Tucked into the emerald folds of eastern Bali, Sidemen is a village preserved in time, its quiet beauty masking layers of history, mysticism & ancient power. Long before it became a retreat for travellers, Sidemen was the cradle of sacred agricultural rituals & spiritual learning. Oral traditions trace the village’s origins back to Bali’s earliest kingdoms, once a training ground for priests drawn to the area's potent energy and its proximity to Mount Agung, the island’s most

Standing proudly at 1175 metres above sea level, on the peak of Mount Lempuyang, this ancient temple complex is among Bali’s oldest and most revered, believed to predate most Hindu temples on the island. Although there is some confusion about the site’s exact age, the establishment of temples here stretches back at least a millennium.