This Indonesian language article is a rendering of 'Arca Bhatara-Bhatari di Pura Saab Nusa Penida' (Devine Statues at Saab Temple, Nusa Penida), a thesis by Resud Sugitawan (2003), Archaeology department at Universitas Udayana, Denpasar. Notes: contents were left out; spelling of several names of writers (e.g. in the Daftar Pustaka) were updated.
RADITYA (No.253, Agustus 2018) published an editorial (by Nyasa) and article (by Putra) on this curious temple, described in English and published in 2014 elsewhere on this site. For the time being, below article is only in Indonesian. Check out the cartoon! Selamat membaca.
At some 200 m altitude, in the west of Nusa Penida, close to Bunga Mekar, sits the temple of Paluang, towering over steep limestone cliffs. The name of the temple could be explained as 'pa-luwang'. The prefix 'pa-' (nomen agentis) in combination with 'luwang', which in Balinese has various meanings, a.o.: lacking arm or foot; forest, jungle; the one day of the ékawara (the one-day week). This needs verification.
Australian Anthropologist Carole Muller researched various aspects of Nusa Penida in 1989, and reported on her findings in a publication entitled 'Nusa Penida, an adventure in 1990', published 2013. Amongst other subjects, Muller discusses a visit to Pura Dalem Ped. For her contribution on Nusa Penida textiles and aspects of Nusa Penida history, see elsewhere on this site. Below article contains selected text from her book, which includes a great number of historical black & white photographs (not published here). Carole Muller's book can be purchased from: http://www.blurb.com/b/4538449-nusa-penida
Australian Anthropologist Carole Muller researched various aspects of Nusa Penida in 1989, and reported on her findings in a publication entitled 'Nusa Penida, an adventure in 1990', published 2013. Muller discusses aspects of history and banishment to the island, the fate of the blacksmiths (Pande Wesi), the Bali Aga on Nusa Penida, and reports on her trip to Lembongan and various villages on 'Nusa Gede', and gives a description of the main temples, of which Pura Dalem Ped is the most important one. For her contribution on Nusa Penida textiles & Pura Dalem Ped, see elsewhere on this site. Below article is dedicated especially to Pura Batu Medahu and contains selected text from her book, which includes a great number of historical black & white photographs (not published here). Carole Muller's book can be purchased from: http://www.blurb.com/b/4538449-nusa-penida
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