Cangkuang Temple

One of the objects are to be touring the area Cangkuang Garut is a temple. Temple is reputedly Cangkuang Hindu temple that was first found in West Java. Building Cangkuang temple is located in the Village Cangkuang District Leles, which is around 17 km from Garut city center to the North or 47 km from the Jakarta-Bandung route with Leles-Situ Cangkuang. If you travel to the city of Garut Bandung direction then, you will pass Leles District where there is there. Travel to the Temple Cangkuang can be with the vehicle. Cangkuang temple is a monument built in the 8th century. 



The temple buildings Cangkuang only a part of the tourism object or Situ Lake Cangkuang the extent of about 24 Ha. Cangkuang temple located disalah one island in the lake is in the Kampung Pulo. There Cangkuang has three islands, where the third island there are many graves visited the sacred by the pilgrims in a particular month, such as the Start or Rabiul Maulid. One of the sacred tomb is the tomb of Muhammad Arief still have descendants in the village of Pulo. Eric is the descendant of Muhammad to uphold tradition, and they are very ditabukan by residents in the vicinity of Kampung Pulo. There is a uniqueness in the village of Pulo that before until now, there are only six unit building custom homes with one Langgar / Mushola. There is a peculiarity of the buildings in the shape and size of the building all the same. The uniqueness of the other is there in the Kampung Pulo is the number of families who have to remain from generation to generation of the family 6. So that each family member who has been married only permitted to live with her parents for a few days only, after that will be required to leave the house her parents to live dilingkungan them. 

For those of you who love weather and the natural and elegant atmosphere with a cool and comfortable, the Situ Cangkuang is a very appropriate choice to deliver day-to-day fatigue, or just to calm your mind. Panorama Situ Cangkuang the more elegant when you see there ketengah / lake where there are islands with a lotus flower which blooms grow and soothing hati.Anda can also get around using the traditional raft (a vehicle for transportation of water made of bamboo batangan)