This important temple one km north of the Tampak Siring village was founded as early as 962 AD, beside President's palace. Tirta empul means water that comes from the earth naturally. People from all over
A pool which, according to old traditions, is the Balinese Fountain of Eternal Youth. The surfacing water origins from the Batur lake via underground rivers.
Tirta Empul was built under the rule of Sri Candrabhaya Singha Warmadewa in the 10th century. Like other Balinese temples it is divided into three main courtyards: the front, the middle and the inner sanctum. Backing the outer courtyard are two rectangular bathing pools, one for men and one for women. According to tradition, each of the pool's 15 fountains has its own name and function: spiritual purification, cleansing from evil, antidote to poison.
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