Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Tirta Gangga

Tirta Gangga is one tourist attraction in eastern Bali which has a strategic potential. located approximately 6 km to the north of the Karangasem town. Sightseeing Tirta Gangga has an area approximately 1.5 ha which was built around 1948 by the great children angurah Ketut Karangasem was built with a mix of Chinese architects Netherlands and Bali. 


Tirta Gangga

 

Tirta Gangga is a very complex landscape beautiful. Its presence provides a reflection of a palace of culture and cultural patterns of society that sets a spring in position and a very important meaning for life.
Tirta Gangga complex contained in the holy places, springs, spring protective buildings, towers fountain surrounded by statues Nawa sanga, a variety of large and small ponds, maintenance of ornamental fish, various plants and flowers. Overall Tirta Gangga presents a distinctive charm and beauty which manifested as a harmony of human relationships, nature, animated by the religious culture. According to the history of Tirta Gangga is one rest  area king of Karangasem. 







Tirta Gangga

Tirta Gangga is very interesting to visit, either at morning or late afternoon. This place was crowded and has been visited since many years as a tourist attraction by school children. Then it is also increasingly crowded by tourists both domestic and foreign tourists. most of them are the guests of Europe such as Germany, Japan, Australia, Netherland, France and others. 





Tirta Gangga

In the present Tirta Gangga, functioning in a religious, social and entertainment. First, it provides water springs sacred to the surrounding communities for religious ceremonies. Second place is a place for ceremonies and metirtayatra Yadnya god. Third, the place was a place of entertainment and recreation for the community and tourists.