Pura Tirta Empul is a Hindu temple and famous for its holy water

                 

         

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Pura Tirta Empul is a Hindu temple in the middle of Bali and famous for its holy water where Hindu Bali people go for purification

The temple pond has a water spring which gives out fresh water regulery, which is considered as holy or amritha by local Hindu Bali people

Seeking protective blessings and deliverance from illness, people journey from all over Bali to bath in this sacred cleansing spring

Tirta Empul Temple was built in 962 A.D. during the Warmadewa dynasty 

from the 10th to 14th centuries)

The temple is dedicated to Vishnu, a Hindu god

On the left side of the temple is a modern villa on the hill, built for President Sukarno's

visit in 1954, which is now used as a rest house for important guests