Goa Gajah

Goa Gajah

Actually, Goa Gajah is a temple in Bali, located in the village Bedulu Gianyar Regency Blahbatu districts - Bali. Regions Goa Gajah Ubud areas included in the area, about 27 Kilometers from downtown Denpasar. Unlike its name, Goa Gajah is not a cave that is in the residents by herds of elephants. As with the Goa Lawah In Klungkung, which is a Goa inhabited by a bunch of 'Fight' (Bat). Goa Gajah is one of the famous historical tourism in Bali, it is because the construction of this temple in the estimate was built in the 11th century AD.

Goa elephant is an attraction for domestic and foreign tourists. The tourists can go in search of this cave because the cave is not too extensive. High size of the cave is about 2 meters with a width of about 2 meters as well. Inside this cave has a

T-shaped path, ie after entering a little there will be a branch to the left and to the right.

Goa Gajah word actually originated from the word "Lwa Gajah ', where the word" Lwa "ever found in palmyra Negarakertagama meaning' a river '. So the term could be interpreted Lwa Gajah existing Hermitage on the banks of the river.

At the mouth of the elephant Goa in Goa, there are two statues on the left and right like a guard. At the edge of the mouth of the cave there is a giant head sculptures carved by Balinese Hindu people call it 'Bomha', a relief carvings that must exist at the temples in front of the temple. No other function is to purify the mind for people who want to get into the yard of a temple.

Go inside the cave, you will find silence and calm, with a rather dim light that illuminates the entire Goa. On the sides of the cave there is a niche (hole shaped like a seat box) which was used as a place where the rishi or Buddha did penance and samadhi. But this time you are the tourists can sit there while capture in a photograph. This cave in the shape of the letter T, where on the left there are 3 phallus and on the right there is a sculpture / statue of Ganesha (god siva Son, with the body shape of the elephant-headed human body).

In front of the cave area, there are 7 pieces of the historic sculptures, 6 of 7 this sculpture spouting water into a pond. To be able to look at it more closely, you have to descend some stairs. The seventh incarnation of this statue called Widyadari and Widyadara. Seventh this statue is very symmetrical, where three statues Widyadari located on the right and left of the statue Widyadara. Or you could say Widyadara statue is located in the middle of the sculpture Widyadari.

Moreover, in the area of mini elephant cave grows a wide variety of trees that make the atmosphere in the cave Area elephants became cool and comfortable. There is a huge tree that according to this elephant cave guard the tree has existed since hundreds of years ago. Nothing wrong with this tree is very large and tall with creeping roots everywhere. Tourists visiting the elephant cave is freely take photos as much.

Goa Gajah is located in Ubud area, precisely in the village Bedulu, sub Blahbatuh, Gianyar-Bali. If you are from Pura Taman Ayun straight to Goa Gajah, you will travel a short distance of about 19 Kilometers with a travel time of approximately 30 minutes if no congestion. However, if you are from downtown Denpasar it will cover a distance of approximately 27 Kilometers and takes more than 30 minutes.