About West Bali

Jayaprana grave located at Teluk Terima in Buleleng District (part of West Bali) ,a short distance down the road, it's about 4 hours travel from Singaraja, if you came from Tabanan it about 2-3 hours and it's very worth to visit, jayaprana grave have a beatifull view , a Jayaprana statue, lot of monkey but not much like in sangeh :D , a well that the rumours said have a very fragrant smell, when Galungan, Kuningan or certain day in Hindu the people ususally go there to pray.

Jayaprana it self is a legend, he is a loyal servant of King Kalianget who raise him since kid because jayaprana is an orphan, one day jayaprana meet his love Layonsari who is daughter of Banjar(1) Sekar 'Jero Bendesa(2)' , not so long then they married, but not for long , because Kalianget king is secretly obsessive with Layonsari. With all kind of trick the king try to sunder this couple, one day jayaprana send to Teluk Terima with General Sawunggaling, that stab jayaprana in the jungle. When the king know that jayaprana has died, the king try lying to layonsari that he's not who kill her husband and persuade layonsari to marry with him, but layonsari knwo that the king is behind of jayaprana dead, layonsari refuse the king and then commit suicide, the king is very angry, he killed people around him, finally he died in his own people hand. That what i know about the story of Jayaprana and it very famous arround Bali, so if you came to Bali particulary west bali (Buleleng or Jembrana) try to visiting Jayaprana Grave

Note :
1. Banjar is part from a village , in bali a village can cover 2 or more Banjar
2. Jero Bendesa is a leader of traditional Balinnes village