Indonesian celebrated Kartini Day on 21th April annually. Kartini is a name of Indonesian woman that struggled for women emancipation. Because of her Indonesian women could go to school and their position are not lower than men anymore so that Indonesian appreciate her through celebrate her birthday as national holiday. Actually, Indonesia has several other National Heroines; Cut Nyak Dien, Christina Marthatiahahu, and many more.

Obviously, Bali also has heroine although not many people know about her and she is not admitted as a National Heroine yet. Her name was Ida I Dewa Agung Istri Kanya. Her father was a King of Klungkung. She had a step brother named Tjokorda Rai, the only one successor of Klungkung kingdom at that time.

In 1815 Tjokorda Rai ascended the throne entitled Ida I Dewa Agung Putra II while Istri Kanya assisted him leading the kingdom. Istri Kanya played a big role in wiping out the colonizer from Klungkung. She was known as a woman with outstanding characters, stubborn, and firm.

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Pura Goa Lawah, Bat Cave Temple, lies just three km northeast of Kusamba Harbor and nine km east of Klungkung on the left side of dramatic road paralleling the sea with uninterrupted views of sea and Nusa Penida. As its name suggests Pura Gua Lawah houses a holy cave begins at the foot of rocky cliff and is said to extend all the way to the base of Mount Agung.

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Oral tradition says the cave leads to Pura Goa (cave temple) within the Besakih temple complex some 30 km away. A tale is told how a prince of Mengwi actually entered the sacred cave to prove that he was the rightful descendent of Mengwi king, and emerged at Besakih, but his feat was never duplicated – entering the cave is now forbidden.

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