Lake Beratan, Buyan & Tamblingan

Bratan Lake

Bratan Lake is a lake located in Bedugul, Candikuning Village, Baturiti District, Tabanan, Bali. The lake is located at the east between two other lakes are Lake Tamblingan and Lake Buyan, which is a cluster of twin lakes in a large caldera, Lake Bratan is quite special.

Located in the provincial road that connects Denpasar and Singaraja and its proximity to the Eka Karya Botanical Garden makes this place into one of the prime tourist island of Bali. Besides, within easy reach of Lake Bratan also provides a variety of charm and adequate accommodation.

In the middle of the lake there is a temple of Pura Ulun Danu, which is a place of worship of the Goddess Danu Sang Hyang as a giver of fertility.

Buyan Lake

Buyan Lake is a lake located in the village of Pancasari, District Sukasada, Buleleng, Bali. This lake is one of the three twin lakes formed in a large caldera. He was flanked by two other lakes, namely Lake Tamblingan in the west and Lake Bratan in the east. Lake Buyan is the largest of the three.

Among the lake Buyan and Tamblingan separated by forest along approximately one kilometer, there is a pool that is connected directly to the lake Buyan through a narrow channel. The community pool is called Lake Aya.

Tamblingan Lake

 
Tamblingan Lake is a lake located in the north slope of Mount Dimples, region Munduk Village, Banjar District, Buleleng, Bali. This lake is one of the three twin lakes formed in a large caldera. On the east side there is a row of Lake Buyan and Lake Bratan. Flanked by the surrounding forest and because it is located in the highlands makes it cool temperate lake environment.

As one of the natural attractions, Lake Tamblingan not developed in the direction of modern tourism for the sake of preserving nature and the environment. Which became the main attraction of this place is not only a natural charm, but also because of the many temples that stores the history and development of the civilization and culture of Bali particularly concerning the formation and development of the village Tamblingan.

Told century 10M to 14M Tamblingan Lake neighborhood is residential center located in Mount Dimples south lake. For some reason the population then moved to four different areas that distance is still adjacent to the lake area. Fourth village was then called the Village Chess, which means four villages namely: Munduk, Gobleg, Gesing, and Umejero. The four villages have a spiritual bond and have the responsibility and obligation to maintain the sanctity of the lake and temple around it.

Tamblingan name is derived from two words in Bahasa Bali, Tamba means drugs, and Elingang means memory or spiritual abilities. Told in Lontar Kutara Kanda Puranas Bangsul god that people in the area said to have been affected by outbreaks of epidemics. As a way out someone who is purified and then down to the small lake at the bottom of the village to fetch water for the drug. Thanks to prayer and spiritual abilities he water was then used as a drug and is able to heal the villagers. Tamba and Elingang this word gradually became Tamblingan.

Therefore, this civilization in the region of Lake Tamblingan there are many temples. Pretend that include:

1.      Pura Dalem Tamblingan
2.      Pura Endek
3.      Ulun Danu and Sang Hyang Kangin
4.      Pura Sang Hyang Kawuh
5.      Pura Gubung
6.      Pura Tirta Mengening
7.      Naga Pura Loka
8.      Pura Engraving, steaming
9.      Pura Embang
10.      Pura Tailor Weigh
11.      Pura Batulepang etc.

Need dicataat Embang and Pura Pura Plumbers Weigh is a small temple area built of stone "bebaturan". It is estimated that this temple is a relic of pre-Hindu masyaraakat before 10M century has been living in this area.