Temple, large or small, plain or elaborate are found everywhere on the island, especially in Bali. Besides the house temple in every compound, each village must have at least three temples such as;
the Pura Desa, Pura Puseh, and Pura Dalem, if it is to be considered a complete village community. There are countless others; the subak temples, the clan temples, the banjar temples, and those shrines near the public bathing place dedicated to the spirits of the lakes and springs. Those of them are small temple in Bali, did you know the large temple in Bali? It is very famous temple in Bali that we call Besakih, Mother temple. It is the first temple built in Bali or well known with Mother Temple, built by the Javanese high priest Rsi Markandeya who traveled to Bali in 8th century. Besakih Temple has big complex of temple included the family temple who add later by another Javanese high priest Danghyang Nirartha in 16th century. The main temple courtyard is “Penataran Agung” has a triple throne called “Padmasana Tiga” with separate seats of the trinity gods Brahma, Wisnu and Siwa. It is very big and large temple of all Bali, flourishes with festivities high on the slope of Gunung Agung Volcano. To enter this temple, you pass through the monumental candi bentar, split gate. Resembling o tower cut in two halves; this passageway probably takes its form from the old candi monuments of ancient java.

Many tourist are interested to visit it because of their antiquity or because they were found under extraordinary circumstance, these objects are considered divine gifts to the own sake. There are no idols in Bali. Both a thing and a person may be respected as holy because of a spiritual presence which dwells within.

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Gunung Kawi temple is estimated to have been made into a sojourn or hermitage by mahareshi from java. Rishi Markandeya hundreds of years ago. At that time , he was undertaking pilgrimage mission from Java to Bali. A stone plate was found where the Maharishi formerly performed austerity when he first set foot there. That’s why the place is known as Sebatu Village.
Other tales tell that sebatu is assumed to be derived from word Sauh and Maserod ( slipping) on a stone. The name of sebatu is associated with unique chronicle of Maya Denawa, a despotic king administering Bali hundreds of years a go. At the time his feet slipped on the stone and that’s how the word sebatu came to be and is still used today.

Gunung Kawi has now become a tourist object, well located and having tranquil atmosphere. In this place there are 10 showers ( spring) having magical quality. They are believed to have quality of curing illness or are medicinal for any kind of calamity striking people, in most cases many visitors do not only only pay a call on this place, but also do worship with simple oblation related to melukat ( purification bathing) in the hope they could avoid illness, obstacles and calamity. Foreign tourist began visiting this temple since 1976. Apart from the climate of its beautiful and serene nature, some of its building are original ones and have magical elements. There are at least 50 visitor coming daily to this object. Predominantly, they come from Italy, America and France among others.

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Pura taman ayun is beautifully appointed temple, with its own surrounding moat, in the village at mengwi, 18 Km west of Denpasar. The history of this temple is closely associated with the beginning of raja kingdom of Mengwi, in 1627 B.C. it was built in 1634 AD at that time the ruler of the first Raja of Mengwi, I gusti Agung Ngurah Agung who later become known as Ida Cokorda Sakti Blambangan. As the royal family temple of the Raja of Mengwi, this temple is a place to worship the royal ancestor who find their rest in a special shrine known as the “Gedong Paibon”. Following the pattern of most Balinese temples, Pura Taman Ayun have three connecting temple yards. The innermost sanctum is known as ” Utama Mandala”( The Highest Circle), the middle yard as ” Madia Mandala” and the outer as ” Nista Mandala” (The humble circle).
The enter the main sanctum one must pass through a raised gateway, known as Kori agung (Paduraksa) and the the gateway between the outer and middle connect in a split gate, known as “Candi Bentar”. Apart form the “Gedong Paibon”, didicated to one ancestor, in the middle courtyard are other shrine dedicated to the various main temples in Bali. This shrine were built by Raja to ensure that his kingdom and people would able to share in the prosperity and fertility of the nation, and also to enable all the people at Mengwi to conduct the religious ceremonies at the temple, such as ” meajar-ajar” and to request holy water to protect the rice fields from pestilence, etc. There is also another shrine in the middle courtyard dedicated to the “Pasek Badak” a famous here of bygone days from Raja’s Troop. The extensive temple grounds of Taman Ayun also function as a resting place for the royal family, covering 4 hectares of land ; temples and surrounded by large moat, which use to full of lotus and lily flowers of all colours and around the edges of the moat can be found frangipani, cempaka, kenanga and other perfumed flowering ress as well as mangoestein, durian, manggo and rambutan fruit trees. The temple has always been strongly influenced by the ups and down at the Rajadom of Mengwi. In 10th, Raja Mengwi ” Igusti Agung Made Agung” lost the battle and had to retreat to escape with life in to the bordering eastern district, during the victorious Raja Of Badung the temple was never looked after properly, and the temple building deteriorated due to lack of care. In year 1911 AD, part of royal family return to their family seat at Mengwi and Pura Taman Ayun was restored, however on 20th January 1917 a violent earth-quake damaged many of existing building, repairs have been done in stage to return the temple to its original condition. The odalan’ Temple festival’ at Pura Taman Ayun falls every 210 days on day known as ” Selasa Kliwon Wuku Medangsia”. Many tourists used to visit the temple, before the second world war the family of Puri Gede Menwi still maintain the temple, assisted by committee made up of the local traditional leader such as the village official from the Mengwi District.

