For more than a thousand years, Balinese worshipers have been drawn to Pura Tirta Empul, a sacred spring God Indra created
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3422 x 5155 px | 29 x 43.6 cm | 11.4 x 17.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
January 2010Location:
Tampak Siring, Bali, IndonesiaMore information:
Legend has it that the sacred spring was created by the god Indra. His forces had been poisoned by Mayadanawa, so he pierced the earth to create a fountain of immortality to revive them. An inscription dates the founding of a temple at the site to 926 AD. Ever since - for more than a thousand years - the Balinese have come to bathe in the sacred waters for healing and spiritual merit.