LEMPUYANG TEMPLE

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Penataran Agung Lempuyang Temple is a temple located on the slopes of Mount Lempuyang in Karangasem, Bali. Penataran Agung Lempuyang Temple is considered as part of the complex around Mount Lempuyang, one of the very temples in Bali. The temple on Mount Lempuyang, which is represented by the highest temple on the summit of Mount Lempuyang, Pura Lempuyang Luhur, is one of the Sad Kahyangan Jagad, or "six sacred places of the world", the six most sacred places of prayer in Bali.

History
The establishment of prayer rooms around Mount Lempuyang is believed to precede most temples on the island of Bali. The temples on Mount Lempuyang, represented by Pura Lempuyang Luhur, the highest temple in the area, are grouped in one temple complex which is Pura Sad Kahyangan Luhur Lempuyang. The group of temples is considered part of the Sad Kahyangan Jagad, or "six holy places of the world", the six holiest places of worship in Bali. According to Balinese belief, they are an important point of the island and are meant to provide spiritual balance for Bali.

The group of temples on Mount Lempuyang is also one of the groups of temples in Bali known as Pura Kahyangan Padma Bhuwana. Each temple at Pura Kahyangan Padma Bhuwana marks each of the eight major cardinal directions. Lempuyang Luhur Temple represents the east (purwa) and the color is white. This direction is associated with the realm of the Balinese god, Penataran Agung Lempuyang Temple which was restored in 2001.