Ancient relics of Goa Gajah - Bali Tourism Object
Sightseeing Goa Gajah is located in the west village Bedulu, Blahbatuh District, Gianyar District approximately 27 km from Denpasar. Goa is built on the edge of a meeting of a small river.
Goa Gajah said allegedly come from the word "LWA Elephant", a monastery or hermitage for the monks in the Buddhist religion. These names are on the palm Negarakertagama compiled by Mu Prapanca in 1365 AD LWA or Lwah / Loh means river.
Therefore, what is meant here is the monastery located on the river or in the Water Elephant Elephant. In the year 1103 Saka inscriptions issued by King Jayapangus mentioned that "water elephant" is the hermitage for the priest of Shiva.
The structure and relief of Goa Gajah T-shaped consisting of: The exterior consists of a vertical tunnel shaped, divided into 2 parts and in each section has 2 pieces niche (hermitage).
The main room has 11 pieces niche (hermitage) horizontal form. At the western end there is a statue the god Ganesha, while in the east end of the phallus, there are 3 pieces and each is surrounded by commemorative small phallus.
The hermitage of Goa Gajah is believed to form a clone of Kunjarakunja hermitage in southern India, the carved reliefs on the hermitage of Goa Elephants are natural carvings mountains.
At the cave mouth as pintuk inside, decorated with carved head When his eyes glanced to the right which is believed to have the same function Bhoma (giant face relief) is available at the gate of a shrine that serves to maintain the building.
A few meters from the cave mouth there is a swimming found in 1954 from the Department of Antiquities olehKrijgsman which was originally buried in the ground. Based on archaeological and heritage on the basis of the results of excavations conducted in 1955, can be inferred from the Goa Gajah function as a sanctuary and temple for the priest to priest and a Buddhist priest Shiva which construction began in the 10th century or 11th according to the inscription carved on the walls east of the mouth of a cave used letter writing Kediri square.
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