Luhur Temple Batukaru - a Hindu temple, which is located in the province of Tabanan, Bali. Luhur Batukaru built on a hillside Batukaru and is among the nine sacred temples of Bali, an island which protect from evil spirits. Luhur Temple Batukaru protects the island from the west.

Mountain Batukaru, sometimes its name is pronounced Batukaev, ranked second in height among the mountains of Bali. The height of the mountain - 2, 276 meters, the top of the mountain is constantly shrouded in clouds, and it gives the uniqueness of grief and mystery. Balinese revere the mountain and consider it holy for it and built a temple in honor of the spirit of the mountains. It is worth noting that the mountain Batukaru - the third sacred mountain after mountain Agung and Batur. At the top of the mountain, which is an extinct volcano - crater, the largest among the largest craters in Bali, its diameter is 12 km away.

Luhur Temple Batukaru was built in the XI century and was dedicated to the ancestors of Raja province of Tabanan. In 1604 the church was destroyed and rebuilt only three centuries later - in 1959. One of the most important shrines of the temple - a seven storied pagoda dedicated to the spirit of the mountain Batukaru - Mahadeva. It is believed that the spirit of the mountain - the goddess of the earth Mahadeva - protects the neighborhood from earthquakes and misery, and that since the construction of the temple in honor of the goddess of the volcano had never erupted.

To the temple have to travel the rocky road, so there is a lot of people. This temple - a mandatory stop on a pilgrimage to the top of the mountain Balinese Batukaru, a pilgrimage takes place once a year. The temple is surrounded by many flowers and greenery, so it is also called "Garden temple."