World's Best Sunset Point at Uluwatu Temple Bali - Uluwatu Temple Full Tour

Pathways throughout the site allow you to witness the ancient architecture and sculptures from up close. A dense forest inhabited by grey long-tailed macaques surrounds the temple. An open-air amphitheatre nearby regularly shows the Ramayana ballet or Kecak dance during the golden sunset hours – perfect for memorable pictures.

Inscriptions mention that Uluwatu Temple was instigated by Mpu Kuturan, a Majapahit monk who’s also credited for the establishment of several other key temples in Bali. A holy priest from eastern Java, Hindu temples in Bali Dhang Hyang Dwijendra, then chose Uluwatu Temple to be the endpoint of his spiritual journey. Devotees believe that he reached the highest point of ‘spiritual oneness’ by a strike of lightning and vanished.

Legend says that Dhang Hyang Dwijendra (also frequently referred to by name as Danghyang Nirartha) was the architect of Uluwatu Temple and several other temples in Bali, Lombok, as well as Sumbawa. Hindu temples in Bali Until 1983, Pura Uluwatu was hardly accessible and a lightning strike in 1999 set some parts of the temple on fire. The temple had undergone a series of restoration efforts since.


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