GOA GAJAH TEMPLE GIANYAR BALI

GOA GAJAH TEMPLE GIANYAR BALI.

Welcome to Bali Goa Gajah Temple or Elephant Cave Temple which is located in west side of countryside, Blah Batuh Sub district and Gianyar Regency. It is about 27 km from Denpasar town. This cave is built at crevasse edge from the federation of 2 rills that is called Pangkung River , where the irrigation is mixed with Petanu River flow. The federation area of two rivers is called Campuhan/Mixture. It owns the magical energy on the basis of Rwabineda Concept/two different matters on this basic concept hence Goa Gajah Temple or Elephant Cave Temple is intentionally built among two rivers.

The word of Goa Gajah is anticipated coming from the word of Lwa Gajah, the name of Buddhist Temple or hermitage for Buddhist monk. The Goa Gajah’s name is written on Negara Kertagama papyrus which is compiled by Mpu Prapanca on 1365 M. Lwa or Lwah/Loh mean the river and it reflect to the meaning that the hermitage is located at Gajah River or in Air Gajah. In the year inscription 944 Saka, it is mentioned with the name of ‘ser ring Air Gajah’ that is meaning the Subak leader in Air Gajah. The word has mentioned that the hermitage of Lwa Gajah is located in Subak Air Gajah. Among the local residents, the Goa Gajah Temple is better known as Cave Temple, located in the west of Bedahulu Village, Blahbatuh Subdistrict, Gianyar Regency. It is about 27 km east of Denpasar. A visit to this temple can be done easily because it is only a few feet below the highway toward the village of Tampaksiring Indeed this temple was built at the valley of Petanu River having beautiful natural panorama.

Goa Gajah Temple Geographically

• In the northern part of the temple, lies a carved Cave of Nature in the shape of  the letter ”T”. Inside this cave there is a Ganesha statue considered as the god of sciences. Additionally, at the location can also be encountered some fragments of statues and a Trilangga surrounded by eight small phallus.
• In the cave wall, there are niches of the hermitage and the face of Cave is decorated with carvings depicting a jungle with its contents. Similarly, there is a short inscription which reads ”Kumon” and ”Sahywangsa”, which according to the type of letters it is alleged to originate in the eleventh  century AD .
  Meanwhile in the west of the cave, there is a building retaining a squating statue inside, and the Ganesha as well as Men Brayut statue. The latter in Buddhist mythology is known as Hariti, the savior of children.
• In front of the cave, except for the guard statues, there are also fragments of building whose origin was unknown such as the building fragments that now being gathered in the temple’s courtyard located in the west of bathing pond. Fountain statues that have worked again in the holy bathing pond are divided into three parts and in terms of its style, they are probably derived from the eleventh century AD. Unfortunately, the statue fountain located in the middle of the pond, has not been found until now.
  Goa Gajah Temple occur two Buddha statues, one of them is without head while another is still good enough with the style of Central Java. The north side of this statue seemingly stay to stick on the cliffs, where the foot of the cliff temple has long fallen into the creek. On the side of this small can be found three-pronged relief of stupa and the ruins of the cliff temple having beautiful carvings.

Based on archeological findings as mentioned above, it can be known the Goa Gajah Temple is derived from the ninth to eleventh centuries AD. In the past, it served as a monastery of Buddhist monk and Shivite priest. This conservatism also shows the unification of Buddhism and Shiva went well. For tourists who would like to visit to Goa Gajah Temple are required to wear a scarf  or sarong because other than functioning as archaeological attractions, this temple also poses a sacred place or sanctum. Sarongs and scarves are available at the location.

Click to Find nearby Property for sale in Bali or affordable Land for sale in Bali in this area

