Long before its pagodas rose above Lake Bratan, this site has been revered for over 2500 years, resting in the shadow of Mount Catur. Dedicated to the Goddess Dewi Danu, Pura Ulun Danu Beratan honours the cycle of creation, preservation and rebirth. Beneath its still waters, ancient powers stir, guardian spirits linger and the lake holds mysteries that have shaped the temple for millennia.

High above Kintamani, Pucak Penulisan Temple emerges from the clouds where ancient footsteps once met the edge of sky. Stretching back into the Bronze Age, it is one of Bali’s oldest temples, shaped by thousands of years of ritual and worship. From its summit, the open-air museum looks across the island’s volcanic spine, where stone guardians and old legends hold the memory of everything that has passed beneath its gaze, linking the northern mountains into a continuous sacred

Long before lava buried its foundations, Pura Ulun Danu Batur was already bound to one of Bali's darkest legends. It was here that King Sri Jaya Pangus abandoned his queen and his kingdom for Dewi Danu, the beautiful goddess of Lake Batur, unleashing a tragedy that ended in divine wrath. When his deception was finally exposed, the mountain became the stage for a supernatural reckoning that engulfed the king and queen in flames before condemning them to an eternity in stone.

Dewi Danu rules the highland lakes while Dewi Sri dwells in the fertile lowlands, yet their powers meet within Bali’s sacred subak system. Waters from the mountains descend through canals to the rice fields, where temples serve as ritual gateways, transforming the flow of water and the growth of grain into a divine exchange between earth and goddess.