The Uniqueness That Makes It Special

                The island of Bali is a famous tourist destination and as already known to the majority of people in Bali are Hindus. The islanders of Bali strongly uphold the ancestral cultural heritage and apply the principle of Tri Hita Karana. Pura is a place of worship for Hindus but some temples in Bali are also very interesting to visit, one of the unique temples is located in Nusa Penida precisely Karang Dawa hamlet, the village of Flower Mekar named Pura Paluang or Pura Karang Dawa better known as Pura Mobil. Pura Mobil? Yes you guys did not misread this temple is famous as Pura Mobil because pelinggih shaped car, which makes a plus for visitors and tourists to come to visit Pura Paluang because in this world only this temple which has pelinggih shaped car and location of temple located in high cliff bounded sea has 13 pelinggih (2 pelinggih shaped cars Jimmy and VW Beatle). Want to know why pelinggih in this temple shaped car?

          Because historically based on hereditary hereditary stories from ancestors about Pura Paluang, a local resident of Karang Dawa was about to make a plantation but there was a large rock that could not be moved because every time it was moved the next day this rock back to its original place and continue to occur until repeatedly until then appears clues in a Niskala to be established a pelinggih and from Ida pawisik melinggih in Pura that is Ratu Gede Sakti Hyang Mami said that residents build pelinggih car in accordance with his vehicle in natural Niskala.

            So made pelinggih shaped jimmy car for Queen Gede Sakti Hyang Mami which there are 2 statue lanang wife and local residents strongly believe that this pelinggih is a manifestation of Ida Bhatara Ratu Gede Ngurah and Hyang Mami. While pelinggih shaped car VW Beatle is for children - children and followers. Initially pelinggih shaped car made of wood but often runs a long time - eventually wood porous then done the renovation by using the stone with the same design of the building. And from the local story of the night at a glance sounds a horn and the roar of cars and rays that radiate toward the northwest at high speed. Pelinggih shaped car VW beetle has been 300 years old while the new VW beetle car in production in Germany in 1938-2003.

          Pelinggih shaped red Jimmy car, front car glass is closed, both doors are made holes on the left and right side of the car there is a golden green dragon, car plate number is DK 28703 GL which means on 28 months 7 the year 2003 pelinggih this car renovated, while GL means Mountain and Bees. While the car pelinggih VW Beatle on the body also tires yellowish brown, the gold hood, car number plate is KD 013 which means that January 1, 2013 in Karang Dawa car was restored. If you want to see Pura Paluang please contact us because as Nusa Penida tour service we are ready to take you.