Tirta Empul

The temple compound consists of a petirtaan or bathing structure, famous for its holy spring water, where Balinese Hindus go to for a ritual purification called Melukat.

The temple pond has a spring which gives out fresh water regularly, which Balinese Hindus consider to be holy or amritha.

Tirta Empul Temple was founded around a large water spring in 962 A.D. during the Warmadewa dynasty (10th-14th centuries).

Jaba Tengah contains 2 pools with 30 showers which are named accordingly: Pengelukatan, Pebersihan and Sudamala dan Pancuran Cetik (poison).

[citation needed] On a hill overlooking the temple, a modern villa was built for President Sukarno's visit in 1954.