Indonesia - Bali - Uluwatu temple & beaches

Uluwatu Temple : Uluwatu temple perches high on the needle of rock at the south-west extremity of Bali. History recall that a Hindu saint recognized this spot about 700 years ago as a particularly powerful site for a temple. Pura Luhur Uluwatu is also one of Bali’s important sad Kahyangan temples, in which swell major deities and in Uluwatu’s case ie Bhatara Rudra, God of the elements and of cosmic force majeures. In the 15th Century the great pilgrim priest Dhang Hyang Dwijendra, who establish the present form of Hindu Dharma religion, chose Pura Uluwatu as his last earthly abode. History records that Dijendra achieved moksa (oneness with the godhead, in the flash of blazing light) while meditating at Uluwatu. The temple is regarded, by Brahmans island wide, as his holy “tomb”. Legend also tells us that Dwijendra was the architect of beautiful temple on Bali, Lombonk and Sumbawa. 

The view from Uluwatu is really awesome with the beautiful cliff and especially when there come the big waves. There are plenty of mokeys spread around the temple and the complex. Some of these monkeys are just sits there but some are quite aggressive. Try not wear any jewelries and be careful with you camera or purse. Some of these monkey can just come from nowhere and snatch or grab your belonging. If that happened, you can ask the temple guard to redeem it from the monkey. What they will do is they normally will persuade the monkey to return the things with exchange of some eggs or food.

Uluwatu Beach : Uluwatu also well known as surfer paradise because of it beautiful beaches which served with the big waves. You can easily access to the surfer beaches on the way back from the temple. The beach is awesome either by the view from the top or from the beach itself. From the top you can see many surfers playing and waiting for the waves to carry them and you can also go down to the sandy beach from the narrow stairs in no time. The rocks surrounded the beach can be a beautiful background for the pictures. We were so astonished and happy to see the big waves and to play in the water.

 

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