Goa Gajah

Goa Gajah is a natural cave that was built with the shape of the letter T , inside the cave there is a statue of Ganesha is considered the god of Sciences , statue fragments and a delapamn trilangga surrounded by tiny little phallus . On the walls of the cave there is also a brief inscription which reads Kumon and Sahywangsa which according to type letters allegedly 11M comes from century . In the west of the cave in an area of the building there is a squat . In the southeast Pura Goa Gajah are statues of Buddha , one headless dasn one is still pretty good condition with the style of central Java . Pura Goa Gajah derived from the 9th century and the ancient 11M serves as a Buddhist monk hermitage and Pastor Shiva . The invention also reflects the unification of Buddhism and Shiva went well . Goa Gajah is a tourist spot with historical and spiritual values ​​located in the village Bedulu Village , District Blahbatu , Gianyar regency . This ancient cave area is about 27 km from downtown Denpasar . The word " Elephant Cave " is believed to come from a word that appears in the book Negarakertagama , " Lwa Gajah . " Goa is built around abada to 11 BC when King Sri Astasura Ratna Bumi Banten was on the throne . This place was used by him to be imprisoned . There are also seven sacred pools with seven statues of nymphs that emit water around the cave . The statues are a symbol of the seven sacred rivers birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism that exist in India . Indeed, many objects penginggalan history that can be found in this shrine complex . From the parking area towards Goa Gajah , travelers had to descend the stairs to Goa Gajah . It is surrounded by lush green trees , so the atmosphere is very cool and beautiful . According to officials who keep these places , the trees are hundreds of years old . Goa Gajah complex as a whole can be seen from the stairs . Arriving at the bottom will be heard gurgling sound of water flowing from the fountain statue . The rocks former building that was once destroyed by an earthquake are also found around the shower . While Goa Gajah itself, located not far from the statue showers . Goa Gajah origins can not be known with certainty . According to the book of ancient Javanese , Negarakertagama written by MPU prapanca in 1365 AD , the name Goa Gajah derived from ' Lwa Gajah ' , derived from lwah Lwa or tablets which means water or river and the Elephant is the name of the river which is now called the river Patanu . Others say the name Goa Gajah derived from Ganesha statues inside the caves on the northwest corner where the Ganesha statue wearing her head like an elephant 's trunk . In the year inscription 975 Saka Dawan and Bandung Pandak inscription mentions the name of the Hermitage " Antakunjarapada " . When viewed from the meaning of the word ' Kunjara ' meaning elephant and ' anta ' which means end or limit , while the ' on ' means a place or region . Thus Antakunjarapada means hermitage located in the border area of ​​Water Elephant , which is now called Goa Gajah . Hermitage Goa Gajah which in Sanskrit is called Antakunjarapada can be connected to the Hermitage Kunjarakunja located in southern India on the slopes of Mount Kunjara , sage Agastya dwelling place is now called the Agastya - panicle . The neighborhood around the hermitage Kunjarakunja in the mountains on the banks of the river flow is expected to be a concept Tamraparni naming hermitage of Goa Gajah . On the outside of the cave there is a pool with a shower that took place holy water for ceremonial purposes . The pool that was initially buried , was discovered in 1954 by the Department of Antiquities Krijgsman of the time. And statues found in the shower is a statue of angels that the actual number may have 7 pieces but found only 5 pieces . The statues were divided into 2 groups , each of which there are 3 showers in a row and one in the middle there . Seven took a shower as a place of holy water takes the concept of ' Sapta Tirta ' ie 7 holy water that has a value equal to the sanctity of ' Sapta pulse ' ie 7 stream is purified in India include the Ganges, the Indus , Saraswati river , the river Yamuna , Godavari river , Serayu rivers , and streams Darmada . At this time , the ancient relics of Goa Gajah into a temple , Pura Goa Gajah diayomi by the local community .