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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...
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...
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...
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...
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....