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2016-10-03 |
A tooth filing Mepandes ceremony has been held at Tirtagangga. Nowadays performed slightly to avoid
damage of tooth enamel on the sharp ends of canine teeth, tooth filing
symbolizes the diminishing of coarse, beastly or savage characteristics which
may occur in one’s mind, feelings, behaviour or appearance. As it increases
attractiveness both physically and spiritually for the opposite sex, the
ceremony should preferably be done during adolescence. However, this
beautification rite is of such importance that when not performed during life
time, it may be applied to corpses before cremation. |
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2016-09-30 |
Words fall short to express our shock
and grief that Made Wijaya, a faithful
friend, suddenly passed away in |
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2016-07-08 |
Tirtagangga has been selected by TripExpert
as a winner of their 2016 Experts' Choice Award. Each year, TripExpert
recognizes the best attractions around the world, based on professional
reviews from over 70 top travel guides, magazines and newspapers. |
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2016-05-26 |
During an outing, the staff of
Tirtagangga visited Ujung, another
water palace built by my grandfather.
Accompanied by my deputy and cousin Agung Bagus
(white cap), the staff was pleasantly welcommed and escorted around the park
by the manager, I Nyoman Matal (stripes shirt). |
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2016-05-01 |
Dear visitors, thank you for your
continuous heartwarming comments at Tripadvisor.
Just a vew of your reviews last week: ˝A marvel ... a place of
enchantment ... in the top five of the most beautiful places I've seen
...˝ ˝Most beautiful water temple in
whole ˝If you go there, it's just if
you're in a movie ...˝ ˝I wish I was dressed better as
you're able to take amazing photos here ...˝ ˝It took us almost 3 hours to get to
Tirtagangga but boy, was it worth it! The place took our breath away ... this
was easily the best part of our trip!˝ ˝I was overwhelmed and was brought
to tears upon entering this place ... nothing like I have ever seen ...˝ |
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2016-04-30 |
With a striking slap on a gong, I Gusti Ayu Mas Sumatri, mayor
of Karangasem, opened a 2 days Tirtagangga festival to promote arts, crafts
and culture of the region. Attended by public, artists, Royal family members,
local and national officials, the event shows typical Karangasem performances
such as wayan cilik, joged bumbung, cekepung, genjek tembang,
arja muani, gebug ende and bondres. |
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2016-01-01 |
Between the eight lifelike sculptures
that depict the endless transition of
men between good (deity) and bad (demon), meditative ornaments have been laid
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From centre to outermost circle: - Padma (lotus), symbol of beauty and purity, encourages meditation free from
attachment and desire, just like the lotus it self is unstained while rising
from unclean, muddy water. -
Rwabhineda (Rwa = two, Bhineda = different),
Balinese black-white poleng decoration
on banners, statues, trees etc, expressing dualism, the presence of opponent
energies in all what exist. - Yin-Yang,
equivalent to Rwabhineda, basic
principle of Traditional Chinese Medicine, T'ai chi, Qigong, I Ching etc,
telling us that there is for example no darkness (Yin) without lightness
(Yang), that there is always light within dark, and vice versa. - Chakra (wheel), has many meaning such
as Vhisnu's weapon, circle of life, Shiva's wheel, energy nodes in the subtle body etc,
refers to the eastern circular logic that opponents are equal, in contrast
with the western Aristotelian linear logic that A can not be equal to non-A.
Like a wheel, opponents like day-night, happiness-sadness, cause-effect (Kharma-Pala), right-wrong,
creation-preservation-expiration (Trimurti),
life-death (reincarnation) etc. pursue each other for ever in circles seeking
for balance and harmony when they are desired as real, instead of as
manifestations of the only, simultaneously full and empty, not by dualism
distorted reality (Hinduism: Brahman,
Buddhism: Sunyata, Adibuddha,Taoism: Tao, Dao, Zen: Mu etc.) - Yin-Yang in the shape of fishes, to
honour the richness and beauty of those manifestations, represented by the
magnificent inhabitants of the ponds of Tirtagangga. |
For the previous
descriptions and photos in these latest news, please see images of the past.