Mystical Charms of Temples on Serangan Island
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accustomed to strolling to Serangan Island? Serangan Island or Turtle
Island strategically located in the South of Sanur Beach, in fact, has a
unique mystery. Precisely, it sits around the Pat Payung Temple,
Pesalakan Temple, Dalem Ped and Dalem Beji located in the southern part
of the island.Reputedly, the region is inhabited by supernatural beings. The atmosphere resembles a forest overgrown by mangrove trees and other local trees. It is guarded by officers and no people’s home occurs around the location, so that its beauty remains to be well maintained. The road nearby is still unpaved and sometimes muddy in rainy season.
Atmosphere of the road is deserted, so that sometimes it makes people misguided. Once entering this area, visitors will feel thick aura. Talking about supernatural beings, our body will instantly feel cold and the chilling creeps. However, such a nuance will sometimes vanish when hearing the entertaining bird songs on the trees around us.
Jero Mangku Ketut Sudiarsa said the four temples had the energy and were guarded by supernatural beings. No one was allowed to say rudely, carry pork and spit carelessly. Otherwise, it would bring in calamities like accidents, illness and other obstacles. Specifically in the area of Dalem Jawa Temple, if someone would like to salute the Muslim community Asalamwalaikum, it would be answered. Bugis society (local Islamic community) often saw people wearing caps and hoods who were praying there.
In terms of supernatural realm, Serangan people believed in the area of the Dalem Jawi Temple sat a golden dome mosque. “Once upon a time, there was an incident where Bugis people at sea saw people saying prayers. So, they came ashore and joined the prayers. Having realized, they in fact said prayers on a tree,” said Jro Mangku Sudiarsa.
The temple areas were also guarded by officers like in the real world. There were police, soldiers, generals and all kinds of forces existing in the real world. The guards would be visible when people came with bad intention. “In the past, there were some people running into people’s home because they encountered a lot of soldiers,” said Jro Mangku.
According to Jro Mangku Sudiarsa, each temple was guarded by astral beings as guardian of the temples in charge of maintaining the balance on the earth. Pesalakan Temple located in the north was guarded by astral beings; Dalem Ped was guarded by big and scary creatures, while Dalem Jawi Temple was guarded by Walisongo (nine Ulemas).
If one’s intention was good, the deities abiding at Pat Payung Temple was also generous. If people would like to invoke something, it would be sincerely approved. Therefore, if residents of Serangan would like to organize a ritual they would always offer pejati oblation in order the ritual could run smoothly. “People who would hold a grandiose ritual such as nyekah, ngadakan pedasaran and ngenteg linggih will definitely invoke holy water as safeguarding against negative attacks. It also includes the rain stopping,” he said.
Jro Mangku Sudiarsa said that Pat Payung Temple was also a place to invoke medicine. Of course, it should be begun with presenting pejati oblation. After getting revelation, Jro Mangku would take anything in the temple area to be used as medicine. “The deity is generous, provided that it is based on sacred mind,” he explained.
Pat Payung Temple was formerly a swagina temple or temple of profession and a sanctum to invoke a healing substance and promotion at workplace. Since the piodalan or temple anniversary fell every six months, exactly on Tumpek Uye, many healers and shamans came to say prayers. “Then, if the people of Serangan will hold a match or competition they will definitely invoke safety at this temple because he will surely protect his people,” he concluded.
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