EP 10 | WALKING TOUR | PURA TIRTA EMPUL | UBUD | BALI | INDONESIA | NOMADIC JODI

In this episode we will show you one of the most popular temple in Bali, Tirta Empul. The holy water temple is located in the Gianyar Regency, not far from Ubud.
Inside the temple there are two sacred purification pools with 30 waterspouts, local devotees stand in long lines in the pool waiting to dip their heads under the waterspouts in a purification ritual known as melukat. Bathers start in the pool on the left side standing in the pool to the waist under the first water spout. Once they have cleansed themselves under the first spout they join the next queue. This process is continued until they have cleansed themselves under each waterspout. However, there are two spouts that are meant only for cleansing the dead and are prohibited to be used by the living for the melukat ritual.

This water source which is believed to have healing properties and a source of life came to be known as Tirta Empul.