(1) Taman Ayun can be interpreted as a beautiful garden . Pura Telaga surrounded garden swing , garden swing is located in Mengwi Badung village , about 18 km northwest of Denpasar ( or 25 minutes if driving ) . Taman has been laid out in such a beautiful swing . swing park temple itself was built in 1634 by the current Raja.Mengwi I Gusti Agung Anom . The temple also contained garden swing Meru – Meru towering and majestic cater for both royal ancestors and to the gods who occupy at another temple in Bali. Taman Ayun Temple is a Mother ( Paibon ) to Mengwi kingdom , every six months to be exact every ” Tuesday POND Medangsia ” ( based on the calculation of the Saka ) Mengwi entire community to celebrate the ceremony for a few days worshiping God with all its manifestations. Taman Ayun Temple consists of 4 different page , which is one higher than the other . First page called Jaba can be achieved only by passing through the only bridge that was on the side of the pool and gate . Once inside there is a small monument to guard the entrance and on the right is the spacious building ( wantilan ) where cockfighting is often held when there is a ceremony.
In this page , there is also a memorial fountain that leads to 9 cardinal directions . While heading to the next page , to the right of the road there is a small temple complex with a temple name Luhuring Purnama. Area into three temple garden swing or page to two , the higher position of the first page to come to this page , visitors must pass through the second gate . Once inside , the view will be on a building Aling – aling ” Bale Pengubengan ” is decorated with reliefs depicting ” Gods Nawa Sanga ” , ( 9 Gods guard cardinal directions ). To the east of this page there is a small temple called Pura Dalem Bekak , while in the west corner there is a towering Kulkul Hall. The area to the four or the last page is the highest and most sacred . The most central bight doors will be opened at a time when there is a ceremony , outside the entry point to the statues and other ceremonial equipment . While the gate is on the left is his right to enter and exit daily activities at the temple. This page there are some towering Meru with various sizes and shapes . Three pages of this temple symbolizes the three levels of the world cosmology , of which the bottom is the place / world of humans , to the extent that the sacred abode of the gods , and the latter symbolizing heaven a place where God Almighty . As depicted in the ancient story Adhiparwa , whole temple complex depicting Mount Mahameru floating in a sea of milk. The temple was destroyed by the great earthquake that occurred in 1917 and had not restored until 1950. Pillar temple briefly and whose height reaches 16 meters in the inner courtyard of the temple was built according Javanese architecture, while a small temple that seat of stone fruit is numbered 64 age megalithic monument ancestral memory of the warriors who died in the war.
(3) Bedugul / Ulundanu Temple located at Candikuning Village, Baturitti Subdistrict, Tabanan regency in Bali-Indonesia. The temple is located it the heart of Bali island, approximatelly 50 Km to the north from Denpasar city and Singaraja. Ulundanu Beratan Temple is one of 9 (nine) surrounding Bali island that makes it become one of the most important Temple for the Balinese people especially for the Hindu people. If consist of 5 (five) compounds of temples and 1 (one) Buddhist SStupa, such as:
- Penataran Agung Temple
- Lingga Petak Temple (in the middle of lake beratan)
- Dalem Purwa Temple
- Prajapati Temple
- Taman Beji Temple
- Buddhist Stupa
These compounds of tample located inside the area of “Daya Tarik Wisata Ulun Danu Beratan” and has been taken care for years by the costumertary Villages along with the Government. This temple often being use by the hindu people in Bali and Indonesia to pray to the Almighty God on its manifestation as “Tri Murti” (Brahma, Visnu and Shiva) for the fertility of soil, human wealth and the preservation of the universe.
(4) Tanah Lot Temple Is one of the temples in Bali which is often visited by tourists is Pura Luhur Tanah Lot. This temple is located on an “island” of coral in the western district of Tabanan, precisely in the Village Beraban. According to legend, the temple has another name Pakendungan temple was built in 16th century by a Hindu missionaries named Nirartha. Pastor derived from this Blambangan in the area of Lombok is also known as “Mr. Semeru“, refers to a name of a mountain in East Java, the Mount Semeru.
Nirartha Dahnyang arrival to the village is said to have followed the instructions Beraban holy light emanating from the southeast. This light turns toward a sacred spring near which there is a rock shaped birds (parrots dyke local people call it, which means the soil or rock that resembles a bird). In this place, with his followers Nirartha meditation and worship of God Sovereign of the Seas while Hinduism spread to the local community.
Nirartha act was less pleasing Beraban village leaders, namely Bendesa Beraban Shakti. Together with his followers, he plans to attack Nirartha that went from village Beraban. The pastor then protect themselves by moving rocks into the sea where he meditated and created a venomous sea snake from the shawl to protect the place. Rock moved is then called a lot of land, or land in the middle of the sea.
Witnessing magic reverend, finally subdued and Bendesa Beraban Nirartha become loyal followers. Because of his sincerity, Nirartha then give a sacred dagger known as the “Jaramenara” or Ki Baru Gajah to Bendesa Beraban. At present, the sacred dagger stored in Puri Kediri and consecrated every Hari Raya Kuningan.
On the rocks in the “middle” of the sea is then established the temple Pakendungan Nirartha better known as Pura Luhur Tanah Lot. While the snake “creation” Nirartha still inside the temple complex till now. These snakes including sea snakes that have a characteristic flat tail, has a black and yellow striped poison has three times more powerful than cobra
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