Bedugul
Pura Ulun Danu Beratan, or Pura Bratan, is a major
Hindu Shaivite water
temple on Bali, Indonesia.
The temple complex is located on the shores of Lake Bratan in the mountains
near Bedugul.
Water temples serve the entire region in the outflow area; downstream there are
many smaller water temples that are specific to each irrigation association (subak). 
Built in 1633, this temple is used for offerings ceremony
to the Balinese water, lake and river goddess Dewi Danu,
due to the importance of Lake Bratan as a main source of irrigation in central
Bali. The 11-storey pelinggih meru in the complex is dedicated
to Shiva and
his consort Parvathi. Buddha's statue is also enshrined in this temple. This temple
is also called as Bali temple on the lake because it looks like it is floating
when the Bratan river water rises.


Bedugul is a mountain
lake resort area in Bali, Indonesia,
located in the centre-north region of the island near Lake
Bratan on the road between Denpasar and Singaraja the
area covers the villages of Bedugul itself, Candikuning, Pancasari, Pacung and Wanagiri amongst others.
Lake Bratan is known as the Lake of Holy
Mountain due to the fertility of this area. Located 1200 m above sea
level, it has a cold tropical climate.
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