Pura Ulun Danu Batur
One of the most important temples in Bali, guarding the north and dedicated to Vishnu and Dewi Danu, goddess of Lake Batur. The temple was moved and rebuilt on its present site on the caldera rim in 1926.
- Where
- Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -8.2544, 115.3361
Get the Pura Ulun Danu Batur stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pura Ulun Danu Batur. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bali volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pura Ulun Danu Batur
Mount Batur 4.9 km
An active volcano at the centre of two nested calderas in the Kintamani highlands, with a crater lake along its south-east side. Climbers set off in the dark to reach the summit for sunrise over the lake and Mount Agung.
Lake Batur 8.0 km
A crescent-shaped crater lake inside the caldera of Mount Batur in the Kintamani highlands, the largest lake in Bali. Hot springs line parts of its shore, and the volcano rises straight up from the water's western side.
Tirta Empul 18 km
A water temple near Tampaksiring built around a holy spring that wells up from the ground, which is what its name means. Balinese Hindus come to bathe under its row of stone spouts in a ritual purification called melukat.
Besakih Temple 18 km
The mother temple of Bali and the holiest site in Balinese Hinduism, sitting nearly 1,000 metres up the slopes of Mount Agung. It is not one building but a complex of 23 related temples on six terraced levels, the largest being Pura Penataran Agung.
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan 19 km
A Shaivite water temple on the shore of Lake Beratan, high in the mountains near Bedugul, its tiered shrines seeming to float on the water. The lake feeds the irrigation of the whole region, and smaller water temples downstream serve each farmers' association, or subak.
Penglipuran Village 19 km
A traditional village in Bangli whose people keep their customs in daily life, with matching family compounds lining a single stepped street. Its layout follows Tri Hita Karana, the Balinese idea of balance between God, people and nature.
Gunung Kawi 19 km
An 11th-century temple and funerary complex in a valley at Tampaksiring, split in two by the Pakerisan river. Ten shrines are carved into 7-metre niches in the cliff face, thought to honour King Anak Wungsu and his queens.
Tegallalang Rice Terraces 21 km
Rice paddies cut in steps down the sides of a valley north of Ubud, watered by Bali's old subak irrigation system. Paths lead down through the green terraces, and cafés along the road look across them.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Bali
Questions
Where is Pura Ulun Danu Batur?
Pura Ulun Danu Batur is in Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mount Batur (4.9 km), Lake Batur (8.0 km), Tirta Empul (18 km).
How do I get the Pura Ulun Danu Batur stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pura Ulun Danu Batur and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bali volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pura Ulun Danu Batur before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bali volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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