This is the uniqueness of the cemetery in the village of Trunyan, Bangli regency, Bali. Bodies here nobody buried, but the air is fragrant scent.Trunyan has a unique cemetery. Instead buried, or burned like a Balinese cremation ceremony, the bodies in Trunyan left just above the ground. The bodies serving only closed rack made of leaves.But strangely, no stench wafted here. Though the skull and bones were scattered in many places. There was no scent of frangipani flowers as well as the general growth in the cemetery.
The cause is Taru Menyan, the giant tree Trunyan name.When detikTravel Trunyan Graves visited some time ago, the weather is quite hot and windy. Menyan Taru tree standing upright in the middle of the cemetery, the leaves waving in the wind. This big tree that supposedly produces a fragrant aroma, eliminating the stench in the air.According
to legend, the one who Taru Menyan 4 brothers hypnotic fragrance of
Keraton Surakarta to navigate the land and sea to arrive at Trunyan. Long story short, four brothers consists of 4 men and the youngest female. On arrival at Trunyan eldest brother fell in love with the Goddess of keeper of the tree.Once married, be Trunyan a small kingdom. Although the goddess caretaker trees have been married, Taru Menyan still emit fragrance.
Due to fear of attack from the outside because the fragrant fragrance,
the king ordered the residents to remove it by putting a perfumed
corpse just above the ground.Taru Menyan roots protrude into various places, one of which a row of rack-food cadaver. Around the shelf-food are relics of late. No photos, plates, handkerchiefs, clothes, jewelry, and others.Let the corpse unburied tradition has been for hundreds of years. But the condition, the bodies must be intact and die normally.
There are no injuries or illnesses. Whether or not someone 'buried' in Trunyan also be seen on the good or bad that person's behavior during life.The number of bodies covered shelf serving only 11, there will be increased or reduced. If it is full, the bones shifted so that the skulls were gathered at the edges.Although scary, not fewer tourists are curious and want to see for themselves Grave Trunyan. Achieving this place is also quite easy. You can hire a boat from Pier Kedisan on one side of Lake Batur, straight to Grave Trunyan. Prices start from US $ 50,000-100,000 per boat, with a travel time of about 30 minutes each way. This boat can carry up to 5 one-way travelers.
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