Lingsar Temple

"Lingsar Temple Gate"

          

            Lingsar Temple is oldest temple in Lombok Island. Lingsar Temple was located in Lingsar village, Lingsar Temple was build by Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Karang Asem on 1774. Lingsar Temple is the combination temple with Hindu religion and Islam religion, but it's has a different with normally Islam. The islam people is have a line of religion , the local people called Waktu Telu. The Islam people in Lingsar Temple area has 3 ( Three ) time to take a pray same like Hindu's people at 06.00 AM, 12.00 PM, 06.00 PM. Hindus people and Islam help each other to manage and mantain it, even Lingsar Temple has a big ceremony one a year. That there is harmony between us. 

        Lingsar temple has 3 part of building the first is Gaduh Temple, Kemalik Temple and Pesiraman Temple, Lingsar Temple also held a ceremony, if you want to see Ketupat "war" please come to Lingsar temple in they held a ceremony between November or December. The word war it's mean not the generally war but in this war used Ketupat. Ketupat will be a weapon in this war. Ketupat is a traditional food from Lombok island. Ketupat is a rice boiled but the rice is covered by coconut leaf before. The meaning of this war is to say thank you to the God for they life, food, and incame.

The war is start around 4 - 5 PM. The Hindu's people stand on Kemalik temple and the Islam people stand in the out side of kemalik Temple. Thsi war held on a year at the same time of ceremony in Lingsar Temple.