Tirta Gangga, Pesona Taman Air Peninggalan Kerajaan Karangasem

By Charista Elliani Sosrodjojo




Tirta Gangga – Bali atau yang biasa disebut dengan Pulau Dewata selalu menyajikan daya tarik wisata yang

unik dan tiada habisnya. Mulai dari destinasi wisata alam yang asri hingga bangunan peninggalan bersejarah

yang salah satunya berada di kawasan Karangasem (sekarang Amlapura). Destinasi wisata tersebut adalah

Tirta Gangga, taman berkonsep istana air dengan suasana anggun dan jernih. Kejernihan air di Tirta Gangga

bahkan dapat memantulkan sinar mentari yang menerangi tanah Bali.

Makin penasaran dengan pesona lain di Tirta Gangga? Yuk simak fakta unik dan hal-hal penting yang harus

kamu ketahui sebelum berkunjung ke Tirta Gangga di Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali!





1. Peninggalan Kerajaan Karangasem


Dulunya kawasan ini menjadi istana raja di wilayah Bali bagian timur. Maka itu, tak mengherankan kalau

pengunjung akan menyaksikan taman indah yang dilengkapi dengan pemandangan alam menawan dan

bangunan yang khas. Taman Tirta Gangga telah berdiri sejak 1948 dan sengaja difungsikan sebagai istana air oleh Raja Karangasem, Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem Agung.


2. Air Suci dari Sungai Gangga

Nama Tirta Gangga memiliki arti “Air Suci dari Sungai Gangga”. Dalam bahasa Bali, kata tirta berarti air.

Sedangkan kata Gangga berasal dari sungai suci Gangga di India. Maka itu, dapat disimpulkan kalau Tirta Gangga adalah mata air suci dari Sungai Gangga. Penamaan tersebut memang tak terlepas dari wujud penghormatan bagi masyarakat Hindu kepada Tuhan di dalam kitab suci maupun duniawi.



3. Tiga Unsur Unik di Tirta Gangga


Taman Air Tirta Gangga di Karangasem, Bali tersusun atas tiga unsur, yaitu kebun, kolam air, dan patung.

Ketiga perpaduan tersebut memiliki keunikan tersendiri yang menjadi daya tarik bagi pengunjung destinasi

wisata religi dan sejarah ini. Air di Tirta Gangga berasal dari mata air Rejasa yang memilikikarakteristik jernih dan sangat bersih. Makanya tak heran kalau sepertiga air Tirta Gangga juga dipasok ke rumah penduduk sekitar di kawasan Amlapura. Sedangkan dua pertiga menjadi pasokan air untuk kolam-kolam di Tirta Gangga.





4. Spot foto yang sangat indah dan menarik

Siapa yang bisa menyangkal keindahan alam dan jejak sejarah di kawasan wisata Tirta Gangga? Karena itu, jangan lupa untuk membawa kamera atau peralatan memotret lainnya. Keasrian alam, keunikan tempat wisata, dan pemandangan khas kaki gunung dapat menjadi latar foto instagramable. Berbagai pose kamu dapat lakukan dengan menjelajahi sudut-sudut dan spot-spot foto yang sangat pas menghiasi media sosial. Mulai dari patung khas prajurit di dekat pintu gerbang masuk hingga kolam-kolam jernih dapat dijadikan spot untuk berfoto.

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