Perched on the shadowed fringe of Ubud’s Sacred Monkey Forest, Pura Prajapati stands as a silent witness to centuries of life, death and the thin veil between them. Built around 1350AD, this moss cloaked cremation temple is one of the forest’s three ancient sanctuaries, yet its presence carries a weight far beyond stone and mortar.

In the shadowed heart of Ubud stands Pura Dalem, a temple steeped in ancient power and shadowed secrets. One of the area’s most formidable sacred sites, it pulses at the centre of the local spiritual life, a place where worship, dark rituals and otherworldly performances unfold. Its moss clad stone carvings depict guardian spirits and fearsome deities, whispering of life, death and the unseen forces that linger at the edge of perception.