Obyek Wisata Tirta Empul in Gianyar

The village of Gutter Appearance was the name of a village that was located 36 km from Denpasar.The Empul Water temple as the legacy of the kingdom in Bali, one of the legacies purbakala that was interesting to be witnessed and known in this village.On the side west this temple was located in the height was the palace of President Soekarno.Mengenal the name of this temple the big possibility was taken from the name of the spring that was gotten in this temple.Empul water meaning that water that gushed out outside the land.Then water empul meaning that holy water that gushed out went out dair the land.Water from Empul Water flowed to the Pekerisan river.As long as this river current was gotten by the legacy purbakala.The founding of this temple was estimated in the year 960 A. D.
in the king's time of the Bhayasingha Moon the Warmadewa dynasty.As usual temples were in Bali divided into 3 parts that was jabe the Temple (the page of the face), Jabe Middle (the middle page), and the Bowel (the interior).
To Jabe was gotten two ponds persegi empatpanjang, and this pond had 30 pancuran that was lined-up from the east to the west appear before to the south.
Respectively pancuran that according to the tradition had the special name, among them pancuran Pengelukatan, Pebersihan Sidamala, and pancuran Cetik (poison).

Pancuran Cetik (poison) and the name of Empul Water had his relations with mitologi, that is the Mayadenawa smelter the king of the Anyar Stone (Bedulu) with bhatara Indra.
In metologi that was told that the king Mayadenawah have an attitude arbitrarily and did not permit the people to carry out religious ceremonies to request the safety from the Lord of the Lord.
After the action was known by the gods, then the gods that dipinpin by the god Indra attacked Mayadenawa.
Finally Mayadenawa could be overcome and escaped and until on the north of the village of Gutter Appearance.
Resulting from his supernatural powers, Mayadenawa created the Cetik spring that resulted in many of the paramilitary troops bhatara Indra that fell as a result of drinking this water.
Saw this ate bhatara Indra immediately menamcapkan the spear and memnacarkan water left the land.
Empul water and this spring were used to spatter the gods so as not several have for a long time lived again like ready the time.
Metologi this possibly had his influence with the Majapahit king to Bali.
Ekspidisi Patih the Stupid Elephant from the Majapahit kingdom that came to Bali in the year 1314 were depicted as bhatara Indra and bhatar Cri astasura Bhumi Banten that governed and was located in Bedulu was depicted as the king Mayadenawa.
According to the local folk tale (folklore) metologi Mayadenawa was also connected with the Galungan public holiday that fell on the Wednesday Kliwon Dungulan.
Galungan was the symbol of the struggle between Dharma against Adharma.
Coincided with the Galungan public holiday of all Barong dance art sacred from available villages in the Gianyar regency territory was bathed with holy water of Empul Water.
Barong was the symbol from goodness.