Taksu of Kertagosa fades out
Restoration
to the roof of Kertagosa in current technique draws a concern of
numerous public figures in Klungkung County. One of them is Ida Bagus
Pidada Kaut. Recently, he assessed the techniques applied in maintaining
to restoring the roof of Kertagosa had made the taksu or divine
vibration of the royal historical heritage faded out, even vanished.
This humanist asked the local government to prepare a ritual means for
guru piduka (apologetic ritual) and pejati even though the restoration
process was still ongoing.Ida Bagus Pidada Kaut stressed that Kertagosa posed an asset of Klungkung. He agreed to the implementation of restoration. However, he cautioned not to change the design, materials, layout and style or it should be preserved as the original design. It was certainly not easy because such restoration should follow the principles of cultural heritage. So far, his party claimed that humanists in Klungkung County had not been invited to make coordination by relevant agencies, with respect to the restoration of Kertagosa. He was concerned if the restoration process was undertaken in that way, so the original design of Kertagosa would be lost as occurred in the northern compound wall of Kertagosa.
“I do not know whether the restoration by this technique can still maintain the original condition. It is unbelievable, the historic relic like Kertagosa is restored in the current technique,” he said. He warned, anyway Kertagosa was a silent witness to the glory of the past era of Klungkung kingdom. Thus, it was the obligation of local government to maintain and preserve its existence. Other than guru piduka and pejati, he also asked local government to hold caru rishi gana exorcism rite. Anyhow, something that had been restored, especially the royal relic, should be returned to the original condition spiritually by ritual. He worried the taksu of Kertagosa would fade out.
Meanwhile, the Head of Klungkung Culture and Tourism Agency, Wayan Sujana, when contacted on Wednesday (Oct 8) asserted that the roof restoration of Kertagosa claimed to have complied with the restoration standards for historic site as a cultural heritage. Even, his party previously claimed to coordinate with the Klungkung Grand Palace and the BP3 Bali. He also admitted to have offered guru piduka and pejati ritual, where it had become the responsibility of the project contractor before starting the works. Meanwhile, the rishi gana ritual was still under consideration as Kertagosa did not belong to temple category needing such a grandiose ritual. The repair process was also directly inspected by the Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta, last Monday.
The regent wanted to make sure if the restoration process had been going on properly as initial plan. Restoration to the roof of Kertagosa was scheduled to have been completed on November 13. At the moment, the completion of Kertagosa Pavilion and Floating Pavilion had reached 60 percent. (gik)www.bali-travelnews.com
