Pura Batu Bolong Senggigi , Hindu Temple

About half an hour on foot, tourists can find Batu Bolong in Senggigi beach. This is a temple built on a reef which lies on the edge of the beach. According to local legend of yore are often held the sacrifice of a Virgin to the dimakankan to the sharks in this place. Another legend says much of the women fielded himself of this place into the sea due to a broken heart. It is also visible from the Mount Agung in Bali island.

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Pura batu bolong Temple () is a small mountain located in Senggigi, Lombok. When you do a road trip from Mataram towards the harbour Ward (where regular crossing to Gili Trawangan) via the beach, you'll pass through the temple. Visitors are allowed to enter by paying Rp. 10,000.

As with any mock that which exists on the island of Bali, this temple also require visitors to use yellow fabric at the waist during your stay in the area, also keep civility because true temple is a religious place of worship. In addition there is the rule that women who were unable to enter the temple area is prohibited.
There is a beautiful temple at the seaside is not only to be found in Bali. Any Lombok have a Batu Bolong Temple located on the edge of a beach in West Lombok, NTB. Not only beautiful, it's also got a unique batu bolong!

The name Pura Batu Bolong itself corresponds to a large rock with a hole in its Center in Temple. One of the temples in the area named Batu Bolong Temple pura Ratu Gede Mecaling Mas, it's at the front, close to the entrance of the temple.

Pura Batu Bolong architectural masterpieces-Lombok in may can appear due to human needs (Hindus) worship space that can accomodate an entire religious spiritual activity. Thus, the role of human creations in place in natural conditions and around Senggigi Beach will always coloring and help increase the vibration of the sanctity of the temple itself. The temple is also believed by the local Hindu community can exude a spirit or spiritual vibration that is peaceful, shady and khusuk. "Experiencing" mass and space architecture Temple is delivering more mamahami "j", "wine time" and "spirit". The activities of the "experience" question while in this temple is where people get in touch directly with reality. People can feel the space, the surface of the mass of natural objects and the beach as well as the "spirit" of the place with all the senses.
However, Batu Bolong Temple located in Lombok in tradition has meaning related to life

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Hindu society culture in Lombok are "inherited" by the Balinese culture. In addition to the histonis-geographical basis have the immediacy, the local Hindu community remains still strong attach meaning of tradition in it. In principle have any similarities with the meaning of the existing tradition of Bali. This is apparent from the kinds of pelinggih built at the shrine.

The village rests on a fixed-kala-patra and ekologisnya aspect, there are certainly parts of parts undergoing adjustment or transformation. The shape of the gate which is not too big and tall, panggunaan materials were obtained and the environment or local nature, the form pepalihan is developed as well as the placement and type of sculpture which may exist, can I show it.

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