This was the second time I visited Pura Ulun Danu (Ulun Danu Temple) which was located at the shore of Lake Beratan in Bedugul, Bali. Perhaps I always chose the wrong time to visit the temple, or it was the Creator’s intention that I had to see the temple covered by a very thick mist accompanied by drizzles and cold weather, so I could feel the mystical aura of the compound.
Although covered by mist, however, the old temple still looks beautiful. Old? Yes the temple is very old indeed. According to an old manuscript; it was built in the 17th century by I Gusti Agung Putu who was also the first king of the ancient Mengwi Kingdom of Bali. It was dedicated to the goddess of the lake called Dewi Danu. Pura Ulun Danu was called ‘parhyangan ri pinggiring danu Beratan’ (sacred place located in the shore of Beratan Lake) back then.
As you may see, the temple has classical Hindu thatched roof called ‘meru‘. Standing on a tiny island just offshore the lake makes the temple seems to be floating on the surface of the lake.
This old temple looks beautiful, ideed. I like these monochromatic photos.
Thank you, Wanda. It is really beautiful.
These are breathtaking.
Without the mist, the temple will be look more breathtaking, because the mountain range that surrounded the lake will be a perfect background for the temple.
Bellissime!
Grazie, Marta,
jadi kangen ke Bedugul mas, pertama kali ke sana bareng teman teman sekuliahan
rasanya spt gimana gitu saat berkeliling di sana dgn boat
itu fotonya memang hitam putih ya mas ?
Dua kali kesana, selalu dapat suasana berkabut gerimis, jadi aku gak sempat nyobain naik perahu, Mbak. Terus soal foto, aslinya sih berwarna, cuma karena kabutnya tebal, jadinya sama saja dengan hitam putih, makanya sekalian saja aku bikin hitam putih 🙂
Fantastic!
Thank you.
An amazing place. I see the mooring posts and the steps so I suppose people go over to the temple in little boats?
In the high tide, people who want to pray go over to the temple by sampans or small boats.
🙂
It give a very mysterious look which goes well with the old temple.
So it is not only me that have that feeling 🙂
Perasaan jadi dingiiiin, itu foto foto diambil pagi2 ya pak ?
Justru itu sudah menjelang sore, Mas. Kira-kira jam 3-an gitu.
hahaha… nebak salah, tapi fotonya beneran kereeen pak.
Salah gak didenda koq Mas. Lagipula cuma salah waktunya, kalau dinginnya betul 🙂
I love baliiii,….
Me toooooooooo . . . tapi sayang sekarang Bali macet dimana-mana 😦
Masa??? hemm,.. nanti kalo saya pas kesana coba saya buktika 😀
Nah . . . jadi kapan kesananya? 🙂
Tahun depan om 😀
om chris stay d bali yaa??
Aku di Jakarta koq Chris. Cuma bulan lalu otw ke Komodo aku mampir Bali dan kena macet 😦
Ohh gtu,.. kalo ke lombok udah blm om?? q dr dulu penasaran sama pulau lombok 😀
Lombok juga bagus koq. Tapi aku sudah lumayan lama belum ke Lombok lagi. Terakhir aku kesana mungkin sudah sekitar 10 tahun lalu.
Waa,… udah lma yaa, psti skrng udah beda bnget 😀
Iya, bandaranya aja udah ganti sekarang 😛
Itulah Chris, makanya lagi mikir-mikir pengen kesana lagi juga. Pengen lihat sekarang kaya apa.
Wuishhh seru pastinya,… 😀
Just see . . . 🙂
Siipp 😉
Amazing place!!! Beautiful shots!!!
Thank you.
Beautiful. .
Very true . . .
Hi Chris. I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award.
http://buildingbridgesworld.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/the-versatile-blogger-award/
Hi Sharifah, thank you for nominating me, you are so kind 🙂
Nice shots, Chris. I like the black and white. I think B & W looks better than bad weather. The misty ones are my favorites. 🙂 Marsha
Hi Marsha, thanks. I agree with you, it’s useless to take coloured picture in this kind of situation 🙂
🙂 Nice to be agreed with!!! 🙂
🙂 🙂
These are gorgeous. I love B & W.
Thank you, Judy
tiba-tiba merasa terlempar ke jaman tahun 1920-an di Bali… 🙂
Masa sih? Apa karena fotonya dibikin hitam putih? 🙂
Very, very nice!!!
Happy New Year, Cris!
Happy New Year to you too, Pedro.
beautiful! i love these black and whites!
Thank you Kz 🙂
Reblogged this on Simon Sundaraj-Keun.
Thank you for reblogging my posts 🙂
Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog for a little while today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as good as when I arrived. I’ll be back in a couple of weeks!
Thanks Russel. You are always welcomed to visit and camp every-time you want.