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.

Founded in 1906 by three monks, Po Lin Monastery rose in the misty mountains of Lantau Island as a quiet refuge for meditation and devotion. Far from the city’s chaos, it became a place where faith could flourish undisturbed. Over time, it grew into one of Hong Kong’s most revered Buddhist sanctuaries.

In the sacred ruins and temples scattered throughout Asia, the Dvarapalas loom in silence, their colossal forms carved by hands long turned to dust. They once guarded the thresholds of kingdoms now consumed by time, their presence a testament to forgotten empires and their devotion to the sacred. To stand before them is to confront centuries of belief etched into stone, a solemn reminder that the path into the divine has always been shadowed by danger.