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Another one of Bali’s important nine directional temples, this dramatic pura carved out of the mountainside is located 25 meters from the ocean near the village of Banyupoh. It commemorates a holy spring discovered by the Hindu sage Danghyang Nirartha in the 16th century and is home to packs of macaques that are considered sacred to the...
This subak (rice field) temple located situated in the village of Sangsit is dedicated to Dewi Sri the goddess of rice and fertility and was built on the site of a well in the 15th century making it one of the oldest pura in North Bali. Most noted for it’s incredibly ornate northern Bali-style of stone carving and ostentatious architect...
This village, whose name translates to ‘watch out for yourself’ after the slogan of the resistance led by the prince and national hero Gusti Ketut Jelantik agains the Dutch in the 1840’s, is the site of another baroquely designed Temple of The Dead dedicated to Durga. Extravagant sculptures of the witch Rangda mark the domin...
Located in Bali’s northernmost tip in the village of Kubutambahan, is the agricultural village temple Pura Maduwe Karang (Temple of The Owner of the Land) dedicated to corn and coffee crops grown on the arid landscape of the area. A number of stone relief carvings may be found on the temple walls, the most unusual of which is a depictio...
Located in Banyupoh village and built in homage to Ida Betara Ratu Mas Melanting, this temple dedicated to the god of prosperity is busiest on the auspicious day Kajeng Kliwon Purnama when devotees come from all over Bali to receive blessings for their business pursuits. The inner compound of this pura features a small but picturesque pond as...