Pura Goa Gajah

Pura Goa Gajah is located at Bedulu Village, it’s about 26 kilometers from Denpasar. This area is easy to find as it is in a tourism route of Denpasar – Tampaksiring – Danau Batur – Kintamani. This temple is surrounded by rice paddy field within Petanu River’s canyon. There are historic sites closed by such as Yeh Pulu, Samuan Tiga, Gedung Arca, Arjuna Metapa, Kebo Edan, Pusering Jagat, Penataran Sasih, etc. Pura Goa Gajah is unknown origin with certainty until now.

The name of Goa Gajah is a blend between Pura Guwa (named by local people) and an old name which is said in inscriptions of Ergajah and Lwa Gajah that allegedly famous names by end of the tenth century until end of fourteenth century (era of Negara Kertagama).

There is an old Petirtaan (place of holy water) which is divided by three rooms at the yard. There are Fountain Sculptures at the North room and South part and an apik arca at the middle room. There is a meditation’s cave with “T” forms at it’s about 13 meters of the North of Petirtaan. The alley has a 2.75 meters width and 2 meters heights. There are 15 niches for meditation on left and right. There is Trilingga at the very east of niche and Ganeca sculpture at the very end of west.

Note:
To reach the cave, we should go down for about 74 stairs.