Tirta Gangga
 is located about six kilometers north from Amlapura, the capital city 
of Karangasem Regency. It is water playground designed by a prince in 
the Royal Family of Karangasem as a resting place. One of the prettiest 
places in Bali, Tirta Gangga is a well-maintained pool complex built by 
the last raja of Karangasem, Raja Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut, in 1947 
with corvee labor on the site of a sacred spring emerging from under a 
banyan tree. 
The site 
of a small water temple, these formal, almost Italian-style water 
gardens were one of the old raja's weekend retreats. Before this park is
 found, there is big wellspring found in this area which the local 
society believe that this water come from the land is holy spring 
therefore they call this place is Embukan means wellspring. According to
 the local believe that this wellspring functioning as a bath place for 
the god and also used as drinking water for the local community from the
 nearest village. 
Therefore
 this wellspring is sacrificed by local people and keeps the park 
naturally, it becomes one of the famous tourist destinations in east 
part of Bali. One of the prettiest places in Bali, Tirta Gangga ("Water 
of the Ganges") is a well-maintained pool complex built by the last raja
 of Karangasem in 1947 with corvee labor on the site of a sacred spring 
emerging from under a banyan tree. The site of a small water temple, 
these formal, almost Italian-style water gardens were one of the old 
raja's weekend retreats.


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