Tirta Empul Temple

Tampaksiring, Indonesia

Also known as: Pura Tirta Empulतीर्थ अंपूल मंदिरஎம்பூல் தீர்த்தக் கோயில்తీర్థ ఎంపుల్ టెంపుల్

Ritual bathing (Melukat) at Pura Tirta Empul
Photo: Chainwit. via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Tirta Empul temple is a Hindu Balinese water temple located near the town of Tampaksiring, Bali, Indonesia. The temple compound consists of a petirtaan or bathing structure, famous for its holy spring water, where Balinese Hindus go to for a ritual purification called Melukat. The temple pond has a spring which gives out fresh water regularly, which Balinese Hindus consider to be holy or amritha. Tirta Empul which means holy spring that arises from the ground.[2]

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Key facts

Presiding deityVishnu[1]
LocationTampaksiring, Indonesia
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q7809287 — Wikidata
  2. Tirta Empul - Wikipedia — Wikipedia