Petitenget Temple - Another Beautiful Beachside Temple

Petitenget Temple is a Hindu Temple located in Banjar Batu Belig, Kerobokan Village, Kuta, Badung Regency. It is about 20 minutes away from Ngurah Rai International Airport. This temple is one of the Dang Khayangan Temple in Bali. It is an interesting Temple to visit due to its unique architecture and its nature surroundings. The temple is set in a higher land and in the west of the temple lays a beautiful Petitenget beach with greyish white sand. There are several shrines in this temple, locals come and pray regularly to this temple.

The word Petitenget is derived form two words Peti which means coven and Tenget which means haunted, the temple was built in the 15th century and the history tells that the temple was placed in a wild area full of bushes and huge trees just like an untamed field. A priest called Dang Hyang Dwijendra left Serangan island and arrived in Kerobokan Village. There he met Bhuta Ijo, a spirit which is believed to have a very scary look. Before leaving the village, the priest gave Bhuta Ijo a box looking like a coven and told him to guard it. The priest left to Uluwatu for a meditation, during his meditation, a visitor from Kerobokan Village came to him for help. The men told the priest about the area in Kerobokan which was very bad for the inhabitants, because every time someone entered the land, that person will get sick. As a solution, the priest built a temple which is now known as the Petitenget Temple.

In front of the temple, there is a large parking area. The parking area is mostly used by visitors who come to visit the beautiful beach near the Petitenget Beach. The area is surrounded by villas, hotels and restaurants, therefore this area is becoming a great tourist destinations. The beach is crowded in the mornings and afternoons, many locals come to play at the beach, for dog lovers, it is a great place to visit because there are many people come to this beach with their dogs and various breed of dogs can be found in the beach.

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