Tirta Empul (Tampaksiring Temple)

TirtaEmpul attraction itself is located in the village Manukaya, Tampaksiring, Gianyar,thus more famous among tourists as Tampaksiring. In this area also, where the top left of the baths, there is a Presidential Place was built after Indonesia’s independence, is located in the village of Tampaksiring District of Tampaksiring Gianyar.

TirtaEmpul is one of the heritage sites, until now still growing. For travelers who want to state, the freshness of the water in Taman Tirta Tampaksiring can shower, freshen up in the pool TirtaEmpul following pleaded penglukatan / ablutions. Used as a bathing place melukat Hindus, with the goal of cleaning the physical body and the spiritual, and the tourists that want to believe in the magical power of a spiritual activity, can take a bath in the spray-spray showerhead that flows into a pond using traditional Balinese dress. Tampaksiring especially the area of washing will always be crowded at times Hindu religious holy days, such as when the full moon or the Moon.

Mythology

TirtaEmpul, has a unique mythological and still trusted by the population of the island is even now, the story emerges from the story of King Bali who wrongfully named Maya Denawa, the King makes people anxious and miserable, the incident made the heaven gods are concerned, then sent his troops, led by Lord Indra. Maya Denawa itself is very powerful so hard to be conquered, because magic is also cunning cyber Denawa creating toxic river water flowing thereby making Gods troops poisoning, with his power of Lord Indra stuck his stick so that it appears the water (now called TirtaEmpul) to splatter  troops poisoned the god Indra so well as before. And finally Maya Denawa can be destroyed.