Temple on The Lake

Ulun Danu Temple is a Balinese Hindu Temple located at Candi Kuning countryside, Baturiti sub district and Tabanan regency. Its distance from Denpasar town is about 50 km north side on the way from Denpasar to Singaraja. It is set beside Lake Beratan with beautiful lake view and hills surround it. It is situated in the plateau area where the temperature is cooler and the hills are a lovely backdrop. On the north side of this temple is Pucak Sangkur mount, in the eastside there is Beratan Mount which also referred as Pucak Mangu or Pucak Pangelengan, in the south side there is Terate Bang Mount and in the Westside there is Tapak Mount and Watukaru Mount.
Candi Kuning temple is famous for it's important and truly beautiful hindu and buddhist temple, founded in 17th century and built on small island which means it is completely surrounded by the lake, the temple's classical thatch-roofe meru ( multiroofe shrines)reflected in the water silhoutted against the often cloudy mountain backdrop,are 1 of the most common photographic image in bali.

The name of Ulun Danu Beratan Temple is taken from the lake where the temple is built at Beratan Lake. The name of Beratan Lake is inseparable with the Beratan Mount as Deity and Goddess as fertility source, prosperity to keep the prosperity in life and society life. In papyrus chronicle of the Mengwi, this temple is referred as the name of Parhyangan ri pinggiring danu Beratan (sanctum located in lakeside of Beratan Lake ). Ulun is come from Hulu word meaning head or power and in this case is intended by Ulun Danu Beratan means power of Beratan Lake that is Danu Goddess.