Pura Ulun Danu Bratan
A Shaivite water temple on the shore of Lake Beratan, high in the mountains near Bedugul, its tiered shrines seeming to float on the water. The lake feeds the irrigation of the whole region, and smaller water temples downstream serve each farmers' association, or subak.
- Where
- Bedugul, Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -8.2706, 115.1666
Get the Pura Ulun Danu Bratan stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pura Ulun Danu Bratan. 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 Ulun Danu Bratan
Gitgit Waterfall 9.5 km
A tall waterfall in the hills of north Bali, about 10 kilometres from the old island capital of Singaraja. A rocky path leads through thick greenery to the falls and the natural pools at their foot.
Pura Ulun Danu Batur 19 km
One of the most important temples in Bali, guarding the north and dedicated to Vishnu and Dewi Danu, goddess of Lake Batur. The temple was moved and rebuilt on its present site on the caldera rim in 1926.
Lovina Beach 20 km
A string of black volcanic sand beaches on Bali's quiet north coast, west of Singaraja. Small boats head out at dawn to watch dolphins in the calm water offshore.
Tegallalang Rice Terraces 22 km
Rice paddies cut in steps down the sides of a valley north of Ubud, watered by Bali's old subak irrigation system. Paths lead down through the green terraces, and cafés along the road look across them.
Tirta Empul 23 km
A water temple near Tampaksiring built around a holy spring that wells up from the ground, which is what its name means. Balinese Hindus come to bathe under its row of stone spouts in a ritual purification called melukat.
Gunung Kawi 23 km
An 11th-century temple and funerary complex in a valley at Tampaksiring, split in two by the Pakerisan river. Ten shrines are carved into 7-metre niches in the cliff face, thought to honour King Anak Wungsu and his queens.
Mount Batur 23 km
An active volcano at the centre of two nested calderas in the Kintamani highlands, with a crater lake along its south-east side. Climbers set off in the dark to reach the summit for sunrise over the lake and Mount Agung.
Neka Art Museum 26 km
An Ubud museum of Balinese painting, set up in 1982 by the art dealer Suteja Neka. He built the collection with advice from the painters Rudolf Bonnet and Arie Smit, and it traces how Balinese art changed through the 20th century.
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Questions
Where is Pura Ulun Danu Bratan?
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan is in Bedugul, Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gitgit Waterfall (9.5 km), Pura Ulun Danu Batur (19 km), Lovina Beach (20 km).
How do I get the Pura Ulun Danu Bratan stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pura Ulun Danu Bratan 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 Ulun Danu Bratan 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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