The Beauty of Bedugul

Bedugul Bali is a tourist attraction located in a hills with a very cool weather where there is also a lake called "Beratan" Lake.

In Bedugul there is a temple called "ulun danu", located at the edge of the "Beratan" lake. People there trust that the Ulun Danu temple is a place where the "Sri" goddes or known as goddes of fertilty resides.

Ulun Danu Beratan temple complex consists of four, namely:

Linga Petak temple, Penataran Pucak Mangu temple, Terate Bang temple and the Dalem Purwa temple which used as a place to praise God's grace in its manifestation as the Tri Murti god, in order to invoke the grace of fertility, prosperity, human well-being and everlasting universe.

Location

Bedugul located in the "Candi kuning" village, Baturit Ditrict, Tabanan regency. With approximately 45 km away from downtown of Tabanan regency and about 50 km to the north of Denpasar city along the highway. This temple is located in the edge of Beratan Lake.

History

Ulun Danu Beratan history is known from archaeological and historical data contained in the papyrus of "Babad Mengwi". To the left of the front yard of Ulun Danu temple there is a sarcophagus and a stone board, which comes from megalithic period, around 500 BC. Both artifacts are now placed above Babaturan, an estimated place where Ulun Danu temple located in the past. This place has been used as a place to perform rituals since ancient megalithic period.