Tampak Siring

In the Tampak Siring village you can visit President's palace, Tirta Empul temple and Gunung Kawi.

Handicraft are found here alongside the road and here is one of the best paddy terraces that can be seen.

Tampaksiring Presidential Palace. 
Tampaksiring name derives from two words in Bali, which is visible (which means 'palm') and siring (which means 'oblique'). According to a legend recorded on palm leaves USANA Bali, the name is derived from the former sole of the foot of a king named Mayadenawa. King is clever and powerful, but it is insolence. He considered himself god and ordered his subjects to worship him. As a result of the disposition Mayadenawa it, Batara Indra angry and send his hosts to menghacurkannya. However, Mayadenawa ran into the forest. For his pursuers lost track, he walked by tilting the soles of his feet. By doing so he hopes that his pursuers do not recognize that the trail he left behind traces of it are men, the trail Mayadenawa.

Mayadenawa effort failed. Eventually he was captured by his pursuers. However, before that, with the remnants of its miracle he managed to create a toxic spring caused many deaths for his pursuers after they drank water from springs ciptannya it. Batara Indra also create other springs as the antidote to the poisoned water. Water bidder was given the name Tirta poison Empul (which means 'airsuci'). Forests that passed the King Mayadenawa denagn walking on his leg which was tilted region known as the Tampaksiring.
According to history, in one corner of the region Tampaksiring Palace, overlooking the pool Tirta Empul at the foot of the hill, there had been resting buildings owned by the Kingdom of Gianyar. On top of land that is now standing Wisma Merdeka, which is part of the Tampaksiring Palace was first built.
Tampaksiring Presidential Palace stood on the initiative of the first Indonesian President, Sukarno, 

Tirta Empul - Tampak Siring Temple 

 

Tirta Empul Temple or Tampak Siring Temple is a holy spring water temple located in Tampak Siring Village, Gianyar regency and it is about 39 km eastwards from Denpasar town. It is set in the dale and encircled by the hill. In the west side of this temple, there is an Indonesian President palace which has been found by the first president. The name of Tirta Empul is loaded in a inscription which is kept at Sakenan Temple, Manukaya village, Sub district of Tampak Siring, about 3 km from Tirta Empul Temple. In this inscription, the Tirta Empul is named by the Tirta Ri Air Hampul and then the name has changed into Tirta Hampul and finally become the Tirta Empul. Tirta Ri air hampul is meaning the water emerge or the holy pool (Petirthan) which is the water emerge from the land. 

History of Tampak Siring or Tirta Empul

The wellspring emerges from the land is believed that it is the infinite creation. According to the history, that, that this water source is arranged and sanctified by king Indrajayasinghawarmadewa in the year 882 Saka (960 M). He has given the name with Tirta ri air hampul. The data is loaded in the inscription that is located at Sakenan Temple. Besides of the above epigraphy data, in Tirta Empul Temple is also found the archaeology omission like Colossus Yoni, Arca Lion, Tepasana and Tirta Empul Pool. According to papyrus of Usana Bali narrated that Tirta Empul is created by Bhatara Indra (Sun Deity) when bearing arms against the king where his palace is located in Bedahulu Countryside. He is known as a very miraculous king, which he can lose or show suddenly, therefore he is named by Mayadenawa. Because of its miracle, he becomes the arrogance and expressing himself as a god. The Mayadenawa King owns the assistant (Patih) which is called Kalawong. They prohibit the people to do the Yadnya (praying to the god) so that is often happened the natural disaster, disease epidemic, agriculture fail and finally miserable life society. Finally Betara Indra (one of Hindu God) gives battle against the kings that happened in Tampak Siring and then the Mayadenawa is gone to the wall and disappear. King Mayadenawa has also created poisonous pools which can the team of Bathara Indra die and faint after drinking this water. Then Bathara Indra stick the weapon of Umbul-umbul and finally the water is emerging so that called by Tirta Empul and then it is passed to the dead and faint soldier that made them back to live. Therefore at the moment this pool water is sanctified by the Hindu society in Bali and they believe that this water source can heal various of diseases, hence every day this place is a lot of visited by Hindu people to do the ritual and sanctify them self . This place has been opened for public and as a famous tourist destination in Bali.