:: UBUD SURROUNDING TOUR ::
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PRICE
: 20 Euro /
person (minimum 2 people )
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| Schedule
: Leaves
at 08.30 AM every day |
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| ARMA
MUSEUM
It has a good collection of Balinese Contemporary art painting
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GOA
GAJAH
The origin of the cave is uncertain. One tales relates that it was
created by the fingernail of the legendary giant Kebo Iwa. It probably
dates back to the 11th century at the time of the Majapahit takeover
of Bali. The cave was rediscovered by Dutch archaeologist in 1923.
The fountains and bathing pool were unearthed in 1954.
The cave is carved into a rock face and you enter through cavernous
mouth of a demon. Inside the T-shaped cave you can see fragmentary
remains of lingam, the phallic symbol of the Hindu god Siva, and
its female counterpart the yoni, plus a statue of the elephant-headed
god Ganesha. In the courtyard in front of the cave are two square
bathing pools with water gushing into them from waterspouts held
by six female figures. To the left of the cave entrance is a statue
of Hariti, surrounded by children. In Buddhist lore, Hariti was
an evil woman who devoured children, but under the influence of
Buddhism she reformed to be a protector of children and a symbol
of fertility.
To the south of the cave complex there are crumbling rock carvings
of stupas (domes for housing Buddhist relics) on a cliff face, and
a small cave.
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PENATARAN SASIH
Was once the state temple of the Pejeng Kingdom. There is a huge
bronze drum known as the Moon of Pejeng. It’s the largest
single –piece drum cast in the world. Estimates of age vary
from1000 to 2000 years, not certain who made it. A Balinese legend
relates how the drum came to earth as a fallen moon, landing in
a tree and shining so brightly that it prevented a band of thieves
from going about their unlawful purpose. One of the thieves decided
to put the light out by urinating on it but the moon exploded, killed
the thief, and fell to earth as a drum- with a crack across its
base as a result of the fall.
The Balinese believe the drum was the wheel from the chariot of
the goddess of the moon and that it fell into a tree. A thief whose
nocturnal activities were curtailed by the drum brilliance decided
to dim it by urinating on it. The thief died instantly. And the
“moon of Pejeng” was cracked and lost its glow. It is
now enshrined on its side in one of the temples’ tallest pavilion.
The drum may date from 300 BC. In 1875 the drum’s first known
Western visitor disrespectfully beat it with a stick to check its
tone. The next day he fell seriously ill, but eventually recovered.
Subsequent visitor were kept at distance u7ntil, in 1906, the more
sensitive wandering artist W.O.J Nieuwenkamp was allowed to examine
the drum, and made meticulous measurements and sketches (above).
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GUNUNG
KAWI TEMPLE
Consists of 10 rock-cut candi, cut into the rock face. Each candi
is believed to be a memorial to a member of the 11 century Balinese
royalty. There are four on the west side of the river and five on
the east side. Each of the sets of memorials has a group of monks’
cells associated with it. Legend relates that the group of memorials
was carved out of the rock face in one hard working night by the
mighty fingernails of Kebo Iwa. It’s uncertain who the real
builders were but they may date back from the Udayana dynasty of
the 10th and 11th centuries. |
It’s
said that the five monuments on the eastern bank are to King Udayana,
queen Mahendradata, their son Airlangga and his brothers Anak Wungsu
and Marakata. While Airlangga ruled eastern Java, Anak Wungsu ruled
Bali. The four monuments on the west side are to Anak Wungsu’s
chief concubines. Another theory is that the whole complex is dedicated
to Anak Wungsu, his wives, concubines and to royal minister.
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| KINTAMANI
( LAKE BATUR )
The village of Batur used to be down in the crater. A violent eruption
in 1917 killed thousands of people and destroyed more than 60.000
houses and 2000 temples. The village was rebuilt, but Gunung Batur
erupted again in 1926. The village was relocated up on the crater
rim, and the surviving shrine was also moved up and placed in the
temple “ Pura Ulun Danu “.
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| TIRTA
EMPUL
The name Tirta Empul is derives from the large spring in the centre
of the temple. “ Tirta “ means holy water and “
Empul “ means spring so Tirta Empul is holy water spring.
The temple was built around 960 AD during the rule of Candra bayasinga
king from the Warmadewa dynasty. It is divided into three main courtyards
those are : the front yard, the middle yard and the inner sanctum.
At the outer courtyard can be found two rectangular pools, each
fed by a line of some fountains that stretching from the east to
the west and facing to the south. Each fountain has its own name
and function. According to tradition there is a fountain for spiritual
purification, another for cleansing from evils, another supposed
to be an antidote for poison.
The Pancoran cetik or fountain for poison is connected to the mythological
battle between Mayadinawa king, he is a king of Batu anyar Bedaulu
and Bhatara Indra. In the ancient tale the Mayadinawa King was such
a tyrant, he forbade the people to carry out their religions to
request the blessing of God, the God heard a bout this tyranny and
lead by Indra, they attacked Mayadinawa, in the end he lost the
battle and run a way to hide in the forest to the north of the village
of Tampak siring. With his magic powers, he created a spring of
poison which caused many deaths among Indra’s troops who drank
from the spring. In fury Bhatara Indra drove his spear into the
ground at the point where the spring was bubbling up, then his holy
water was used to splash upon the afflicted troops and revive them
from the grasps of death.
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TEGALLALANG
A wood carving village that produce beautiful painted birds, frogs,
garudas, flowers, and tropical fruit. This village has a spectacular
view of roadside rice terrace.
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