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One of the legacies of the golden age of Karangasem kingdom is the Soekasada Ujung Water Palace, which was built in 1919 when I Gusti Bagus Jelantik (1909-1945) who later hold the title of Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem governed the kingdom. The water palace was inaugurated in 1921. At first, it was built simply as a moat for punishing people accused of practicing black magic, called the moat of Dirah. When discovered that the place had a magnificent view and in addition the moat is fed by several springs, the king enlarged and decorated the place and later it was called the Soekasada Ujung Water Palace. The palace have three large pools. In the middle of the pool, there is the main building named Gili Bale, connected to the edge of the pool by bridge

Lotus and Water Lilies

Adenium obesum (Sabi star, kudu, mock azalea, impala lily, desert rose)Balinese call this flower as Jepun Jepang

Entrance to Puri Taman Ujung (The Floating Palace)

Ixora is one of the most popular garden plants all over Southeast Asia. Balinese name it Bungan Soka

IxoraBalinese name it Bungan Soka

Reliefs made from concretes that tell Mahabharata and Ramayana epic poems decorate the entire Water Palace. This palace was a privately owned by Karangasem Royal. The architect was a Dutch Van Den Hentz and a Chinese Loto Ang

Frangipani Balinese call it Jepun

The guinea fowl

The guinea fowl is a wild ground-nesting bird and spends much of its time scratching around on the ground in search for something to eat.

Today, the guinea fowl has been introduced to various countries around the world as it is farmed by humans.

the guinea fowl

Many animals are symbolic. The goose is the only animal in Bali that can live in the sea, on the land and in the air. As a result it represents the three levels of the universe. If one is killed, a purification ceremony is required

As vahana (vehicle) of The Goddess Saraswati (the symbol of the knowledge that controls thoughts and words) the goose represents the ability of knowledge to filter good and bad habits or deeds

Dwarapala (door guardians)

Aerial roots of the revered Banyan or Waringin tree

Hanuman

In the morning the colours changed

The Soekasada Ujung Water Palace was destroyed firstly by Japanese Army who took out all the iron fences to be used for arm materials. The Mount Agung eruption in 1963 destroyed most of the building and the big earthquake of 1976 in Seririt, North Bali, made the place flat to the ground. Fortunately the local government with the financial help from World Bank restored the place from 2001 until 2003 so now the Water Palace has become a popular destination for both local and foreign tourists.

On western side of the main entrance gate of the Water Palace stands an old building called the ship building or Balai Kapal that serves as the place to monitor the ships passed in Lombok Strait. The view to the sea and to the mountains also looks beautiful from here.

On the northern side of Balai Kapal, there is the Balai Lunjuk, located on a terrace connected by two stairs, from western side with seven steps, while from east side there are 97 steps. This is the place where Rajah used to give orders to the high officials. The place has a commanding view to the entire Water Palace.

In the colonial era, the park encompassed almost 400 hectares, but land reform programs carried out after independence reduced the site to the present 10 hectares, still much larger than the other better-known royal water palace at Tirtagangga 20 minutes away. The Kingdom of Karangasem, whose main palace of Puri Amlapura is located in Amlapura, was once one the richest in Bali, tracing its origins back to a 16th century Balinese prime minister known as Batan Jeruk.Though only a shadow of its former glory, the water palace has become a touristic destination.

Padmasana Acintya

Depiction of Acintya as

radiating sun god, on the back

of an empty throne

Acintya (Sanskrit: "the unthinkable", "the inconceivable", "he who cannot be imagined"), also Tunggal (Balinese: "Unity“) is the supreme god of Indonesian Hinduism (formally known as Agama Hindu Dharma), especially on the island of Bali. He is equivalent to the concept of Brahman, and is the Supreme God in traditional wayang (shadow puppet) theatre. Prayers and offerings are not made directly to Acintya, but only to the other manifestations of the deity. He is often not even represented, in which case he is only evoked by an empty throne on top of a pillar (the Padmasana, lit. "Lotus Throne“)

Statuette of Acintya, Bali MuseumDwarapala

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