Nov 13 2009
Visiting Kertagosa which rich historical value (1)
Visiting Kertagosa rich historical value
As a former empire, naturally have a lot of heritage Klungkung currently a tourist attraction. One of them is Park Gili Kerta Gosa, cultural heritage Semarapura Klungkung palace. Kerta Gosa is a building (bale) which is part of the building and Semarapura palace complex has been built around 1686 by peletak power base and the first holder of the throne of the kingdom of Klungkung Ida I Dewa Agung Jambe.
Gosa Kerta consists of two buildings (bale) is akerta Bale and Bale Kambang Gosa. Called Bale Kambang because this building is surrounded by a pool Gili Park. Gosa Kerta uniqueness with this Kambang Bale is on the ceiling surface or the ceiling is decorated with a bale of traditional painting style of Kamasan (a village in Klungkung) or puppet style is very popular among the people of Bali. At first, the paintings that adorned the ceiling of the building was made of cloth and parba. New since 1930 is replaced and created on the plasterboard and then restored in accordance with the original and still intact today. As a cultural heritage Semarapura Palace, Gosa and Bale Kerta Kambang functioned to prosecute the case and place where religious ceremonies are especially yadnya cutting teeth (mepandes) like a son and daughter the king.
The function of the two buildings is closely related to the function of education through puppet paintings mentioned in the ceiling of the building. Therefore, these paintings are a series of stories that took the main theme of parwa Swarga Swargarokanaparwa and Bhima who guide karma phala punishment (consequence of the merits of human actions performed during his lifetime) and sprinkle back to the world for the deeds and sin - sin. Therefore not wrong to say that psychologically, the themes of paintings that adorn the ceiling Kerta Gosa building contains values of mental and spiritual education. The painting is divided into six rows of the story.
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