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Early medieval · Hindu · Indonesia
Pura Dalem Sakenan
Serangan, Denpasar, Bali · -8.7251°, 115.2294°
Rambut Sedana, associated with prosperityMpu Kuturan eraBalinese
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c. (Mpu Kuturan)
Mpu Kuturan era
History & significance
A Balinese Hindu temple on Serangan island south of Denpasar, credited to the priest Mpu Kuturan and enlarged by villagers in 1982; its Kuningan-season festival draws pilgrims from across southern Bali, and the island was joined to the mainland by reclamation in 1996.