Kertha Gosa is located in heart of Semarapura town and its own name is taken away from a Sanskrit namely Kertha meaning Peaceful and Gosa from word Gosita meaning announced. Thereby, the meaning of Kertha Gosa is a building of a kind Jurisdiction Bale where king announce the legislation, jurisdiction, penalization etc. The building of Kertha Gosa is very unique and full of high art value so that this place is now become tourism place or places of tourism destination in Bali.
Kertha Gosa is a Place to Visit in Bali
The others side, this place also there are Taman Gili namely a building floating or see like floating because intentionally be founded in the middle of a pool. The decorative painting at the roof of Kertha Gosa building is painting with the story motif. The painting started from panil at eastside with the plot rotate according to direction Pradaksina and finish at panil north side. Kertha Gosa founded in 18 century and its very unique from this building is its plafond come from asbestos dotted with the famous style Kamasan painting in the year 1930. During Dutch colonization (1908-1942), Kertha Gosa remains to be wearied as justice place for lawbreaker, especially criminal.
Along with colonial governance, the punish system in Indonesia experience of change namely from system of death duties Majapahit (traditional) become the continental punish system brought by Dutch. In this system the evacuation is non aim to as retaliation, but improve the perpetrator so that acceptable return into its society. This concept alter the word “Jail” becoming society Institute, construction failure will bear recidivism.
The painting decorating plafond of conference place is aim to awake all trespassers in order not to repeat the badness. Other building is Bale Kambang and this building looked to be impressing float on the pool water where in it grow the lotus and looked after by a decorative fish. On the right external Kori Agung yard there is Museum Semarajaya. This Museum is opened at a building of ex- High School of Dutch Epoch and its physical form is solidarity from Dutch style era architecture with the Balinese traditional architecture. In visible Museum of ancient object, history object inclusive photos of documentation of king clan in Klungkung and result object contain the crafting assess of the typical Klungkung history.
Now this place have been opened as tourism place and become one of interesting place in Klungkung regency and if you wish to visit this place, please contact Balistarisland.com.
Source : Balistarisland.com
March 9th, 2007
Welcome to Gua Lawah is one of favorite places of interest in Bali and it is located near of hilly bank so called reef of Middle hill, it is part of Pasinggahan countryside, Dawan sub district, Klungkung Regency. At north side from Jeroan of Gua Lawah Temple there are a nature cave dwelt by thousands of tail bat. In south side of the temple there is main road Klungkung to Amlapura and apposite of it there is beautiful beach which there is here stand up the small shack for salt making. When you pay a visit to Karangasem regency or conducting the east Bali route journey, you may come around and visit this temple due to now this temple is one tourism places in Bali.
Gua Lawah, a shrine for Balinese Hindu
Pursuant to papyrus of Dwi Jendra Tattwa, Gua Lawah name is Gua Lelawah, the name given by Danghyang Nirartha (priest overspread the Hindu teaching in Bali ) when he stop in this place, when executing Tirtha Yatra. He arrive at a cave which in it a lot of there are bats hang on, its unbroken voice clamor as hymn, adding the beauty of the cave. Therefore that cave is named “Gua Lawah/Bat Cave”. On the above cave grow the flower tree which its flower and the smelt fragrance, stimulus mind of Danghyang Nirartha become the peace, so that he lodge some night in this place. From the cave, see also the beauty coast, the blue sea and also seen the beauty of Nusa Penida Island.
History of Gua Lawah Temple can be traced by pursuant to the following source :
Chronicle of Bendesa Mas, elaborating that Mpu Kuturan come from Java, then he live in Bali , hosted in Silayukti, Padang Bai. He also builds some temple like Gua Lawah Temple.
Papyrus of Dwijendra Tattwa narrate that after Danghyang Nirartha lodge some night in Goa Lawah, then built a Kahyangan Temple on the ground. That matter means that Danghyang Nirartha extends the Palinggih or building which there is in Gua Lawah Temple.
Function of Goa Lawah Temple can be found for example:
1. Papyrus of Kusuma Dewa, representing Giha Lawah that is a palace from Basuki god.
2. Papyrus of Padma Bhuwana, explaining that in accordance to holy letter title Pentameter Aksara.
3. Structure of Gua Lawah Temple building, representing the building from “Ista Dewata” is Padmasana which is located in front of Siwa Cave as power of entire universe potency.
4. Lontar Babad Dalem, implying that Gua Lawah Temple represent the place which is good to executing Tirtha Yatra or Nyegara Gunung, because in Gua Lawah there are nature potency solidarity that is mount, the sea, goad an watu or petrify.
Temple festival at Gua Lawah basically there is 2 type, that is Piodalan ceremony, and Ngusaba ceremony and temple atmosphere become the multitude visited by Hindu people to do the pray. Gua Lawah represents a place of interest in Bali.
Source :Balistarisland.com
March 9th, 2007