On the way to Temple Cetho you will pass a fairly extensive tea plantation called Kemuning Tea Plantation. The road that passes through the tea plantations are quite climb so that your vehicle will run slowly while enjoying the beauty of this place. Some corner of the plantation areas do give a captivating charm and attract someone to hunt photos on this plantation area. The green color is spread wide, spacious, and well, also the contour of the land is hilly land, and atmosphere of calm and cool, is the charm of this region. Every morning, from 06.00 until 08.00, you can also see the local women are exotic, picking tea.
Arriving at the temple gate Cetho you will see the gate that stood towering gracefully in the sky will immediately bring our memories to the gate-gate on the Island of the Gods, Bali. Two guards sculpture shaped like prehistoric statue stood silently beneath. Cetho Temple ruins were first discovered as a rock with 14 terraces. But now only 13 behind the terrace, 9 of them have been restored.
On the third terrace there is a stone structure that forms a giant turtle that supposedly as a symbol of Majapahit. In front of the head of a turtle are symbols phallus (male genitalia) 2 meter equipped with a decorative piercing (piercing) of type ampallang. The tortoise is a symbol of the creation of the universe while the penis is a symbol of human creation. In the seventh terrace there is a pair of statues, the statues Sabdapalon and Nayagenggong. Before entering the highest terrace there is the pass to the left towards Puri Saraswati and kethek Temple (monkey temple). On the highest terrace there is a main building, ie some of the wooden gazebo and a building with a trapezoid-shaped front, this building is similar to Sukuh Temple.
As a place of worship of Lord Shiva, this temple is decorated with statues of Shiva's phallus is a symbol. There are also sculptures as well as advisors and UB V-shaped arrangement of stone phallus and yoni measuring two meters. Trapezoid-shaped main building located on the top terrace. Until today temple Cetho still used by locals as a place of worship. They lay offerings at the statues and then rose to the highest terrace for religious rituals. Fragrant flowers and incense offerings, coupled with the frequent fog blanketed the area down to give the impression of a mystical temple.
With a backdrop of pine trees, a statue of Goddess Saraswati appeared magical aura of its own. Whether the weather what makes the tourists feel welcome to linger in this castle. Puri Saraswati next area there is a spring called Spring Pundi Sari. Spring is used as a place to cleanse themselves before prayer and used as a religious ritual. The atmosphere of this area seems quite quiet and peaceful, seemed to find rest for those who visit it. In addition, at Puri Taman Saraswati, any warnings or Goddess Saraswati Day of Science which took place every 210 days, often held traditional performing arts of Java and Bali.
Cetho Temple be the perfect place for travelers who seek clarity liver. Beautiful scenery, cool weather and watching the locals perform religious rituals in this temple will be a special experience.
