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Pura Belanjong lies in southern Sanur and is a significant archaeological site because of the famous Prasati Blanjong, a 177cm stone pillar that dates back to AD 914, built by Warmadewa Dynasty's Buddhist King Sri Kesari Varma, which makes it the oldest Balinese inscription that mentions a royal name. What is also very significant about this ...
As writer Miguel Covarrubias penned in his 1937 book Island of Bali, “Besakih is Bali’s most impressive temple in its austere simplicity and its grandiosity, with hundreds of black merus rising from everywhere to the misty sky.” Indeed this vast complex of puras situated one-third of the way up Gunung Agung, Bali’s hol...
The temple Pura Bukit Dharma is located on top of the hill, Kutri in Hurry village, which is about five hundred meters north of Blahbatu. This temple features a number of sculptures and statues that date back to over 800 years. The most prominent statue is one from the 11th century, of the six-armed goddess Durga. It is believed that Goddess Durga ...
A massive and ancient kepuh tree stands in the middle of the only courtyard of this tranquil hillside temple near the village of Ujung. Legend has it, it sprung from a sapling where princess of the fifth generation of the Karangasem dynasty and her blessed son, Prince Ida Bhatara Alit Sakti, planted it and then disappeared....
Situated on the banks of the Pekerisan River in Tegallinggah Village, this ancient site that supposedly dates back to the 12th century, consists of several temples that are literally carved into the cliff faces of both sides of the river. Surrounded by panoramic rice paddies, the entrance to this complex brings you down a steep flight of stai...
