BALI - TAMPAK SIRING
Tampak Siring
Pura Tirta Empul is the temple of
Tampak Siring, built around a sacred spring. Tampak Siring is an inscription
dates the spring all the way back to 926AD; and there are fine carvings and
Garudas on the courtyard buildings. The temple and its two bathing spots have
been used by the Balinese for over a thousand years for good health and
prosperity; as the spring water really does have the power to cure. Regular
purification ceremonies also take place here.
A little off the main road in
Tampaksiring is Mount Kawi with its group of large stone memorials cut into
cliffs on either side of a picturesque river valley. It is believed to date
from 11th century; one is of Bali's most impressive sights. Tampak Siring
artists produce marvelous bone and ivory carvings. Both sites open daily. By
public transport from Ubud, catch a bemo north to Tampaksiring from the
junction in Bedulu, which is southeast of Ubud.
An archaeological complex lies
on gorge of Pakerisan River. To reach the complex visitors must walk about 600
meters from the parking area to the ticket counter than walked down on 315
stone steps. Before take a cross on the bridge at the bottom of the valley make
a turn to the left to see the first stone monument. Another group of stone monument
is located on the left side of the main temple across of the river.
The monuments are hewn in
relief on a solid rock hill commonly called candi (temple). There are shaped
like burial towers found all over Central and East Java. However, there are many
theories telling identity of the royal personages honored here. One very
credible theory suggests the five temple in the main group were built for King
Udayana, his Javanese queen Gunapriya, his concubine, his illustrious eldest
son Airlangga who ruled over East Java, and his youngest son Anak Wungsu.
Reigning over Bali from AD 1050 to 1077, Anak Wungsu is believed to have given
up his kingdom to become a religious hermit.
In the right of the main
ensemble of temples is a cloister with five cells carved out of rock. The
cloister inmates most likely were caretakers of the temple. There's a second
hermitage near the main cloister, consisting of niches around a central
courtyard, which might have served as sleeping quarters for visiting pilgrims.
To get into this part of the temple visitors must take of their shoes. A walk
up north of the temple complex could be a short nice walking along the rice
field and river stream. The path leads to a small waterfall after 800 meters
away and about 1,5 kilometers to Mengening Temple.
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