Bali has been dubbed the ‘Island of the Gods’, but could just as easily be referred to as the ‘Island of a Thousand Temples’. These temples, being sacred sites for the Balinese Hindus as worshipping places, are also important features on the island’s calendar of events and festivities.
Bali’s unique calendar system, known as pawukon, rotates every 210 days and it charts the small to grand temple festivals or anniversaries known as odalan. Here we’ve rounded up the island’s temple anniversaries that fall on January 2019 to help you observe the festivities unique to Bali.
5 January
Pura Taman Pule
Mas village, district of Ubud, Gianyar regency
Pura Ularan
Takmung village, district of Banjarangkan, Klungkung regency
Pura Bukit Jati
Gulingan Kawan village, Bangli regency
Pura Dalem Tegaljaya
Batubulan village, district of Sukawati, Gianyar regency
Pura Dalem Guwang
Guwang village, district of Sukawati, Gianyar regency
Pura Jenengan Majapahit
Cemenggaon village, district of Sukawati, Gianyar regency
Pura Sadha
Kapal village, district of Mengwi, Badung regency
Pura Sakenan
Serangan Island, Denpasar
Pura Luhur Pakendungan
Tanah Lot Beach, district of Kediri, Tabanan regency
Pura Dalem Sanding
Sanding village, district of Tampaksiring, Gianyar regency
6 January
Pura Dalem Pauman Bhujangga
Penatih village, East Denpasar
Pura Alas Arum
Batur village, district of Kintamani, Bangli regency
Pura Batuaji
Ubung Tengah village, West Denpasar
Pura Dalem Buleleng
Downtown of Singaraja, Buleleng regency
Pura Dalem Jagaraga
Jagaraga village, district of Sawan, Buleleng regency
9 January
Pura Tanah Lot,
Beraban village, district of Kediri, Tabanan village
Pura Bukcabe,
Mas village, district of Ubud, Gianyar regency
Pura Luhur Batur Pucangan,
Buahan village, district of Penebel, Tabanan regency
Pura Dalem Tarukan,
Cemenggaon village, district of Sukawati, Gianyar regency
Pura Dalem Bangun Sakti,
Kapal village, district of Mengwi, Badung regency
15 January
Pura Goa Lawah (the bat cave temple),
Kusamba village, Klungkung regency
Pura Andakasa
Antiga village, district of Manggis, Karangasem regency
Pura Taman Ayun
Mengwi village, Badung regency
Pura Luhur Uluwatu
Pecatu village, district of Kuta, Badung regency
Pura Pusering Jagat
Pejeng village, district of Tampaksiring, Gianyar regency
20 January
Pura Ratu Pasek Besakih
The Besakih complex, district of Rendang
Pura Dalem Batur
Batur village, district of Kintamani, Bangli regency
30 January
Pura Luhur Pucak Padang Dawa
Baturiti village, Tabanan regency
Pura Silayukti
Padangbai village, district of Manggis, Karangasem regency
Pura Air Jeruk
south of Sukawati, Gianyar regency
Pura Dangin Pasar
Batuan village, district of Sukawati, Gianyar regency
Pura Desa Lembeng
Ketewel village, district of Sukawati, Gianyar regency
Pura Penataran
Batuyang village, district of Sukawati,Gianyar regency
