Temple Construction
Tirta Empul Temple was built around a large spring in 962 AD during the Warmadewa dynasty by the King Sri Candrabhayasingha Warmadewa (from the 10th to the 14th century). The name of the temple comes from the spring which is called "Tirta Empul". The spring comes from the Pakerisan river. Pura is divided into 3 parts; Jaba Pura (front page), Jaba Tengah (middle page) and Jeroan (inside page). Jaba Tengah consists of 2 ponds with 30 showers which are named as follows: Pengelukatan, Peb Cleaning, and Sudamala and Cetik (poison) shower.
This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the name of the Hindu god for the highest consciousness Narayana. On the left side of the temple is a modern villa building on top of the hill called the Tampaksiring Palace, built for President Sukarno's visit to Bali in 1954, which is now used as a resting place for important state guests.
Water Quality
For most of the time, Tirta Empul was believed to be a source of clean water which was considered holy water used for Hindu rituals.
Entrance Ticket Domestic : IDR 30,000
Entrance Ticket Foreigners : IDR 50,000
