Pura Lingsar

Pura Lingsar was built by Anak Agung Ngurah in 1714, located 15 km from Mataram.[1] Lingsar origin from sasak language mean clear revelation from God, the area has a spring, which scared by Sasak people, who belief Wetu Telu (syncretic Islam and Sasak orgin belief).[2]

Pura Lingsar
Inner gate view between 1910 - 1925
General information
TypePura
Architectural styleBalinese
LocationSelagalah, Cakranegara Subdistrict, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara
AddressJalan Gora 2, Selagalah, Cakranegara, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara
CountryIndonesia
Coordinates8°34′32.91″S 116°10′48.49″E
Estimated completion17th century

Building

Some parts of the Lingsar Park complex have been taken over which used to have an area of 40,000 m², leaving only half of it, in the complex there are 2 religious buildings of Pura and Kemaliq, of which there are 3 large ponds and a public bath.[3]

Festival

The festival at Pura Lingsar is held every 6th full moon or purnamaning sasih kenem on Balinese saka calendar dan 7th full moon or sasih kepitu on Sasak calendar.[2] When festival there will held ritual Perang Topat and attraction of Batek Baris accccompanied by gendang beleq[4]

Batek Baris
Mendak pesaji at 1929

When the festival was held, the first procession was called mendak pesaji, which was an accompaniment of offerings marching into area of the pura, in front of the offerings there were dancers Batek Baris, who dressed in the Dutch East Indies army, the dancers spoke Dutch but using sasak accent, where the dancer is accompanied by music Gendang beleq[5][2][4]

Topat War

Topat war is a war attraction carried out by Hindus and Muslims people, where the war uses ketupat as its weapon. This war was carried out after the two residents made a prayer, both lined up facing each other to throw ketupat.[6] At the end of the war the both residents will collect scattered ketupat to be buried in the rice fields, they believe that if do that it will fertilize their land.[2]

References
  1. "Pura Lingsar". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. Sudadi (2019), Keunikan Pura Lingsar (in Indonesian), Penerbit Duta, ISBN 9786232390225
  3. Bagian Proyek Pembinaan Permuseuman Nusa Tenggara Barat (1997). Peninggalan sejarah dan kepurbakalaan Nusa Tenggara Barat (in Indonesian). Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Kantor Wilayah Propinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat, Bagian Proyek Pembinaan Permuseuman Nusa Tenggara Barat. pp. 47–55.
  4. Karda, Made (2015). "Fenomena Kemaliq Lingsar Analisis Wetu Telu (Kajian) Perspektif Budaya" (PDF). Media Bina Ilmiah (in Indonesian). 9 (23). ISSN 1978-3787.
  5. "Tari Batek Baris" (in Indonesian). Antara News. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  6. "Perang Topat, 'Perang' Pemersatu Islam dan Hindu di Lombok" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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