Cheap property LAND IN Selemadeg Barat Tabanan FOR SALE TJTB757

By Bali Real Property / 05

FOR SALE Affordable 4,300 m2 LAND in Sukawati Ubud TJUB868

By Bali Real Property / 02

Exotic 1,950 m2 LAND FOR SALE IN Penebel Tabanan BALI TJTB771

By Bali Real Property / 30

FOR SALE Cheap property 5,450 m2 LAND in Ubud Tampaksiring BALI TJUB869

By Bali Real Property / 28

Magnificent Kerambitan Tabanan LAND FOR SALE TJTB776

By Bali Real Property / 25

FOR SALE Magnificent LAND in UBUD BALI TJUB874

By Bali Real Property / 23

Magnificent LAND SALE in UBUD BALI TJUB875

By Bali Real Property / 21

Affordable PROPERTY LAND SALE in Sukawati Ubud TJUB873

By Bali Real Property / 18

Beautiful PROPERTY 1,800 m2 LAND for SALE in UBUD TJUB871

By Bali Real Property / 16

FOR SALE Cheap property 3,600 m2 LAND IN Kerambitan Tabanan BALI TJTB775

By Bali Real Property / 14

FOR SALE Affordable 1,500 m2 LAND IN Kerambitan Tabanan TJTB769

By Bali Real Property / 13

Beautiful LAND IN Kerambitan Tabanan FOR SALE TJTB770

By Bali Real Property / 10

3,875 m2 LAND SALE IN Penebel Tabanan TJTB779

By Bali Real Property / 09

Affordable LAND SALE IN TABANAN BALI TJTB777

By Bali Real Property / 08

Magnificent PROPERTY 1,500 m2 LAND FOR SALE IN TABANAN TJTB774

By Bali Real Property / 07

LAND IN TABANAN BALI FOR SALE TJTB778

By Bali Real Property / 06

Exotic LAND SALE IN TABANAN BALI TJTB767

By Bali Real Property / 04

Cheap property LAND SALE IN Penebel Tabanan TJTB773

By Bali Real Property / 01

Beautiful 3,300 m2 LAND SALE IN Selemadeg Timur Tabanan BALI TJTB766

By Bali Real Property / 25

5,000 m2 LAND SALE IN Selemadeg Timur Tabanan TJTB765

By Bali Real Property / 24

FOR SALE Affordable PROPERTY LAND IN TABANAN BALI TJTB764

By Bali Real Property / 23

Magnificent TABANAN BALI LAND FOR SALE TJTB763

By Bali Real Property / 21

FOR SALE LAND IN TABANAN BALI TJTB762

By Bali Real Property / 19

Cheap property LAND IN Selemadeg Barat Tabanan FOR SALE TJTB760

By Bali Real Property / 14

Affordable 4,000 m2 LAND FOR SALE IN Selemadeg Barat Tabanan BALI TJTB759

By Bali Real Property / 13

Affordable 17,800 m2 LAND IN Selemadeg Timur Tabanan BALI FOR SALE TJTB758

By Bali Real Property / 12

Cheap property LAND IN Selemadeg Barat Tabanan FOR SALE TJTB755

By Bali Real Property / 11

Magnificent PROPERTY LAND SALE IN Selemadeg Barat Tabanan TJTB761

By Bali Real Property / 07

Beautiful 5,000 m2 LAND IN TABANAN FOR SALE TJTB768

By Bali Real Property / 06

FOR SALE Beautiful PROPERTY 4,850 m2 LAND IN TABANAN TJTB772

By Bali Real Property / 05

Tags : LAND FOR SALE IN UBUD , AFFORDABLE LAND IN CANGGU FOR SALE , LAND IN JIMBARAN FOR SALE , AFFORDABLE LAND IN BALI FOR SALE IN TABANAN , PROPERTY INVESTMENT IN BALI , LAND IN UBUD BALI FOR SALE , AFFORDABLE LAND IN CANGGU BALI FOR SALE , LAND FOR SALE IN JIMBARAN BALI , AFFORDABLE LAND FOR SALE IN TABANAN BALI , AFFORDABLE PROPERTY IN BALI , LAND IN BALI FOR SALE IN UBUD , AFFORDABLE LAND FOR SALE IN CANGGU , LAND FOR SALE IN JIMBARAN , AFFORDABLE LAND IN TABANAN FOR SALE , REAL ESTATE IN BALI , BALI LAND FOR SALE , BALI PROPERTY INVESTMENT AFFORDABLE LAND IN BALI FOR SALE IN UBUD , LAND IN CANGGU BALI FOR SALE , AFFORDABLE LAND IN JIMBARAN BALI FOR SALE , LAND FOR SALE IN TABANAN BALI , PROPERTY INVESTMENT IN BALI , AFFORDABLE LAND FOR SALE IN UBUD BALI , LAND IN BALI FOR SALE IN CANGGU , AFFORDABLE LAND FOR SALE IN JIMBARAN , LAND FOR SALE IN TABANAN , AFFORDABLE PROPERTY IN BALI , AFFORDABLE LAND IN UBUD FOR SALE , LAND IN CANGGU FOR SALE , AFFORDABLE LAND IN BALI FOR SALE IN JIMBARAN , LAND IN TABANAN BALI FOR SALE , REAL ESTATE IN BALI , BALI LAND FOR SALE , BALI PROPERTY INVESTMENT