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Have you heard about this Temple or probably you have visited while you are in Bali for holiday, yes ! Tanah Lot is one of popular tourist destination, here you can find uniqe balinese temple and amazing sunset or you can get holy-water which is a fresh water coming out from the Rock at the cave below of the temple ( fresh water at the sea)
Here is Tanah Lot History according to Balinese History – In the days of the ancient East Javanese Kingdom of Majapahit, there lived a famous saint called Dang Hyang Dwi Jendra. He was highly respected by all for his service to kingdom and its people in all matter relating to their prosperity, spiritual well-being and social harmony. He was well known for his dedication to “Dharma Yatra”-or spreading of the Hindu Religion, in lombok he was known as Tuan Semeru or Lord of Semeru. Semeru is a great volcano in East Java.

During his mission to bali in the 15th century, the ruler of Bali at that time was Raja or King Dalem Waturenggong, welcomed the saint and treated him with great respect. His teaching spread like wild fire in Bali, as he instructed and preached the way of Dharma or Duty. He also erected many temples in order to raise the spiritual awareness and deepen the understanding of the religious doctrines of Hinduism among the people of Bali.

It said that in his old age, whilst carrying his mission of Dharma Yatra at Rambut Siwi, he was led by a holy light toward east. He followed the light to its radiant source which was a fresh water spring. Not far from the spring he came to an extremely beautiful location known by local people as Gili Beo, in Balinese Gili means Coral or rock and Beo means bird- it was a huge rock in the shape of the bird. He paused at the place to meditate and pray to the good of the sea.

After a while the local people come from the village of Neraban, and he preached to them. The leader of the people was known as Bendesa Beraban Sakti or the Holy Leader of Beraban.

Up to that time, the local religious beliefs had been based on monotheism. In no time, the news spread of the presence of Dang Hyang Dwijendra, a teacher of religion and many of the villager became his disciples, gradually the follower of Bendesa Beraban began to leave him follow the new ways. This angered Bendesa Beraban and he gathered his follower and went to the saint and demanded that he leave the area, with his mystical power strength the saint lifted the great rock on which had been sitting and cast it to the sea. He the transformed his scarf into a snake and commanded them to stand guard at his refuge. He then named the place ” Tengah Lot” which means land in the middle of the sea.

Eventually the bendesa beraban acknowledged the spiritual powers of Dang Hyang Dwijendra and he himself learned the ways and doctrines preached by holy-man and become his most faithfully follower and spread the massage to his own people to join the Hindhu faith.

As a taken gratitude, before taking his leave the saint presented a holy keris or dagger, known as Jaramenara, to the head of the village. This ancient keris is kept to this day in the temple of Puri Kediri and is a highly treasured relic. Every year at Kuningan day a special ceremony is held to honour the mystical keris-on the day known as Rebo Kliwon Langkir which happens every 210 days according to the Balinese calender.

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