'TELAGA TISTA' TEMPLE


Bali was known as the paradise island or the island of a thousand temples. Why is that? Since Bali is a small island with an area of ​​5.634 km2 is surrounded by temples. If you are traveling to the east of island, you will find the temple of 'Lempuyang Luhur'. This temple is located at the eastern end of the island (actually on the hill of 'Lempuyang'). In the southeast lies the 'Goa Lawah' temple, the south is 'Andakasa' temple, located at the southwest corner is temple of 'Uluwatu', in west side is 'Batu Karu' temple, the northwest is pretending 'Puncak Mangu' temple and in the north stand 'Ulun Danu' temple. The largest temple in Bali is 'Besakih' temple which took position in the middle. 'Besakih' temple is located in Besakih village, Rendang district of Karangasem regency.

I want to show about the existence of another temple located in Jungutan village, Bebandem distric of Karangasem regency, that is 'Telaga Tista' temple.

Surrounded by lagoon, against of hill and trees background as well as green grass, the 'Telaga Tista' temple has a quiet, peaceful and cool atmosphere.
Normally a temple is surrounded by  security boundary wall, but not to this temple that has peripheral lagoon instead.

The temple seems to lies in middle of the island. That was a great landscape design without prejudice to the temple authority. In the lagoon there are various kinds of freshwater fish that should not be lured.

A front guard shrine that accompanied by frangipani (tropical trees) that is often planted in the temple courtyard for sanctity, the flowers are used for means of ceremony.

The highest shrine that facing south is 'Padmasana' or 'Sanggaran Agung' as palace of 'Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa' (the Almighty God) and accompanied by several shrines, they are 'Pangerurah' and 'Limas Sari' shrine. There are nine complex buildings standing on a green island.

Another shrines lies in the west side, used in 'tabas' stone material that obtained from lava rock surrounding areas. Temple constructions are always based on art sense. 'Tabas' stone as subject material done in beautiful art, and often packaged in carving form.
The green grass affects a broad impression of the temple area.

From macro to micro-planning has been laid out in this temple as well as artwork statue placement as detail complement. This picture showing an ape warrior as temple guard symbol.

The entire temples located in Bali and other places have great value philosophy, sacredness, uniqueness and different art, but stick to one purpose and that is Almighty God. We're as Hindus are obliged to preserve the sanctity and existence of those temples, as a result, we live in peace, tranquility and harmony with the universe.