In Denpasar City there is a tomb of a Muslim princess named Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah. Her name is certainly very familiar among Muslims, even though the spelling and pronunciation are different, that the name is the same as the name of the wife of the Prophet Muhammad, Siti Khadijah. From the books sold around the tomb, Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah, whose real name is Gusti Ayu Made Rai or also called Raden Ayu Pemecutan, is a daughter of Raja Pemecutan. But it is not clear from which King of Slaughter.
The early story of Raden Ayu Pemecutan, is like the legend of palace princesses throughout the archipelago. The princess is famous for being beautiful and loved until she becomes a royal flower. Not a few royal officials in Bali who want to propose to the princess. But disaster came, the princess suffered from jaundice. The King of Pemecutan tried to heal his favorite child, but failed to heal the princess. Until Raja Pemecutan held a competition that could cure the princess's illness, if the woman would be appointed as the king's child and if the boy would be married to Raden Ayu Pemecutan.
The news about this contest was heard by a cleric in Yogyakarta who had a protege who became king in Madura, namely Cakraningrat IV. The cleric, who in the book Raden Ayu Pemecutan's sacred history is called Syech, summoned Cakraningrat IV to Yogyakarta to take part in the competition. This Madura king left for Bali, the result is predictable Raden Ayu Pemecutan can be cured by Cakraningrat IV.
After the princess recovered, then Raden Ayu Pemecutan and Cakraningrat IV were married. Of course, in a Muslim marriage, both must be Muslim, Raden Ayu Pemecutan converted to Islam and has the title Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah. The princess was then taken to Madura by Cakraningrat IV.
Once Raden Ayu returned to Bali with 40 companions and bodyguards. Cakraningrat IV gave provisions in the form of a jar, a keris and an heirloom in the form of a hairpin which was tucked into the princess's hair. Arriving at Pemecutan kingdom, Siti Khotijah was greeted with joy. However, at that time no one knew that the princess had embraced Islam. One day when there was a Meligia or Nyekah ceremony, namely the Atma Wedana ceremony which was followed by Ngelinggihan (Menyetanakan) Betara Hyang at Pemerajan (family shrine) Puri Pemecutan, Raden Ayu Pemecutan visited Puri where he was born. On a day during a sandkala (late evening) at Puri, Raden Ayu Pemecutan alias Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah carried out prayers (maghrib prayer services) at Merajan Puri by wearing a mukena (veil). At that time one of the Patihs in Puri saw this. The governors and royal guards did not realize that Puri had embraced Islam and was praying. According to Balinese belief, this is considered strange and is said to be a follower of black magic.
As a result of the palace guard's ignorance, the 'oddities' that were witnessed in the palace courtyard made the royal bodyguards and governors furious and reported this to the King. Hearing Ki Patih's report, the King became angry. Ki Patih was ordered later to kill Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah. Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah was taken to the cemetery in an area of 9 hectares. Arriving in front of the Kepuh Kembar Temple, Raden Ayu said to the patih and his entourage "I already had a premonition about this. Because this is the king's order, then carry it out. And you need to know that at that time I was praying or praying according to Islamic belief, there was no malicious intent let alone leaking." So said Siti Khotijah.
Raden Ayu advised the patih "don't kill me with a sharp weapon, because a sharp weapon won't kill me. Kill me by using a hairpin tied with betel leaves and wrapped with threads of three colors, red, white and black (Tri Datu), stab it into my chest. When I die, smoke will come out of my body. If the smoke smells bad, then plant me. But if it emits a good smell, then give me a holy place called kramat ".
After the death of Raden Ayu, it was true that smoke was coming out of his body and it turned out that the smell that came out was very fragrant. The incident shocked the patih and guards. The feelings of the patih and his entourage became erratic, some were crying. The king became very sorry for the young decision. Raden Ayu's body was buried in that place and a sacred place called kramat was made, according to his request before he was killed. To care for the Kramat graves, Gede Sedahan Gelogor was appointed, who at that time was the head of palace affairs at Pemecutan Palace.
