Pura Luhur Batukau

28 km (17 mi.) north of Tabanan on a good road, at the foot of Gunung Batukau (2276 m (7468 ft)), Bali's second highest mountain, stands the Pura Luhur Batukau, one of the six royal temples of Bali.

The extensive temple complex lies in a romantic jungle landscape, with the central shrine oriented on Gunung Batukau.

In front of the entrance to the first courtyard, to the left, is the little Pura Dalem. Its most notable feature being the stone throne of Batari Uma (here in his manifestation as Durga), with a figure of Vishnu mounted on the divine bird Garuda.

In the first of the temple's two courtyards, to right and left, are a number of bales in which offerings of flowers and fruit are prepared. The second courtyard is