This is something special, event among Balinese temples, its age, its dramatic position and the richness of the ornamentation justify its fame and its exalted rank as the state temple of Bangli. it tower above us as we approach from the road, with a long and elegant flight of steps leading up Bangli hill.
Inside there are three main terraces. An atmosphere of restful and calm is evoked by graceful carved shape of the masonry in pinkish white sandstone, the spacious of the temple’s lay out, and its surrounding of wood land and coconut groves. A huge banyan tree grows in the courtyard, with a thatched roof for the wooden bell perched on the branches At the bottom of the steps a small building known as Pura Penyimpenan serves as museum for the important inscribed stones found in the temple.
There are three inscriptions of major significance. The first in Sanskrit, dated back to the 9th century. its Reference to the lord of fire connect up with the fact that the temple is said have been dedicated originally to god Brahma, the god of fire. The second inscription refers to Empu Kuturan an important hindu priest at the time of king Udayana in
the 11th century the third inscription refers to a king who ruled in Bali at the beginning of 13th century that leads some people to the date of the origins of the temple from this time.