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Bali Trekking Tours
Po.Box.1006.Kintamani.Bali
Telp/fax : +62(366)51378
24 hrs : +62 (81)338459739
Email : booking@pinehbalitours.com
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| TRUNYAN - PURA PANCERING JAGAT |
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| Trunyan's old temple, Pura Pancering Jagat ("Temple of
the Navel of the World"), stands under a massive banyan
tree. Unusual architecture abounds in this austere pura-a fossilized
relic of aboriginal Balinese society. The Bali Aga never came
fully under Javano-Balinese domination, and the Polynesian features
found in their temples are not seen elsewhere on Bali. One must
cross over a symbolic little bridge (titi gonggang) before entering.
Hidden away in a seven-tiered tower inside is Bali's largest
statue, the megalithic-style Ratu Gede Pancering Jagat, the
powerful patron guardian of the village. Known locally as Da
Tonta, this unique 3.5-meter-high stone and clay statue, adorned
with ornaments, is considered very ancient, and many magic powers
are attributed to it. Every three years virgin boys ceremoniously
clean and paint the surface of the colossus with a mixture of
water, chalk, and honey. You won't be able to see this august
statue, as it's jealously guarded by the villagers. Only they,
and only during rituals, may gaze it. |
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