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The distinguishing aspect of this village temple is the fact that the central courtyard is higher than the more holy inner courtyard. It is also one of the important puras created by the the 11th century Javanese high priest Mpu Kuturan....
Legend has it that sacred Mount Batu Karu was once inhabited by the offspring of the god Pasupati about 70 years after the creation of the world making Pura Luhur Batu Karu one of the six important directional temples of Bali as well as the state temple for West Bali when Tabanan was an independent dynasty. Situated in a clearing with lush ju...
Resting above Lake Bratan atop the summit rim of Gunung Catur, Pura Pucak Mangu is another one of Bali’s holy sad-kahyangan directional temples that was built by the first king of Mengwi. This remote jungle pura is remotely located and difficult to access via a 6km trek but once at the clearing where the temple is located there are amaz...
Built in the early 18th century and featuring an outer wall constructed in red brick, Pura Sada was once the sanctuary of the Mengwi kingdom. Located behind the temple prasada are 54 seat/shrines that are said to pay homage to the 54 followers who brought the cremated remains of one of the rulers of Mengwi to be cast into the sea from a boat....
Quite likely Bali’s most visited and photographed temple, the iconic Tanah Lot temple (‘Sea Temple of The Earth’) occupies an incredibly dramatic position atop a black rocky outcrop that juts into the sea. It was said to have been created by Hindu sage Danghyang Nirartha in the 16th century out of his sheer reverence to the ...
