Tirta Gangga information

Tirta Gangga
Tirta Gangga
	One of the fountains in Tirta Gangga water palace
General information
Location	Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Construction started	1946
Client	Karangasem Royal

Tirta Gangga is a former royal palace in eastern Bali, Indonesia, about 5 kilometres from Karangasem, near Abang. Named after the sacred river Ganges in Hinduism, it is noted for the Karangasem royal water palace, bathing pools and its Patirthan temple.^[1]

The one hectare complex was built in 1946 by the late King of Karangsem, I Gusti Bagus Jelantik, who was also responsible for the construction of Taman Ujung. It was destroyed almost entirely by the eruption of nearby Mount Agung in 1963.^[2]

Tirta Gangga is based on the beliefs in Balinese Hinduism, where river Ganges and its waters are considered sacred. Its waters are cherished for irrigation and agricultural abundance, recreation and economic activity.^[3] The Patirthan temple illustrates the historic significance of Tirta Gangga in the Balinese tradition as a pilgrimage and holy water site.^[4]^[5]

^ Davies, Stephen (2017). "The Beautiful in Bali". Artistic Visions and the Promise of Beauty. Springer. pp. 225–236. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-43893-1_17. ISBN 978-3-319-43891-7. ISSN 2211-1107.
^ Bali and Lombok:The Rough Guide. Penguin Books. 1996. p. 220.
^ Ni Made Yudantini (2003), Balinese Traditional Landscape, JURNAL PERMUKIMAN NATAH, VOL. 1, NO. 2, page 75
^ Dharmika, Ida Bagus; Yuliana, Euis Dewi; Wirawan, I Gusti Bagus; Subrata, I Wayan (2019). Transformation of Cultural Capital to Economic Capital: Review of Patirthan Tirtha Empul Tampaksiring, Bali. p. 123. doi:10.2991/iciir-18.2019.22. ISBN 978-94-6252-764-5.
^ J. Stephen Lansing (2012). Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali. Princeton University Press. pp. 46–52. ISBN 0-691-15626-3.

[1] Davies, Stephen (2017). "The Beautiful in Bali". Artistic Visions and the Promise of Beauty. Springer. pp. 225–236. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-43893-1_17. ISBN 978-3-319-43891-7. ISSN 2211-1107.

[2] Bali and Lombok:The Rough Guide. Penguin Books. 1996. p. 220.

[3] Ni Made Yudantini (2003), Balinese Traditional Landscape, JURNAL PERMUKIMAN NATAH, VOL. 1, NO. 2, page 75

[4] Dharmika, Ida Bagus; Yuliana, Euis Dewi; Wirawan, I Gusti Bagus; Subrata, I Wayan (2019). Transformation of Cultural Capital to Economic Capital: Review of Patirthan Tirtha Empul Tampaksiring, Bali. p. 123. doi:10.2991/iciir-18.2019.22. ISBN 978-94-6252-764-5.

[5] J. Stephen Lansing (2012). Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali. Princeton University Press. pp. 46–52. ISBN 0-691-15626-3.

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