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Up till 1907, Bangli was one of the nine kingdoms of Bali. The capital has a famous Hindu temple, the Pura Kehen, which dates from the 11th century. Bangli also has one village, and lies surrounding a hill, Demulih. The northern part of the district includes the main road to the north coast passing through Kintamani and around the crater in which Gunung Batur sits. From the Demulih hill, Bali Island, particularly its southern ... Read more

Dalem Penunggekan Temple

This ‘Temple of The Dead’ is best known for the stone reliefs on it’s outer walls that graphically depict the horrors that may possibly await souls destined for heaven and hell as recounted by Uma, Ganesha, Shiva and Raksasa. Death by impalement, boiling alive, hanging, burning alive and devouring by demons are just a few of...

Kehen Temple

As the largest and holiest temple in this regency, Pura Kehen (from kuren, or house temple) serves as the residence of the spirits of the kingdom of Bangli and is where all its kings were crowned. This important ancestral temple located in Cempaga Village was built on a hillside in the 11th century by Sri Brahma Kemuti Ketu and features eight terra...

Langgar Temple

What makes this red-bricked, mosque-like temple in Bunutin Village such an anomaly amongst the thousands of puras in Bali is the fact that both Hindus and Muslims worship here. The temple was built over three centuries ago by I Dewa Ms Wilis, the King of Bunutin who was a descendant of the Blambangan King of East Java and is a testament to th...

Tegeh Koripan Temple

Located in the village of Sukawana and on the summit of Gunung Penulisan is the ninth century Pura Tegeh Koripan, also known as Pura Puncak Penulisan. It has the distinction of being the pura with the highest elevation on the island (1,745 meters) with access via 335 steps. In the bale of this multi-terraced are a number of ancient ston...

Tirta Harum Temple

This royal ‘Temple of The Fragrant Spring’ takes its name from a nearby holy water source. It is believed that the ancestor of the present-day dynasty of Bangli was born here....

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