Sangeh Monkey Forest
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Sangeh is the name of a village. There covering 14 hectares of trees and is inhabited by hundreds of monkeys. Nutmeg trees like that are not found elsewhere in Bali and the presence in this Sangeh a mystery. A small temple covered with green moss on the sidelines of the hidden forest of towering nutmeg it.
On the back of the temple is a monument in carving statues of Garuda, a mythical bird in the story is told Samudramantana tirta Amrita looking at the bottom of the ocean, and for his services by Bethara Vishnu, was awarded a sip of her, eventually became the vehicle of Garuda Wisnu Bathara faithful.
Monkey Forest
Another legend tells that the inhabitants of these forests are exhausted soldier ape in battle to kill Ravana. Monkeys fell along with the mountains and forests bungkahan used squeeze the body of Ravana then settled in the woods.Another story says that a royal princess named Anang Mengwi in love, failed to become engaged, finally fled into nearby woods and became a hermit.On the flight that he was not wearing any garment, so must wear long hair to cover part of her most forbidden. He failed to fulfill his dream and died in mysterious. Local communities believe that the goddess had become Bethari Mayangsari.
