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Situated on the secluded island of Nusa Penida, and also known as Pura Penataran Agung Ped, this temple compound is one of the most sought after holy places in Bali due to its reputation as a shrine to the Earth and the Divine, thus connecting the spiritual and physical. Legend has it that prayer and meditation at this temple will grant eternal equ...
Eerily beautiful, this ‘Temple of Death Rites’, otherwise known as Pura Dalem Sidan is dedicated to Merajapati, the guardian spirit of the dead. Considered by some to be one of the spookiest temples on the island, Pura Dalem Sidan was built in the 17th century by I Dewa Gede Pindi, and features a bell tower on which depictions of a le...
Pura Gado is located an hour out of Nyuhkuning, accessed via a shaky girder bridge over the Oos River. The temple showcases a bizarre mix of Buddhist stupas and primitive Polynesian attributes. Take a short walk south of this village and find Goa Raksasa nestled in the rice fields, a beautiful meditation spot in a Javanese-style temple alcove frame...
Created in 1912 by Kiyang Gelinduh, the gamelan jegog ensembles found only in Jembrana, West Bali are made up of 14 instruments constructed from massive bamboo ‘xylophone’ tubes (measuring three meters in length with 60+cm diameters) that resonate mightily with low-pitched melodic reverberations which may be felt as well as heard.&nbs...;
More commonly known by its acronym GWK, Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a 240-hectare cultural park that has been used as a venue for many large international events. Dedicated to the God Visnu and his mythical eagle mount, Garuda, the park’s most significant feature are the statues of the two figures that were, upon completion, meant to be t...