About this place

Pura Uluwatu Temple

Pura Uluwatu is one of Bali's most sacred temples in Bali, located at southern part of Bali and the most beautiful classical combination of Balinese and Javanese architecture connected in legend of two figures important in the history of Shiva and Buddha religion, it was built by holy priest from east of Java named Mpu Kuturan thought have been built around 11 century and in the next of 500 years later was reformed by Dang Hyang Nirartha the great Javanese Brahman priest who come to Bali from Blambangan in east Java, he made various modification to many great temples, annotated Balinese sacred literature and invented a few thousand rituals, led some succesfull crusades to Lombok island, He designated and maker the holy water, called Tirta. after retired from his long spiritual journey in this Island as masterpiece. some fisherman saw the light from that temple toward to the sky and the priest itself disappear  to unite with the supreme of the God