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Location
Kerta Gosha is the ancient house of justice located in the center of Klungkung
city which also known as floating pavilion. Klungkung was one the capital city
of Balinese kingdom after 1550 following the retirement of Balinese famous
king Dalem Waturenggong. The city of Klungkung is 47 km from Denpasar, or
62 kms from Kuta, and 76 kms from Nusa Dua area.
Kerta Gosha
The pavilion looks like a floating pavilion on
one of the roof is painted with strange pictures. The pictures
depict the punishment of wrong doers in the heaven. For example if a man
during his life has many women or can not be single loyalty will be punished
with heavy burden to hold many women until he is lay waste and become a
joke of others. If a woman during her life does not wish to have child also
will be punished to feed her milk to a caterpillar, and many other ethical
education to the people.
The interest of Kerta Gosha is not only of the
traditional low of order but also the architecture and the story behind
the existence of the pavilion. The only after the legal heirs of the
kingdom getting his adultery Dewa Agung Mayun and Dewa Agung Jambe with
the assistance of vassals of Badung, Buleleng, and Tabanan then I Gusti
Agung Maruti was forced to withdraw from the throne. And Dewa Agung Jambe
as the legal heir of the kingdom moved the capital of the kingdom to Semarapura
which is known as Klungkung where he was hiding during the coup d'detat.
Semarapura is known also as Smarajaya. Dewa Agung Jambe sit on the throne
of Klungkung kingdom from 1710 to 1775 as the first king of Klungkung kingdom
with control to all vassals in Bali.
Kerta Gosha is the withness of the justice practice in Bali or 18th century
which judges consist of expert in religion, social, nature and various aspects
of life. Yet the main expert were from the Siwa and Buddist priests, as the sanction
of the wrongdoes at that time mostly based on myth.
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