can we tolerate that it is like Mount Meru. Meru is based on the giant tortoise, immersed in a sea of milk. Then the gods and the giants play Maha Meru Mountain with a dragon Ananthaboga as coiled, with the centrifugal mountain in a sea of milk produced by a variety of products, including the Amrita (the water of life), Such kinds of products including the Amerta (Water of life). Thus according to the story contained in the Adi Parwa will Amerta greatness as a means of life-giving waters of the world and prosperity and purity. Story theme is very compatible with the environment of life functions Taman Sari Temple. Taman Sari Temple environment as a place to glorify the greatness and save Majapahit legacy weapons owned by the ruler Kepakisan Dynasty as assigned by the King of Majapahit to arrange peace island. Even if the weapons are highly exalted greatness was seized by the Dutch in the war Puputan Klungkung in 1908, Padma namuan decorations as symbols of power Anglayang Majapahit still present in this temple environment. Environmental temple built at the end of the seventeenth century when the king began to shift Kepakisan dynasty descended from Gelgel to as sesuhunan Klungkung in Bali. The most important moments of the Environment recorded Taman Sari Temple is the Supreme Deity Kania wife ordered to destroy the Dutch invasion in 1849 in Kusamba. From environmental Taman Sari Temple, he assigns to use heirloom weapon called the soldiers I Seliksik Klungkung. The mission was successful assignment brilliantly, the Dutch army ravaged the coast Kusamba and the largest loss is the death of General Michiels in battle. Since restored by the Archeological Sanctuary Bali starting in 1979 the environmental beauty of this temple has been returned as usual

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