As I told you we also visited on Nusa Penida the Pura Ped. This is really an important temple, although it not belongs to the six most important the so called "sad kahyangan". Special, as we call it. But normally when we use such a phrase our usual driver on Bali says: "All temples are special ...".
Anyway our guide and driver Seta on the small island, who is born there, says that many Balinese people go to the Pura Ped. Or Peed.
Somewhere I read it is because of the sound you can hear, if you are sensible for it. I did not hear it, nor did my friend Fifi.
But we saw from behind a wall that one Balinese woman went into trance, after some dancing. Maybe because of that sound. And another woman made herself a very strange sound, almost like crying. So there is something with the place.
In fact the temple consists of four temples. The Pura Segara, the Pura Taman, the Pura Ratu Gede, the Pura Penataran Agung.
A billboard at the entrance shows the route which one has to follow. Our guide Seta says to follow him. And we do offerings in all the four temples.
The Pura Segara is the one, which is most close to the sea. From there a good sight to the Gunung Agung on Bali, on the other side of the "Street Badung".
The second one the Pura Taman, is an island in a pond full of lotusses. To be reached through a small bridge with banisters of snakes with dragon (or naga) heads. Very beautiful. It is there that the woman went into trance.
The third one is the one of I Mecaling or Ratu Gede. It is believed that he can bring ilnesses but also can protect you for that. A very powerful one. Fearful and honoured at the same time. Good and evil together.
And the last one one the Pura Penataran. Like the other temples many use of limestone.
I asked Seta if he knows the meaning of the word "penida". After some long thinking he came up with an answer: in old times already people came from Bali to the small island. Specially form Sanur with the small boats. And in that time motors were not existing. They had to do it with paddling. And this paddling is called "penida".
The people on the island were really very very friendly. As we passed the small villages along the coast all the people sitting in front of the houses were waving at us. We felt like the king and the queen.
Many greetings,
from Hans and Fifi.
PURA SEGARA
Anyway our guide and driver Seta on the small island, who is born there, says that many Balinese people go to the Pura Ped. Or Peed.
Somewhere I read it is because of the sound you can hear, if you are sensible for it. I did not hear it, nor did my friend Fifi.
But we saw from behind a wall that one Balinese woman went into trance, after some dancing. Maybe because of that sound. And another woman made herself a very strange sound, almost like crying. So there is something with the place.
In fact the temple consists of four temples. The Pura Segara, the Pura Taman, the Pura Ratu Gede, the Pura Penataran Agung.
A billboard at the entrance shows the route which one has to follow. Our guide Seta says to follow him. And we do offerings in all the four temples.
The Pura Segara is the one, which is most close to the sea. From there a good sight to the Gunung Agung on Bali, on the other side of the "Street Badung".
The second one the Pura Taman, is an island in a pond full of lotusses. To be reached through a small bridge with banisters of snakes with dragon (or naga) heads. Very beautiful. It is there that the woman went into trance.
The third one is the one of I Mecaling or Ratu Gede. It is believed that he can bring ilnesses but also can protect you for that. A very powerful one. Fearful and honoured at the same time. Good and evil together.
And the last one one the Pura Penataran. Like the other temples many use of limestone.
I asked Seta if he knows the meaning of the word "penida". After some long thinking he came up with an answer: in old times already people came from Bali to the small island. Specially form Sanur with the small boats. And in that time motors were not existing. They had to do it with paddling. And this paddling is called "penida".
The people on the island were really very very friendly. As we passed the small villages along the coast all the people sitting in front of the houses were waving at us. We felt like the king and the queen.
Many greetings,
from Hans and Fifi.
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PURA SEGARA
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PURA TAMAN
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PURA PENATARAN AGUNG
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TOYA PAKEH
