Pura Ulun Danu Batur is a Hindu Balinese temple located on the island of Bali, Indonesia. As one of the Pura Kahyangan Jagat, Pura Ulun Danu Batur is one of the most important temples in Bali which acted as the maintainer of harmony and stability of the entire island. Pura Ulun Danu Batur represents the direction of the North and is dedicated to the god Vishnu and the local goddess Dewi Danu, goddess of Lake Batur, the largest lake in Bali. Following the destruction of the original temple compound, the temple was relocated and rebuilt in 1926. The temple, along with 3 other sites in Bali, form the Cultural Landscape of Bali Province which was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2012.
The paduraksa (also kori agung) portal of Pura Ulun Danu Batur marking the entrance toward the innermost sanctum of the temple.
The black lava of Mount Batur almost engulfed the kori agung of Pura Batur's original compound in the eruption of 1926.
The 11-tiered Meru tower (pelinggih) of the inner sanctum of Pura Penataran Agung Batur.
Subak is the water management (irrigation) system for the paddy fields on Bali island, Indonesia. It was developed in the 9th century. For the Balinese, irrigation is not simply providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial ecosystem that is at the same time autonomous and interdependent. The system consists of five terraced rice fields and water temples covering nearly 20,000 hectares. The temples are the main focus of this cooperative water management, known as subak.
Balinese altar at Rice terraces of Gunung Batukaru
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces
Lake Batur
Ulun Danu Batur Temple