Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Pura Gunung Kawi - Sebatu



Pura Gunung Kawi is located in the hamlet Sebatu, Tegalalang-Gianyar and some 55 km from Denpasar, has a unique story to tell. Gunung Kawi words derived from the mountain (mount) and Kawi meaning : made
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Gunung Kawi temple is thought to have made ​​into a sojourn or hermitage by Mahareshi of java. Rishi Markandeya hundreds of years ago. At that time, he made the pilgrimage mission from Java to Bali. A stone plate found where previously performed Maharishi saving when he first set foot there. That's why the place was known as the Village Sebatu.


 


  

 













Another story asks Sebatu ascribed Anchors and Maserod words ( slip ) on a rock . Sebatu name is associated with a unique history of Maya Denawa , a tyrant Bali administration hundreds of years ago . At the time of his foot slipped on a rock and that's how the word came to be Sebatu and still in use today 
 Gunung Kawi has now become a tourist attraction , well located and has a quiet atmosphere . In this place there are 10 rainy (spring ) has a magical quality . They are believed to have medicinal qualities to cure disease or any kind of disaster striking people , in many cases a lot of visitors not only just pay a call on this place , but also to worship with simple offerings related to melukat ( purification bath ) in the hope they can avoid illness , obstacles and disasters . foreign tourists started 
visiting this temple since 1976 .  
Apart from the beautiful climate and quiet nature , some of the original buildings and the company has magical elements . There are at least 50 visitors who come every day to this object . Primarily , they come from Italy , America and France , among others . Love and Sharing



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