Candidasa is one of the tourist area that developed starting in 1983. At first the name Candidasa is the name of a temple, the Temple Candidasa, located on a small hill and was built in the 12th century AD Has the potential of natural and stunning beaches with white sand.
White sandy beach is actually named the Gulf of the will, but in its development as the enactment of the object and the beach is a tourist attraction, the Gulf coast of the will changed its name to the tourist area of Candidasa in accordance with the name of the existing temples in the region.
Candidasa is located in the hamlet Samuh, Bugbug village, Karangasem district, located 12 km from the City Amlapura and about 45 km from Denpasar City. Natural charm that was developed as a marine tourism object can be an option to perform various activities, such as sun bathing, canoing, snorekling, fishing, trekking through the hills, and no less interesting is the presence of small islands that can reach the distance with a fishing boat (boats). Small islands are storing potential of the underwater panorama of coral reefs and fish.
One story that became a myth about the existence of a growing Candidasa temple and is believed by local people is a statue of Goddess Hariti located in a niche at the bottom of the cliff of the hill. It is said that Goddess Hariti narrated in the beginning was a Yaksa in Buddhism who love to eat the flesh of children. But after getting enlightenment teachings of Buddhism, the goddess and then repent and turn to protective and loving children.
Goddess statue was sculpted next Hariti with 10 children were nearby, as characteristic of a protective, loving, and also as a symbol of fertility and prosperity. Local people believe that the Goddess Hariti means the mother of many who can give gifts of fertility and prosperity. Therefore it is a lot of places visited and utilized by the husband - wife who has not been blessed with offspring to beg supplication by bringing offerings dedicated to Goddess Hariti.
White sandy beach is actually named the Gulf of the will, but in its development as the enactment of the object and the beach is a tourist attraction, the Gulf coast of the will changed its name to the tourist area of Candidasa in accordance with the name of the existing temples in the region.
Candidasa is located in the hamlet Samuh, Bugbug village, Karangasem district, located 12 km from the City Amlapura and about 45 km from Denpasar City. Natural charm that was developed as a marine tourism object can be an option to perform various activities, such as sun bathing, canoing, snorekling, fishing, trekking through the hills, and no less interesting is the presence of small islands that can reach the distance with a fishing boat (boats). Small islands are storing potential of the underwater panorama of coral reefs and fish.
One story that became a myth about the existence of a growing Candidasa temple and is believed by local people is a statue of Goddess Hariti located in a niche at the bottom of the cliff of the hill. It is said that Goddess Hariti narrated in the beginning was a Yaksa in Buddhism who love to eat the flesh of children. But after getting enlightenment teachings of Buddhism, the goddess and then repent and turn to protective and loving children.
Goddess statue was sculpted next Hariti with 10 children were nearby, as characteristic of a protective, loving, and also as a symbol of fertility and prosperity. Local people believe that the Goddess Hariti means the mother of many who can give gifts of fertility and prosperity. Therefore it is a lot of places visited and utilized by the husband - wife who has not been blessed with offspring to beg supplication by bringing offerings dedicated to Goddess Hariti.
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