LEMPUYANG TEMPLE (GATE OF HEAVEN)

East BALI

Getting To Know Lempuyang Temple

Lempuyang Temple is Hindu holy temple dedicated to worship Ida Sang Hyang Widi Wasa which manifests as the god Icwara, located in the top of Bisbis Hill in the east of Bali islands, from here can see the amazing view of the biggest mount agung in Bali. The temple most know by tourist with name Gate of Heaven Lempuyang temple. Lempuyang temple located in East Bali islands at Karangasem city, sub-district Abang, Tribuana village. Situated in the top of Bisbis Hill, the temple facing to the mount agung, from this temple you can see the amazing view of mount agung. The temple is a holy place for worship Ida Sanghyang Widhi Wasa in its manifestation as Icwara. This temple has status as one of the “Sad Kahyangan Jagad” so that it is clear that this temple is a sanctuary of the universe located in the east of the island of Bali. Thus viewed in terms of location, it can be explained that the function of this temple as a symbol to maintain the balance of the universe

Location of Lempuyang Temple

The location of the Lempuyang Temple is located in the eastern area of the island of Bali, namely in the village of Tribuana, Abang District, Karangasem. Precisely located on Bisbis Hill, where on this hill the scenery is very beautiful, you can see the view of Mount Agung very clearly. If you drive from Kuta it will take about 2 hours 30 minutes to reach this location, if you want to explore it yourself you can use Google Map to find the location of this Lempuyang Temple. A very good sensation to travel alone and see the beauty of this lempuyang temple. And if you don’t want to be busy traveling alone, here we offer several tour packages that you can buy to visit this place, such as the Bali Lempuyang Tour which also includes other attractions that are no less interesting, at prices that are certainly cheap and without losing service which is very satisfying and will definitely make your day in visiting this Gate of Heaven

ENTRANCE FEE

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Overseas	IDR 70.000/ Pax
Domestic	IDR 40.000/ Pax
Shuttle From Parking area To Entrance Gate	IDR 45.000/ Pax

We update the price list for entrance tickets to the Lempuyang Temple Karangasem tourist attraction as of March 12 nd 2024

PARKING FEE

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Parking Fee For Bike	IDR 3.000/ Pax
Parking Fee For Car	IDR 5.000/ Pax
Parking Fee For Bus	IDR 10.000/ Pax

We update the price list for entrance tickets to the Lempuyang Temple Karangasem tourist attraction as of March 12 nd 2024

History of Lempuyang Temple

Lempuyang Luhur Temple and other Sad Pura Sad Kahyangan were founded in the 11th century AD when Mpu Kuturan accompanied King Udayana to rule Bali with his queen. Pura Sad Kahyangan was established to protect Bali so that people continue to do things that are justified according to religious teachings. The establishment of the Lempuyang Luhur temple can’t be separated from the event of the downfall of “Bhatara Tiga” in ancient times from Semeru Mountain in Bali and events after the event. Of so many sources, it is worth citing three of them, namely :

In Lontar Kutara Kanda Dewa Purana Bangsul was declared Sang Hyang Parameswara carrying mountains in Bali from Jambhudwipa (India), from Mount Mahameru. The piece of Mount Mahameru was brought to Bali and divided into three major parts and also small parts. The center is made of Mount Batur and Mount Rinjani, while the peak is Mount Agung. The smaller fragments become the mountain slopes in Bali that are related to each other. The mountains include Mount Tapsahi, Pengelengan, Siladnyana, Beratan, Batukaru, Nagaloka, Pulaki, Sangkur Peak, Rangda Hill, Trate Bang, Padang Dawa, Andhakasa, Uluwatu, Sraya and Gunung Lempuhyang. In the Old Javanese language Lempuh which means “gamongan”. He brought this mountain range that surrounded Bali Island by Sang Hyang Parameswara as the location of God’s manifestation gods to guard Bali.
In Lontar Kutara Kanda the Purana God of Bangsul also stated that the Parameswara assigned his son Sang Hyang Agnijayasakti down to Bali and preserved the welfare of Bali and located on Mount Lempuhyang or Gunung Gamorangan along with other gods.
In the inscription Sading C year 1072 Saka stated that Gunung Lempuhyang also called Gunung Adri Karang. At Mount Adri Karang this is the King of Jayasakti, because that is the mountain also called Karangsemadi. King Jayasakti was instructed by his father Sang Hyang Guru to go down to Bali to build the temple to become a safe and prosperous area. King Jayasakti invites his priests and his helpers and people to realize the order of Sang Hyang Guru to build Bali by initiating the construction of the temple at Mount Lempuhyang as the statues of God as Sang Hyang Iswara. Previously, Raja Jayasakti did as a first step in building a peaceful life in Bali.

