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Tirta Empul temple (Indonesian:Pura Tirta Empul) is aHindu Balinese water temple located near the town ofTampaksiring,Bali,Indonesia. The temple compound consists of apetirtaan or bathing structure, famous for itsholyspring water, where Balinese Hindus go to for aritual purification calledMelukat. The temple pond has a spring which gives out fresh water regularly, which Balinese Hindus consider to be holy oramritha. Tirta Empul which means holy spring that arises from the ground.
Tirta Empul Temple was founded around a large water spring in 962 A.D. during theWarmadewa dynasty (10th-14th centuries). The name of the temple comes from the ground water source named "Tirta Empul". The spring is the source of thePakerisan river.[1] The temple is divided into three sections: Jaba Pura (front yard), Jaba Tengah (central yard) and Jeroan (inner yard). Jaba Tengah contains 2 pools with 30 showers which are named accordingly: Pengelukatan, Pebersihan and Sudamala dan Pancuran Cetik (poison).[2]
The temple is dedicated toVishnu, another Hindu god name for the supreme consciousness Narayana.[citation needed]On a hill overlooking the temple, a modern villa was built for PresidentSukarno's visit in 1954. The villa is currently a rest house for important guests.
For most of the time, Tirta Empul is believed as a source of clean water for ritual bathing. However, according to a Coconut Bali report in 2017, authorities were investigating reports of water pollution and health risk at Tirta Empul from Gianyar.[3]
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