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Pura Luhur Uluwatu is spiritually important to the people of Bali, as it is one of Bali’s sacred directional temples (kayangan jagat) protecting the island from evil spirits in the southwest. Perched dramatically on the edge of a limestone cliff 70 meters above the crashing waves below, this temple is one of the many temples that pay homage t...
Its name befits the spectacular nature of this very important 11th century temple with Luhur meaning ‘something of divine origin,’ Ulu meaning ‘head’ and Watu meaning ‘rock.’ As one of the island’s sad kahyangan (six axial) temples, it’s dramatic location atop a 70m cliff top on Bali’s s...
Located on the eastern outskirts of Kuta on Jl. Tuan Lange, in an old Chinese cemetery unceremoniously situated between improvised houses and backyards lays the memorial tomb site of influential Danish trader and adviser to Bali’s kings and princes, Mads Johansen Lange who made his name in Bali and Lombok in the 1820’s and 1830’...
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...
Another one of the several sacred ceremonies held around the Kuningan holiday is Makotekan. It takes place only in Munggu Village, Mengwi and takes place from afternoon until night and is performed as a purification rite for the village that symbolizes the constant battle between good and evil. It begins with a procession of hundreds bearing sacred...
