Pura Luhur Uluwatu Temple

The Uluwatu Temple is located at the most extreme point of the Bukit Peninsula in southwestern Bali. This Hindu temple is located at an altitude of 80 meters.

Despite the fact that as an architectural structure, this temple does not strike with any special luxury and splendor, the views from here are completely beautiful. The temple of Uluvatu was founded in the XI century by the Balinese saint Mpu Kuturana, and in the XV century the legendary St. Nirartha lived here.

In memory of St. Nirartha, a three-tiered pagoda was erected at the very edge of the cliff. Legend has it that it was installed exactly at the place where during meditation the great saint reached nirvana. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, only representatives of the royal dynasty could pray in the temple of Uluvatu, but later access was open to all believers. Now you can not go inside the temple at any time - tourists are forbidden to enter here during religious ceremonies. In the forest, which is located around the temple of Uluvatu, there are many monkeys, who are cared for by the servants of the temple. Tourists are also allowed to feed these sacred animals.