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Singaraja, Bali · -8.1457°, 114.6803°
One of the sea temples set around the coast of Bali to form a protective chain, founded in 1489 by the Majapahit brahmin priest Dang Hyang Nirartha. Left abandoned for centuries, it was leased to a Chinese trader under the Dutch administration in 1920 and restored by the Indonesian government after 1950.
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.
Local tradition holds that when Nirartha reached the shore the forest macaques escorted him to the spot where the temple would stand.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Majapahit era
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