The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Gunung Kawi Tampaksiring Temple

Tampaksiring, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia Hinduism

Pakerisan river-valley sanctuary with monumental rock-cut shrines and an adjoining active Hindu temple courtyard.

Pura Gunung Kawi Sebatu

Sebatu, Tegallalang, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia Hinduism

Hindu water temple surrounded by ponds, springs and gardens near Sebatu, known for its living purification tradition.

Goa Gajah

Bedulu, Blahbatuh, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia Hinduism

Historic sanctuary and carved cave near Bedulu with Hindu and Buddhist archaeological elements and ritual bathing structures.

Pura Tirta Empul

Manukaya, Tampaksiring, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia Hinduism

Hindu water temple in Tampaksiring where devotees use spring-fed pools for ritual purification known as melukat.

Vishnu