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Subak Museum is a museum exhibit and displays the collection of agriculture/farming tools and traditional irrigation system of Bali called Subak . Subak Museum is also becoming one of the most visited tourist destination for the educational tour by students or tourists both domestic and foreign tourists in the center of Tabanan. Subak Museum Sanggulan Tabanan is located in the village of Banjar Anyar, sub-district of Kediri, Tabanan Regency , Bali Indonesia. Distance from the city of Denpasar is approximately 21 kilometers or about 47 minutes. The Museum of Subak, Bali Subak Museum History The history of the Subak Museum is originated from an idea initiated by I Gusti Ketut Kaler on August 17, 1975, which aims to preserve the traditional institution of Subak as the nation's cultural heritage, and to introduce to young generation and tourists about the traditional irrigation system that is unique in Bali. I Gusti Ketut Kaler is an expert in custom and religion, at the time was w...

Subak is an organization owned by the farmers in Bali that specifically regulates water management or watering systems/irrigation of rice fields traditionally, the existence of Subak is a manifestation of the philosophy/concept of Tri Hita Karana . Tri Hita Karana is derived from the word " Tri " meaning three, " Hita " which means happiness/well-being and " Karana " which means the cause. It can be concluded that the Tri Hita Karana means "Three things causes the creation of happiness and well-being". Its application in the Subak System as follows: Parahyangan is a harmonious relationship between human and God. Pawongan is a harmonious relationship between human and his neighbor. Palemahan is the harmonious relationship between human and nature and the environment. The word " Subak " is a word that comes from the Balinese language, the word was first seen in the inscription of Pandak Bandung that has numbers 1072 AD. The word ...