TOURIST DESTINATION
GOA GAJAH
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In Bedulu Village, 26 kms from Denpasar, there is a ruin of ancients Balinese palace complex, complate with a huge cave for hermitage. The cave used to be a medidation site for Hindhu and Buddhist monks, dating back to the 11th century, The frightening demon head was carved out of the caves rock face, while inside the cave can be seen a god statue with elephant head "Ganesha" at west end, and "Tri Lingga" statue at the caves east end ( the cave is "T" shaped )
Two bathing places at the cave's yard have got six nymph statues, each holding a water fountain on its umbilicus, as symbol of the six holy river in India.
YEH PULU  
In Yeh Pulu you can see carvings that defines daily life story in the former time. The relief has measure 2 x 25 meter's, and in this site area there is small garden as the source of the water (yeh) flout out from a Gentong (Gentong = pot container for rice). It had been discovered in 1925 and investigated by Dr.W.F Sutterheim in 1929.
GUNUNG KAWI TAMPAK SIRING  
Gunung Kawi means carving in the mountain, it is moment of Udayana King and his son. The location of the monument is in Tampaksiring, 40 kms from Denpasar, when you arrived to the area, you would see the Vihara Buddhist monks from the ancient time.
GUNUNG KAWI SEBATU  
There is an old bali archaeological remains, i called as Gunung Kawi Temple located at the river bank on the west side of Sebatu Tegallalang Village, Gianyar regency it is 40 kilometer's far from Denpasar city. This Temple was built as the worshipping place for Wisnu Gods, because there is a holy spring that is believed as the manifest of Wisnu in giving life to human being in Bali.
TIRTA EMPUL  
Geyser water is the original means of Tirta Empul. This place have 30 different functions For cleancing the body, for evils templation. For cleaning when there will be ceremony and etc. The weather here is cool breeze.
WANARA WANA  
Nestled between the villages of Nyuh Kuning and Padang Tegal in Ubud lies Wenara Wana, more polulary knows as the monkey forest. This small forest is inhabited by hundreds of macaque monkeys who delight visitors with there antics. Being used to humans, the monkeys will frolic with each other and steal any food away from you, so be careful! there is a lovely little grotto down below with an ancient banyan tree as well the local temple called Pura Dalem.
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