Pura Lempuyang Luhur
The seventh and highest of the temples on Mount Lempuyang in east Bali, reached by a long climb of steps through forest past the lower temples of the complex. It is counted among the six holiest sanctuaries on the island.
- Where
- Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -8.3915, 115.6306
Get the Pura Lempuyang Luhur stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pura Lempuyang Luhur. 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 Lempuyang Luhur
Tirta Gangga 5.3 km
A former royal water palace of the Karangasem kings in eastern Bali, laid out with bathing pools, fountains and stepping stones. It is named after the Ganges, the sacred river of India, and has its own Patirthan temple.
Ujung Water Palace 8.0 km
A former palace of the Karangasem kings on Bali's east coast, laid out around large ornamental pools crossed by bridges. In Dutch colonial times it was simply called the Waterpaleis, and today it also goes by Ujung Park or Sukasada Park.
Tenganan 11 km
A walled village of the Bali Aga, the island's older inhabitants, in the east of Bali. It is known for geringsing, a double ikat cloth woven in only three places in the world, and for selonding music played on iron metallophones.
USAT Liberty Wreck 14 km
A United States Army cargo ship that was beached at Tulamben in 1942 and now lies in shallow water just off the stony shore. Its hull, covered in coral and fish, is a wreck that divers and snorkellers can reach straight from the beach.
Mount Agung 15 km
Bali's highest point, an almost perfectly conical stratovolcano that dominates the east of the island and shapes its rainfall. Balinese hold the mountain sacred, and on a clear morning the summit looks across the strait to Mount Rinjani on Lombok.
Besakih Temple 20 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 Goa Lawah 25 km
A temple built around the mouth of a cave full of bats, which is what 'goa lawah' means. It is often counted among the Sad Kahyangan Jagad, the six holiest places of worship on Bali, and stands across the road from a black sand beach.
Lake Batur 29 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.
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Questions
Where is Pura Lempuyang Luhur?
Pura Lempuyang Luhur is in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tirta Gangga (5.3 km), Ujung Water Palace (8.0 km), Tenganan (11 km).
How do I get the Pura Lempuyang Luhur stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pura Lempuyang Luhur 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 Lempuyang Luhur 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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