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Water of Taman Jayaprana Temple to Cure Several Illnesses

At Kalianget Village, some 90 km west of Singaraja lays a temple called Jayaprana Temple. Its location is some 2 km turning to the left (south) from the road of Singaraja-Seririt.

Kalianget Village is previously known as a village that produced a story of a couple, Jayaprana and Layonsari. Their love story is similar to that of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Jayaprana is a servant of royalty who then marries to a charming girl named Layonsari. On account of her beauty, the king who has forced Jayaprana to marry her soon, comes to crazy about her and intends to marry her, too. A line of action is then planned to separate Jayaprana from Layonsari through vicious tactics.
It is mentioned, western territory of Kalianget Kingdom is attacked by an enemy. The king then delegates Jayaprana and his chief minister Sawunggaling to resist the attack. They both depart by passing through a dense shrub and forest. However, prior to leave for battle field Jayaprana makes his time to deliver an alluring flower with the message: “if the flower turns wilted, it indicates that he is killed.”
On arriving at the destination, Jayaprana is astonished. He finds no enemy at all. When Jayaprana conveys his astonishment to Sawunggaling, the latter even laughs boisterously. “Hi, Jayaprana!” Sawunggaling yells thunderously, “as a matter of fact, our coming here is not to fight against the enemies, but the king assigned me to murder you.”
Hearing such response, Jayaprana falls faint. “The king want your beloved wife, Layonsari,” adds Sawunggaling. As he feels indebted to the king, he ultimately gives up himself to be killed.
In the meantime, Layonsari who is in her period of waiting for the arrival of her husband at home, suddenly startled by the coming of the king. Without being ashamed, the king without delay persuades her. Still, she refuses him politely. The king loses his temper and would like to rape her. Seeing this, Layonsari is also furious moreover when she knows the flower given by his husband has been wilted. At a glance, she grabs the kris dagger affixed on the back of the king and then she stabs her chest until she is dead. According to local community nearby, the temple constitutes the abode of ancestral soul of Jayaprana. It is situated on the street side of the village and equipped with Taman (park) Temple, few meters behind the building of main temple. There are two Taman Temples, namely one is intended for women’s bathing place and another for men’s. Its water springs freshly from the ground.
Local inhabitants believe that water at Taman Temple possesses healing efficacy. According to Nyoman Sukaraja (46), to cure dermatitis as smallpox, one is sufficient to put offerings and take a bath in the small pool there. Few days later, he will recover.
Putu Wija has different story. Those who come here are not only from Kalianget Village. Many of them are from villages across Bali. “Even, there was once a seriously mentally ill visitor who got his recovery after bathing there. Believe it or not, that man comes again in normal condition,” he remarked seriously.
Taman Temple is surrounded by vast spread of rice field. Bijou river with its crystal clear water flows there. In the afternoon, this place is visited by flock of people. Some merely bathe, however some others take the water with jerrycan for consumption as drinking water. They believe that water in the Taman Temple has healing power. “Its water is fresh and makes the body healthier,” said Made Kerta Negara from Joanyar Village, the adjacent village to Kalianget. (BTN/Gung Man)