Garden of Faith Tourism, Religious Tourism Site Dairi

“Sitinjo, An Unique Spiritual Tourism Site.” So an English-language national media homeland, January 9, 2005 interpret religious panorama of nature tourism that will Dairi we stopped. It is located in District Sitinjo, 3 kilometers from the City Sidikalang.

The car still drove across the black asphalt. The scene outside the cabin as we pulled to soon arrive at the destination. It impatiently. Fauzi, the photographer began to busy adjusting the camera. “It’s certainly interesting,” he said.

Before long, the car swerved to the left, through a portal that reads “Faith Park”. Taman Wisata Iman, an appropriate name for the location that contains a million of this meaning. Pine lined brings coolness to the eye. Then, one by one house of worship buildings of worship of each religion seems to stand strong. All houses of worship there. As if Dairi want to show that religion variety harmonious and united to each other is something of great value and worth invested.

Our car climbed the winding road. But for Christians, winding streets and climbing believed to have its own spiritual value. For them, walking along the Nature Trail Faith likens the journey of Jesus carried the cross to Golgotha Peak.

They laughed, smiled. Looked something in their faces. Comfortable. And, they certainly different religions.

“That’s the main function. Recalling the sufferings of Jesus or The Passion of the Christ as in the film was composed by Mel Gibson, “said Secretary Sub Anton Sihaloho Sitinjo full meaning.

Approximately 100 meters after climbing the winding road, the journey we stopped. A monastery was standing right on the left side of the road. Saddhavadana monastery its name. This monastery was established in 2002 and now until it always crowded local Buddhists to any field, even other cities.

Entering the inside of the monastery, a moment of silence was. A statue of Buddha sitting cross-legged with palms up to the front while the left hand supporting an elbow from below. Dim the lights dim lights make the atmosphere even more sacred. Echoes softly with guard monasteries can still be heard rolling in between the buildings.

Travel back to continue. “Mary Cave, ” Make us wonder. We were soon off. Before getting there we had to pass through the paths decreases. Carpet of flowers a bit disturbing thoughts to paradise. Peaceful.

Way down, though tiring but at least a meaning stay out from there. Reliefs depicting the journey of suffering of Jesus before ascending into heaven (The Passion of the Christ) was alive. The statues were described when Jesus was tried, tortured, bore the cross to the summit Golgata until finally He was crucified and buried in a cave.

Several small cottage with an open window overlooking the valley and the hills enliven the church building next to the reliefs. While waiting for a family who were praying, the Christian visitors are still able to be patient with a swing and some wooden seats in a park not far from the cottage prayer.

Still half way. Felt tired climbing up and down the winding road, we rested for a moment. Beautiful natural scenery. The air smelled of pine scent everywhere. Student children appear in droves. Several families gathered to enjoy great lunch mats. They laughed, smiled. Looked something in their faces. Comfortable. And, they certainly different religions.

We finally arrived at a building the Kaaba mosque and relief at his side, after a few minutes to visit the temple for the Hindu religion. Appropriate building overlooking the valley with a garden and a wooden seat in front of him. From here the view will look towards Sub SUMBUL.

Reviving the Kaaba was surrounded by flowers. Some visitors seemed absorbed in aiming his camera lens. There are also walking around the park looking at him for long. This journey to the top of the Faith Park.

While enjoying the meal hot coffee, the day began that afternoon, back terenung in my heart that this is the gift of the Lord.