Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Natural beauty of Mount Batur


Mount Batur is an active volcano in the district of Kintamani, Bangli District, Bali, Indonesia. Located in the northwest of Gunung Agung, the mountain has a caldera measuring 13.8 x 10 km and is one of the largest and most beautiful in the world (van Bemmelen, 1949). Caldera bund height ranges from 1267 m - 2152 m (peak G. Abang). Inside the caldera, I formed a circular caldera II with a diameter of approximately 7 km. Basic caldera II is located between 120 - 300 m lower than the terraces Kintamani (basic Caldera I). Inside the caldera there are crescent-shaped lake which occupies the southeastern part of the length is about 7.5 km, maximum width 2.5 km, the circumference of about 22 km and width of about 16 km2, which is called Lake Batur. Mount Batur caldera formed by an estimated two major eruptions, 29,300 and 20,150 years ago [1].

Mount Batur is composed of three volcanic cone with each crater, first Batur, Batur Batur II and III.

Eruption

Lava from the eruption of Mount Batur (1926?) Almost hoard temple complex moment in the temple.
Mount Batur has erupted many times. G. eruption activity Batur recorded in history began in 1804 and the last eruption occurred in 2000. Since the year 1804 until 2005, Mount Batur has erupted as much as 26 times [2] and the most terrible place on August 2 and ends 21 September 1926. The eruption of Mount Batur and it makes the flow of hot lava pile Village Ulun Danu Batur and Batur.

Batur village new, rebuilt at the edge of the caldera to the south of Kintamani. Ulun Danu rebuilt, is still renowned as the most beautiful temples in Bali. This temple is dedicated to honoring "the goddess Danu" the goddess of water authorities, like the temples located on Lake Bratan also dedicated to worship the "Goddess Danu."

Tourist attraction

Mount Batur region known as the mainstay attractions Bangli regency. Allegedly in Lontar Susana Bali, Mount Batur is the peak of Mount Mahameru transferred Batara Pasupati to be Sthana Danuh Goddess (Goddess Danu's palace). At a certain time, all Hindus of various regions in Bali came to Batur menghaturkan Suwinih to repel pests disasters that befall their fields. By delivering this suminih the Batur mountain region into a fertile area.
They can find as a tourist attraction is the crater, caldera and the lake. There are streams that drain the water in the ground water of Lake Batur, which came into spring in several places in Bali and is considered the "Holy Tirta"

Contained cultural tourism in the region of Mount Batur is Trunyanese. Although the entire population are Hindus Trunyanese like most people of Bali, they claim that Hinduism is a Hindu Trunyanese original legacy of Majapahit kingdom. In the north there Trunyanese Kuban, a village where the tomb, but the corpse is not buried or burned, but placed under a tree after an elaborate funeral ceremonies. Burial place is filled by the bones, and may we find a body that is new.

Sources of articles in the Indonesian language: http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunung_Batur

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