Ponjok Batu temple is a beautiful temple was
built on the position is rather sticking out to the sea as a foreland, in Balinese
means “Ponjok”. All the buildings were made from stone crafted beautifully.
Base on the position and condition therefore this temple is called Ponjok Batu.
This temple is belong to “Sad Kahyangan” (six main temples in Bali). According
to the archaeology omission at Ponjok Batu Temple , there is an Arca (statue)
with four hands as a fundamental of Ponjok Batu Temple building. The attribute
(icon) of this Arca have timeworn, so that any kind of object brought is
ignorable and the God Arca it self can not be identified. Besides of the God
Statue (Arca), in Ponjok Batu Temple is also found a Lembu Nandi Arca (a cow
statue) is meaning from Siwa God. If the both Arcas are interacting hence the
God Arca with 4 hands in this temple is Arca of Siwa God.
LOCATION
Ponjok Batu Temple is located far away in northern part of Baliat Banjar
Alasari, Pacung countryside, Tejakula sub district Buleleng regency about 24 km
eastside of Singaraja. 3 hours from Denpasar, Kuta, Seminyak. 2 hours from Ubud, 3 and half hours from Nusa Dua.This temple
area own the wide area about 35 acre in form of black stones bank.
HISTORY
In papyrus of Dwijendra Tattwa elaborate that
Danghyang Nirartha (who one spread out the Hinduism in Bali) besides executing
Tirtha Yatra (visit the holy places) in Bali area, he also did at Lombok and Sumbawa
Island . When he did the tirta yatra to Lombok and Sumbawa Island , he leave Bali
by passing the north area of Bali. North area of Bali was famous with the name
of “Denbukit”. Hereinafter narrated that Danghyang Nirartha found the lodging
that is located in coastal periphery with its stone bank and steep rather
sordid to sea in the form of a foreland which was called “Ponjok”. After omitted
a few moments in the lodging then he went to Lombok and Sumbawa Island to
conduct the Tirtha Yatra. At the end, the Pesraman/lodging of Danghyang
Nirartha was built an altar which was called “Ponjok Batu” Temple. This temple has
been existing since 16 century. Ponjok Batu Temple was built during a period of
Danghyang Nirartha’s “Tirtha Yatra” journey in north Bali.
