Tirta Empul

Tirta Empul - the "Holy Spring Temple" in the village of Tampaksiring. It's one of the most beautiful temples we've seen, and one of the most sacred spots in Bali. Over 1000 years old, the temple and its two bathing places have been used by the people for good health and prosperity because of the spring water's curative powers, and until this day Balinese still believe the miraculous healing powers of the water.

Located in Tampak Siring, Gianyar regency beside President's palace, there's a temple named Tirta Empul where its pond is believed to cure some sickness. Tirta empul means water that comes from the earth naturally.

And when there is a festival or ceremony in this temple you can see many people bathing in the ponds that has seven pancuran. The source of the water is from the sacred spring in the middle area. Not only can the water cure sickness but can also purify sins.

As you visit Tirta Empul, indeed just about any temple in Bali, you'd find the walls ornately carved. The Balinese have a difficult time tolerating unadorned walls. So they fille their temple gates and shrines with carvings and stone statues. But don't expect to find statues of the gods like Vishnu, Shiva or Sanghyang. Their preferred subject matter demons, ogres and evil spirits, with fangs and bulging eyes.

For more than a thousand years, Balinese worshipers have been drawn to Pura Tirta Empul, whose sacred spring is said to have been created by Indra and to have curative properties. The tradition continues almost unchanged at the temple today.

I heard about this temple because of our local TB ary_tyas, I felt envy and I wanted to go there...

This is the temple that I most like, not because is the most beautiful or sacred or anything...
I like it because I could get inmersed on the local religion, take a bath on the pool and get blessed like locals do, also can see the whole temple and can see closer, many cerimonies

So If you wanna get blessed, bring a sarong also clothes for changing the wet ones and be respectful....

Considered the holiest spring in Bali, this temple is frequently visited by Balinese seeking mental cleansing and physical healing. Located in Gianyar regency, near by pura gunung kawi. To be able to entre the temple y must wear sarung. You can get in the entren of the temple with pay litle bit donation, that goes to manage the temple here.