Goa Gong Temple
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| (Welcoming Gate of Goa Gong Temple ) |
Turn right at the traffic light
bypass towards Nusa Dua, you are entering Udayana University Campus. After a
while down the winding road, turn left will bring you to Pura Goa Gong or Goa
Gong Temple . Follow along the road and on sharp bends and steep climb, just at
the left side you can find Pura Goa Gong. Faced Pura Goa Gong, exactly across
the street, is the way to another temple named Pura Peteng or Night Temple.
Pura Goa Gong is located in the Banjar Batu Mongkong, Jimbaran Village, Kuta
District, Badung Regency.
Before climbing
the stairs to Pura Peteng, you are greeted by two dragon statues on the left
and right. Dragons are representation of the two dragons, red and yellow
dragon, who are the king and queen wong samar or unvisible humans. The dragons
were returned to their native 'pralina' by Dang Hyang Nirarta on his way to
Pura Goa Gong a few centuries ago. You can feel that there is a magical
atmosphere when you enter this place.
Author has a little discussion with
Pemangku in the Pura Goa Gong. It is said that in addition to Pura Goa Gong
shrine to worship the Hyang Widhi and his manifestation as usual, there is also
a place of worship to the Goddess Kwan Im. In addition there is worhip place
'pengayatan' to Mecca. At the bottom sides there is a 'pengayatan' to Betara
Varuna, the authority of the ocean.According Ghanta Yoga faint sound of gamelan or gong usually heard on a ceremony day that will be held twice a year on Senin Pon wuku Shinta according to Balinese calendar., but not every ceremony or piodalan this gong sound. Gong's voice was filled with signs of supernatural and mystery. The sound is derived from a large rock turned out to be a sound that is very smooth, and the sound can be heard until five square kilometers radius. That’s why this temple called Goa Gong which Goa means cave and Gong means gamelan.
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