Batukaru Temple

Batukaru Temple is the one of Sad Kahyangan temple in Bali as what mentioned in Kusuma Dewa lontar.  This temple is a place to pray to the God of Mahadewa or Ratu Hyang Tumuwuh. This God is believed as a guardian for plants and help them to grow well. This temple is located on the slopes of the mountain Batukaru (the second highest mountain in Bali), in Wongaya village, Penebel district, Tabanan Regency, Bali. It's around 43 Km from Denpasar. 

In front of Batukaru temple

Batukaru temple has a really great nature view. I should got tired when I just arrived in this temple, but not! The fresh air fulfill my energy :D. A long the way you get the temple, you will see a lot of big beautiful  trees. This temple is also surrounded by a lot of big trees. Even inside the temple! It just make it more perfect. It also has a big pond with a small temple inside. There are a lots of fishes instead.

The trees around the temple

The pond

Before you go to pray to the main temple, you have to pray in Beji temple. This temple is located on the left side of the temple, near the big pond. This temple also has a holy spring water outside. I also saw some butterflies around this temple. Before we enter the Beji Temple, we washed our face, hands,  and our feets. Then, we prayed to the God in this temple.  

The way to get the Beji temple

The Beji Temple

                      

Next, After the Beji temple, we can go the main temple. The main temple is just next to Beji temple. You just need to go upstairs. Also, You don't have to worry because the stairs is not as many as in Lempuyang temple. The main pelinggih in Pura Luhur Batukaru shaped candi and not Meru. This is clearly the architectural influence of East Java and India.

The main temple

The candi

After that, we can pray to the next place in this temple. This temple is only for Pasek clan. To find this temple, You just need to go straight right after the main temple, and turn left then go downstairs. It's right on your left side. After that, we can pray to the last temple. It's called Dalem temple. It's located outside the areal of Batukaru temple, on the right side of the temple. I promise the view will amazed you! 

The Pasek Temple

The way to get Dalem Temple

The Dalem Temple

Inside the Dalem Temple