Pura goa Gajah Bedulu Village, located in the Sub-District of Goa Gajah temple celebration of Gianyar Regency Regencies. Its distance from Denpasar approximately 26 Km, very easy to achieve. There is no art stalls and restaurants. Pura in lingkupi by paddy fields with the beauty of the Canyon the Petanu River, are on line tours Denpasar-Tampaksiring-Lake Batur-Kintamani. Nearby there are historical places like Yeh Pulu, Samuan Tiga, Arca, Arjuna Metapa, added with Wacky Pusering Jagat, Penataran Sasih, and others. However Goa Gajah unknown origin.
Elephant Cave Temple or Pura Goa Gajah |
The name is a name of Pura Guwa (local community) with the ancient name contained in the inscriptions which is Ergajah and the Lwa elephants. Name-the name of the Anta Kunjarapada and Ratna Kunjarapada was from the end of the tenth century until the late 20th century fourteen (country Kertagama). Anteriority is supported by the Legacy of the ancients. In the Pura Goa Elephant there are bathing place Kuna 12 x 23 M2, divided into three chambers. Dibilik North are three statues of Fountain and Statues in the South there is a Shower cubicle, while at the booth the Middle only slick statue. Approximately 13 meters in the North of the bathing place all Goa or Niche Hermitage in the form of the letter q. measures: width of Hallways Goa 2.75 M, height 2.00 M in left is right there are the niche-niche down to meditate, number 15.
On the niche most East are Trilingga and tanks on the West is a statue of Ganeca. At page Goa Gajah Temple found fragments of buildings that have not also can be reconstructed. The wall around to the West are the penanggul cliff. Approximately 100 m on the South of the bathing place found the remains of the Enshrinement of the cliff. Most of the foot of the temple was still there the other sections have been collapsed to the foot that is didepannya. A Chatra berpayung 13 lying ditepi feet. The temple was wearing a very beautiful decoration. There is also the Chatra boulevards. Two statues of Buddha with the attitude of Dhynamudra is placed on a throne, adjacent to the niche that is almost broken. Dealing with the enshrinement of this there is a niche place anyway. In front of the niche was built resting Hall and a pool.