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Set on the verdant southern slopes of Bali’s second tallest peak known as Coconut Shell Mountain, is another of the island’s important sad kahyangan axial temples. Built in homage to the mountain and lake gods, this unusual type of pura taman temple (which means it was maintained by a king and has a place to bathe) was purported...
A solemn martyr’s graveyard commemorating Bali’s last puputan (fight to the death) and last stand of Indonesia’s national hero, 29-year-old Lt. Col. I Gusti Ngurah Rai, along with his 94-man resistance movement in the fierce Battle of Marga against the overwhelming Dutch military on November 20th, 1946. A 17m monument in Mar...
Located in the village of Kerambitan that has historical significance as the seat of an old branch of Tabanan royalty. This Royal Palace of Kerambitan was founded in the 13th century on 4 hectares of land and has been the abode of the Kerambitan Royal Family ever since. The palace compound which actually consists of two palaces, Puri Gede a...
Located on 6 hectares in Sanggulan Village, Tabanan is the Mandila Mathika Subak, or Subak Museum is dedicated to Bali’s world renowned irrigation system that dates back over 1000 years. The museum features an exhibition hall, ancient artifacts, lontar manuscripts, old photographs, an actual 1-hectare subak field and other items relat...
Quite likely the biggest attraction in the fertile Tabanan Regency, otherwise known as Bali’s rice basket, is Pura Pakendungan or Tanah Lot Temple, as it’s better known today. A spectacular holy landmark that was founded in the 16th century by the wandering Javanese priest Danghyang Nirartha who was so taken by the dramatic beauty...
