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Perancak, Bali · -8.4012°, 114.6111°
A sea temple on the Perancak estuary in Jembrana marking the place where the priest Dang Hyang Nirartha is held to have come ashore in Bali in 1546. Once sited on a hilltop and known as Tanjung Ketapang, it was moved to the marshland side and rebuilt twice as a dang kahyangan temple, anchoring the Hindu community in a largely Muslim district.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The name is traced to ancak, meaning split: when the village head I Gusti Ngurah challenged Nirartha, the stone seat beneath him is said to have cracked apart.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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