In Lontar Prekempa Mount Agung told Lord Shiva sent Sang Hyang Tri Murti to save the earth. Lord Brahma down transformed into a Naga Ananta Bhoga. Lord Vishnu incarnated as Naga Basuki. God Iswara become Dragon Taksaka. Naga Basuki incarnation of Lord Vishnu's head to move the Ocean to evaporate sea becomes cloudy. Its tail is a tail scales the mountain and into the thick trees in the forest. Head Naga Basuki was symbolized by Pura Goa Lawah and tail soars high as Mount Agung. Central tail in Pura Goa King, one of the temples at Besakih Temple complex.
Therefore, in the ancient caves at Pura Goa Raja was allegedly penetrating to the Pura Goa Lawah.
Because there is an earthquake in 1917, it became a closed cave.
Pura Goa Lawah existence is stated in some manuscripts, such as Papyrus Papyrus USANA Bali and also Babad Pasek. In Lontar Lawah stated Pura Goa was built at the initiative of MPU XI Kuturan century AD and again restored to extended in the XV century AD.
In Bali USANA Lontar Kuturan stated that the MPU has a work called "Babading Wawu Anyeneng Dharma 'which it states on the establishment of several temples in Bali, including Pura Goa Lawah saka year and also includes 929 or 107 AD. Hindus in Bali generally perform as the closing ceremony of Mount Nyegara Wedana Atma ceremony also called Nyekah, Memukur or Maligia. This ceremony serves as a statement in a sacred ritual that atman diupacarai families that have reached Dewa Pitara. Mount Nyegara ceremony was generally done at Pura Goa Lawah and Pura Besakih Pura Goa one of them to the King.
Pujawali or piodalan at Pura Goa is to worship Bhatara Lawah Tengahing and Sang Hyang Segara Basuki done every Anggara Love Medangsia. In the viscera (the inside) Pura, precisely at the mouth of the cave there are pelinggih Sanggar General as a cult Sang Hyang Tunggal. There Meru Tumpang Three as pesimpangan Bhatara Andakasa.
There Gedong Limasari as Pelinggih Dewi Sri and Gedong Limascatu as Pelinggih Bhatara Vishnu. Two pelinggih this as worship God as Sang Hyang Segara Basuki and Bhatara Tengahing.
Also, talk about the culinary, along the road near the Temple Cave is bebepa Lawah seafood stalls which provide satay and grilled fish. Do not forget to also stop by tasting the delicious local culinary tenan ..