Tirta Empul Temple
Pura Tirta Empul
A water temple founded in 962 around the holy spring that feeds the Pakerisan River, where Balinese come for melukat purification.
- Address
- Manukaya, Tampaksiring, Gianyar
- Area
- Tampaksiring, Gianyar (South-central)
About
Tirta Empul dates from the Warmadewa dynasty, and the central courtyard's two pools with 30 spouts are used for melukat, ritual purification. Many foreign visitors also bathe; wear a sarong and sash, keep out of areas reserved for worship, and note that by local custom women who are menstruating do not enter temple grounds. A villa built for President Sukarno's 1954 visit overlooks the temple from the hill.
- Founded 962
- Holy spring pools
- Melukat purification
- Sukarno-era villa above
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