Tirtha Empul Place -in Gianyar Bali-

Tirta Empul is located in Tampak Siring Village, Sub district of Tampak Siring and Gianyar regency. It is about 39 km eastwards from Denpasar town. The Location represents the dale encircled by the higher level area and in the west side located an Indonesian President palace. The n ame of Tirta Empul loaded in a inscription which on file at the moment in Sakenan Temple, Manukaya village, Sub district of Tampak Siring, about 3 km from Tirta Empul Temple. In this inscription, the Tirta Empul is named Tirta Ri Air Hampul old too long become the Tirta Hampul and finally become the Tirta Empul Tirta Ri air hampul meaning the petirthan which the water emerge or the holy pool which is the water emerge from the land.

Tampak Siring
Wellspring which emerges from the land is the infinite creation. The water source later in the year 882 saka (960 M) arranged to become the pool sanctified by king Indrajayasinghawarmadewa by the name of Tirta ri air hampul. The data loaded in inscription in Sakenan Temple. That inscription transcript for example line 4 and 5 is Indrajayasingha Warmadewa masamahin tirtha ri air hampul. Besides of the above epigraphy data, in Tirtha Empul Temple also found the archaeology omission like Colossus Yoni, Arca Lion, Tepasana and Tirtha Empul Pool. According to papyrus of Usana Bali narrated that Tirtha Empul created by Bhatara Indra (Sun Deity) when bearing arms against king which its palace located in Bedahulu. He is known as a very miraculous king, can lose or show himself suddenly, therefore he is named by Mayadenawa. Because its miracle, he become the arrogance and express himself as a god. The Mayadenawa King owns the assistant (patih) which is called Kalawong. They prohibit the people to do the yadnya (praying to the god) so that is often happened the natural disaster, disease epidemic, agriculture fail and finally miserable life society. Finally Betara Indra (one of Hindu God) gives battle against the kings that happened in Tampak Siring resulting king Mayadenawa gone to the wall and disappear. King Mayadenawa also create the pool which the water is poisonous resulting the team of Bathara Indra got a lot of die and faint after drinking this water. Then Bathara Indra stick the weapon umbul-umbul and finally go out the water called Tirtha Empul and then passed to the dead soldier and faint so that they can come to life.

Therefore at the moment this pool water is sanctified by Hindu society in Bali and believed that this water source can heal various disease, hence every day this place a lot of visited by Hindu people to do the ritual and sanctify them self . Now this place have been opened for public which is a lot of visited by tourist, because it is situated in the strategic area just beside of main road go to the Kintamani. If you order the Kintamani Tour through us, this place earn you visit.