Pura Desa Gede Peliatan is located in Peliatan, a village famous for it’s royal families and history of performing arts, most notably dancers and musicians.  Pura Desa Gede Peliatan is a compound of adjoining temples, the Pura Puseh, Pura Desa and Pura Agung.  The temples features incredibly elaborate sculptures and traditional paintings.

A temple anniversary occurs every 210 days (6 Balinese months of 35 days each), alternating between a “big” ceremony of 4 days and a “small” ceremony of 1 to 2 days, although the preparations for the ceremony usually starts weeks earlier.

The Pura Desa is one of the “Kahyangan Tiga” in the Village of Ubud (three major temples in each village of Bali).

Pura Puseh – Temple for the God Wisnu, the Preserver.
Pura Desa – Temple for the God Brahma, the Creator.
Pura Dalem – Temple for the God Shiva, the Destroyer and his consort Durga.

The significance of this special ceremony is to harmonize the three worlds in accordance with Bali Hindu belief. These worlds are:

Bhur – level of the lower beings
Bwah – level of the humans
Swah – level of the Gods

Although it is the village community of Desa Adat Ubud that cares for and worships at the Pura Desa Ubud, the ceremonies are open to all who wish to attend and who are prepared to follow the rules of dress and behavior of the established tradition.