Narmada Park,West Lombok,Indonesia

Narmada Park is located in the Village Lembuah, District Narmada, West Lombok regency, about 10 kilometers east of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Park covering an area of about 2 ha was built in 1727 by the King of Mataram Lombok, Anak Agung Ngurah Karang Asem, a place Pakelem ceremony held every full moon Caka fifth year (October-November). In addition to the ceremony, Narmada Park is also used as a royal retreat during the dry season.

The name is taken from Narmadanadi Narmada, Ganges children very sacred in India. For Hindus, the water is a sacred element that gives life to all beings in this world. Water emanating from the ground (spring water) associated with Tirta Amerta (water of immortality) that emanates from Kensi Sweta Kamandalu. First possibility Narmada name used to name names that spring to form a pond and a river in that place. Gradually used to describe the entire complex of temples and Narmada Park.

The King built this park is intended to facilitate the Pakelem ceremony is usually performed at Segara Anak and chaired by the King. Pakelem or Meras ceremony held each year Danoe once at Segara Anak. Peak of this event is melarung objects made of gold, water animals such as shrimp, fish or turtles that have been given a sentence or magical characters. Another goal is not to ask God for an abundance of happiness, prosperity and prayers for the king who was ruling. Due to the age and condition of the king was not possible to do the ceremony at Segara Anak, the park was created, but this place just for the ceremony while the float-food only be viewed in the Segara Anak done by his assistants.

Narmana Park Complex Narmana Park Complex in Lombok it can be divided into several sections, namely the main gate, jabalkap, twin lake, gate bracelet / paduraksa, mukedes, padmawangi lake, Loji hall, bright hall, patandaan, sakapat buildings, halls bancingah, Pura hump and Pura Lingsar. The following described portions of the Narmada Park from the main gate. The main gate arch-shaped bit and are in the north. After the main gate we will enter jabalkap pages, in which the lake twins. Jabalkap in the south there is a gate called the Gate Bracelet or Paduraksa linking between pages jabalkap with mukedes page. On this page there are several pieces mukedes buildings, among others Sanggah Temple, Hall and Hall Pamerajan Loji (one of the buildings of the king's residence). To the southeast there mukedes yard gate that leads to pasarean page. On this page there are also paseran Loji Hall, Lake Padmawangi, Pawedayan, pawargan, Center of Light, and a new building that does not clear status. Light Center is a building that serves as a place to rest / sleep a king, The stage is made entirely of wood. The top of the building that used to enjoy the open view of the Meru temple east. Doors and windows Light Center is a single-month pattern and vegetation. In the east there pasarean pages or Pura Pura Narmada hump. Architectural forms resembling punden berundak. The most sacred part located in the central courtyard on the top step (temples in Bali are generally the most sacred pages is the most backward). These temples belong to the universe or pretend play is common to all believers in Hindu Dharma and is one of eight old temples on the island of Lombok. Narmada Temple is located on the cliff berundak-step, was beneath the cliffs of the valley there is a swimming pool a mermaid and child immediately. South pasarean pages are patandaan page. On this page there are two patandaan building the kind wantilan sakapat or open stage four-poster. On this page often held various performances. While in the south bancingah page Patandaan there. All that was left on this page is now just a wall around the yard with a two-bit gate. In addition, there is also a Hall petirtaan water source comes from Mount Rinjani. Petirtaan Hall is also a meeting place of three water sources, namely Suranadi, Lingsar, and the Narmada. Because the eyes water from Mount Rinjai and a meeting place of three other springs, the water in Central petirtaan believed to make people who drank and washed his face with water in it will stay young.