Tirta Empul Temple

Tirta Empul Temple is a Hindu Balinese water temple located in Tampaksiring, Gianyar Regency, Bali. Founded in 962 AD during the Warmadewa dynasty, it is centered around a sacred natural spring. The temple is renowned for its holy spring water used for ritual purification (melukat) and is dedicated to Vishnu. It features traditional Balinese architecture, bathing pools, and shrines, and remains an active place of worship and major cultural attraction.

Visitors can expect a large Balinese temple complex divided into three courtyards (Jaba Pura, Jaba Tengah, and Jeroan). The central focus is two rectangular purification pools fed by a natural spring with 30 water spouts where visitors and devotees perform ritual bathing. Surrounding areas include shrines, pavilions, koi ponds, and lush tropical gardens. Visitors can observe or participate in purification rituals, view ornate stone carvings and gates, and explore the temple grounds.

Founded in 962 AD during the Warmadewa dynasty, as recorded in the Manukaya inscription. The temple was built around a large natural spring and has been an important holy site for over 1,000 years. The complex was restored and expanded over centuries and remains one of Bali's most significant ancient water temples.

Sacred Hindu Balinese temple dedicated to Vishnu, revered for its holy spring water believed to have purifying properties. Central to the Balinese Hindu purification ritual known as melukat, where devotees bathe under the spouts for spiritual cleansing. It remains an active place of worship and ceremony for the local community.