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Bedugul, Tabanan, Bali · -8.2753°, 115.1664°
A Shaivite water temple built in 1633 on the shore of Lake Bratan near Bedugul in central Bali, honouring Dewi Danu, goddess of the waters, with an eleven-tiered pelinggih meru dedicated to Shiva and Parvati and a Buddha image also enshrined. Laid out on a square plan with three courtyards behind decorated gates and thatched pagoda-roofed merus, it sits at the head of the irrigation system that supplies the region, linked to downstream temples belonging to each subak or irrigation society.
Because its shrines stand on small islets, the temple appears to float when the level of the lake rises, which is why it is popularly called the Bali temple on the lake.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined