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Pura Lingsar was built by Anak Agung Ngurah in 1714, located 15 km from Mataram. ''Lingsar'' origin from
When the festival was held, the first procession was called ''mendak pesaji'', which was an accompaniment of offerings marching into area of the pura, in front of the offerings there were dancers ''Batek Baris'', who dressed in the
sasak language
The Sasak language is spoken by the Sasak ethnic group, which make up the majority of the population of Lombok in Indonesia. It is closely related to the Balinese and Sumbawa languages spoken on adjacent islands, and is part of the Austronesia ...
mean clear revelation from God, the area has a spring, which scared by Sasak people, who belief ''Wetu Telu
Wetu Telu ("three times") is a sect of Islamic beliefs of the Sasak people of Lombok, Indonesia. Practitioners pray three times a day, it differs from orthodox Sunni Islam called ''Waktu Lima'', that pray five times a day. Adherents of ''Wetu Telu' ...
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Building
Some parts of the Lingsar Park complex have been taken over which used to have an area of 40,000 m², leaving only half of it, in the complex there are 2 religious buildings of Pura and Kemaliq, of which there are 3 large ponds and a public bath.Festival
The festival at Pura Lingsar is held every 6th full moon or ''purnamaning sasih kenem'' on Balinese saka calendar dan 7th full moon or ''sasih kepitu'' on Sasak calendar. When festival there will held ritual ''Perang Topat'' and attraction of ''Batek Baris'' accccompanied by ''gendang beleq
Gendang beleq is a dance and music performance from Lombok island, Indonesia. It is a popular performance among the native Sasak people.
The name ''gendang beleq'' is a Sasak language term, which means "''big drum (big gendang)''", as the per ...
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''Batek Baris''
When the festival was held, the first procession was called ''mendak pesaji'', which was an accompaniment of offerings marching into area of the pura, in front of the offerings there were dancers ''Batek Baris'', who dressed in the Dutch East Indies army
The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ( nl, Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger; KNIL, ) was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of the Dutch East Indies, in areas that are now part of Indonesia. The ...
, the dancers spoke Dutch but using sasak accent, where the dancer is accompanied by music ''Gendang beleq
Gendang beleq is a dance and music performance from Lombok island, Indonesia. It is a popular performance among the native Sasak people.
The name ''gendang beleq'' is a Sasak language term, which means "''big drum (big gendang)''", as the per ...
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''Topat'' War
''Topat'' war is a war attraction carried out byHindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
s and Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
s people, where the war uses '' ketupat'' as its weapon. This war was carried out after the two residents made a prayer, both lined up facing each other to throw ''ketupat''. At the end of the war the both residents will collect scattered ''ketupat'' to be buried in the rice fields, they believe that if do that it will fertilize their land.
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