Sunday, July 25, 2010

Pura Goa Gajah

Pura Goa Gajah located in the Bedulu village, about 26 km from the city of Denpasar. This area is very convenient because they are on tour route Denpasar - Tampaksiring - Lake Batur - Kintamani. 

This temple is surrounded by rice fields with beautiful river canyon Petanu. Around it there are historic places like Yeh Pulu, Samuan Three Building, Statue, Arjuna Metapa, Kebo Edan, Pusering Jagat, upgrading Sasih and others. Goa Gajah But until now unknown origin with certainty. 

The name is a fusion name Goa Gajah Temple Cave (local term) with the name contained in the ancient inscriptions and Lwa Elephant Ergajah ie the estimated common name in the late 10th century until the late 14th century (the era of negara kertagama). 



On the temple grounds there are petirtaan (where the holy water) which consists of three ancient chambers. North and south chambers there are statues of the shower stall while in the middle there are only a slick statues. Approximately 13 meters north of the cave hermitage petirtaan have shaped the letter "T" of the hallway has a width of 2.75 m and height of 2m. on both sides of the hall there are 15 niche to meditate. At the easternmost niche there Trilingga and on the west end there are statues of Ganesh.
Are at Pura Goa Gajah also found fragments fragments can not be reconstructed buildings.Approximately 100 meters south of the petirtaan visible remnants Cliff enshrinement. Most of the foot is still there. An umbrella Chatra 13 lying on the edge of the leg. Body temple was wearing a very beautiful decoration. There are also three branches of Chatra. Two statues of Buddha with Dynamudra is sitting cross-legged stance with both hands in her lap and facing up, in place adjacent to the niche that nearly collapsed. Faced with this enshrinement hermitage also found a niche. In front of the niche was built resort and a pool hall.
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