Sangeh

Welcome to this blog again, in this time we will tell about Bali Island. Sangeh is a place of tourism in Bali island which lies to the north of Ubud, Gianyar regency.

Sangeh famous because this is a village where the monkeys (monkey) to roam freely but kadangpula there is a very tame monkey on a hill called Bukit Sari. There was also a temple called Pura Bukit Sari. Monkey here in power and is said to have three regions of the kingdom.


According to local legend of Bukit Sari and this monkey was there when Hanuman, a character in the epic Ramayana, lifting the mountain Mahameru. Some parts of this mountain fell in there and since then a monkey in power there.
Sangeh Nature Park, situated in the village of Sangeh, Badung, Bali, about 20 km north of Denpasar, on the other side of the road to Pelaga. The attraction of this tourist attraction is a temple located in the middle of nutmeg tree is called Pura Bukit Sari.
Forest nutmeg tree is a sacred temple area sacred by Indigenous Sangeh Village community. In the middle of dense forest of green there are a lot of tame monkeys often dazzle the tourists.

Previously, the Ape-ape Sangeh known to be very wild and often interfere with the visitors. known to be very ignorant, because they often take things pengunung, but surprisingly, will be returned if given a piece of food. But now they have been taught good manners, no longer wild and sejahil first
Sangeh ape like also have a kingdom, they live in groups groups, each group each have one leader. and from all groups have led teringgi. This supreme leader dwelt the most extensive. Place this monkey king lived there a very famous temple The temple bulit kesakralannya of Sari.
Rules in this kingdom like a real kingdom, the leader must take precedence, for example marry a female monkey, the distribution of food and so forth.

Another story, a small temple covered with green moss on the sidelines of the hidden forest of towering nutmeg it. On the back of a temple pillar in carving statues of Garuda, a mythical bird in the story is told is looking tirta Samudramantana Amrita at the bottom of the ocean, then for his services by Betara Vishnu, was awarded a sip of her, eventually became the vehicle loyal Bathara Garuda Wisnu.
Another legend tells us that these forest-dwelling monkey that fatigue is a soldier in the battle to kill Ravana. Monkeys fell along with bungkahan mountains and forests that used to rest on the body of Ravana then settled in the forest.
Another story, also said that a royal princess named Barry Mengwi in love, failed to become engaged, finally fled to nearby woods and became a hermit.
In the flight that he was not wearing any piece of clothing, so had to wear long hair to cover part of her most forbidden. He failed to realize his dream and died in a mysterious. Local people believe, that the goddess is now the Beth Barry.

Forest tourism Sangeh overgrown plants nutmeg (dipterocarpustrinervis). There are hundreds of years old. It is said that King Mengwi secretly ordered a garden with plants Pala. specially imported from Mount Agung. Secret order to make the park eventually leak anyone saw, so the king ordered to stop. and the area was called Sangeh which means "anyone seen"

In addition nutmeg tree, still there is the famous forest plants Sangeh. Local people call it the Tree Lanang Wadon, because the bottom of the tree is hollow so as to resemble female genitalia, while in the middle of the hole to grow the stem that leads to the bottom that look like male genitalia. The tree grows right in the front yard Sangeh sights and is actually a tree bark.
In Bali, tree bark has many features because its wood is often used for special purposes, for example, create a mask that is used as sungsungan.

This region can be found stalls selling a wide range of souvenirs.

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