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Rambut Siwi Temple

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Rambut Siwi Temple

The most important temple in Jembrana is Pura Rambut Siwi, which lies about 20 km west of the Tabanan border by the village of Yeh Embang. Its entrance is marked by a smalll shrine at the edge of the road, where Balinese travelers stop briefly to pray for safety in their journey. Two hundred meters from the main road lies the main temple complex, perched on a cliff at the edge of the ocean.

Pura Rambut Siwi is an important monument to the priest Danghyang Nirartha, who came to Bali from Java during the decline of the Majapahit Kingdom in the hopes of fortifying Balinese Hinduism against the spread of Islam occurring elsewhere in the archipelago. Between 1546 and 1550 he traveled through the island teaching and unifying the Hindu populace. According to legend, he stopped to pray at a viilage temple at Yeh Embang, and made a gift of his hair to the temple. Since that time it has been known as Rambut Siwi. which means “worship of the hair.”

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25. September 2007, 08:05 show comments (0) Posted in: Bali Temple The permalink address (URI) of this photo is: http://www.balifotografer.com/2007/09/25/rambut-siwi-temple/