Priest from the Lempuyang Temple are always held by one offspring traditionally according to the purusa (patrilinial) line, while the “pengangge” used in Lempuyang Luhur Temple is always white and yellow. When the aci or piodalan ceremony is held, all ingredients of the ingredients are provided by the “Truna” (youth), while those who work are “” Daha “(krandan) are teenage women. This is so that all of them are sacred, because they are spiritual, although sometimes this cannot yet be a guarantee of the sanctity.

Status of Lempuyang Temple

whatever the version of the meaning of the name lempuyang, Lempuyang Temple itself has a very large status, just like Besakih Temple as the largest temple on the island of Bali. Great status both in the application of the concept of lotus buwana, chess loka nutmeg or even Dewata nawa sanga. As for the lontar or ancient inscriptions, there are three large temples that are often referred to, namely Besakih Temple and Ulun Danu Batur Temple and Lempuyang Temple. So these three temples already had a very large status in ancient times and as very important temples for ancient Hindus

Why is Called Gate of Heaven

Regarding Lempuyang Temple, which is said to be the gate of heaven, it is from the tourists who come here and take pictures at the gate with the background of Mount Agung, and the resulting photos are so beautiful and very instagrammable, and the tourists say that this is the Gate of Heaven, where the mountain in Bali has a high status and is purified. Take pictures at the gate with Balinese carvings that are very beautiful, and if the weather is very clear you can see Mount Agung as the largest mountain on the island of Bali very clearly and the resulting photos will also be very beautiful. The photos are booming on social media and many tourists flock here and are curious about the gate at this lempuyang temple. No wonder this Lempuyang Temple deserves the nickname as the Gate of Heaven, and also until now Lempuyang Temple is always crowded with tourists who are curious about this heaven’s gate and want to capture this rare moment when visiting Lempuyang Temple.

Gate of Heaven Photo Effect

As for the Lempuyang Temple, when taking pictures at the gates of heaven, the photos are very beautiful with shadows making the photos very fantastic. If you think this is a pool of water reflecting shadows when photographed, you are mistaken, it is actually a dark colored mirror affixed under your camera, and when you are photographed it produces a very nice effect. Because this photo effect makes the photos so fantastic, it’s not wrong to call it Heaven’s Gate. Because there is only one heaven gate, so to take pictures you have to queue, because every day tourists are always full in this place, if you come here we suggest leaving in the morning and in the morning this place is not so crowded with tourists, so you can quickly get a turn to take pictures at the gates of paradise which is phenomenal in eastern Bali

Spot Photo at Lempuyang Temple

Lempuyang Temple famous with the amazing view of mount agung, lot of tourist take picture in the gate of lempuyang temple with background mount agung view. Is really spectacular view offered in Lempuyang Temple. The name of Gate of Heaven is come from the tourist that taking picture in the gate of lempuyang temple with beauty mount agung view as background. because of the beautiful scenery, guests call it a view of heaven and a place to take photos at the gate of the temple of Tempuyang. So most guests call this place the gate of heaven. The photo spots found in lempuyang are, taking pictures at the gates of heaven which are located in the Penataran Agung of lempuyang Temple, and with a very beautiful mount agung background, here there is a photo service using your cellphone using a mirror placed under the cellphone, so it looks like there is a water effect in the photo, the location of the photo spot is a circle made of rattan, where you can sit in the middle of the circle and with the same background, namely Mount Agung which is very charming and will certainly make the photos very instagrammable, the location of the lotus photo spot, where there is a pond and in the middle there is a lotus made of concrete and there are statues left and right with a beautiful majestic mountain background, you can sit on the lotus and take pictures with a beautiful background. This photo spot makes lempuyang which is very often visited because the photos are very instagramable

Facilities at Lempuyang Temple

As a very famous tourist attraction in eastern Bali, Lempuyang Temple has very complete facilities, from the toilet, the provision of free sarong which is included in the entrance ticket, there is a snack and beverage shop near Lempuyang Temple. In addition, from the parking area you cannot go directly to the Penataran Lempuyang Temple, but you have to take the shuttle bus provided here, because the road to Lempuyang Temple is very steep and winding, so to avoid accidents due to the heavy traffic flow on the road to Lempuyang, there is a parking area and a shuttle bus that you can use, of course there are costs incurred if you use this shuttle bus. If you vacation on the island of Bali can take our Bali Gate of Heaven Tour, it’s incomplete if you don’t visit this lempuyang temple which is the Gate of Heaven on the island of Bali