Apr 11 2010
Uluwatu Enchantment Enchanting Obama
United States President Barack Obama is scheduled to travel to the village of Pura Uluwatu Pecatu, southern district of Kuta, Badung regency, Bali province.
In the temple also known as Pura Uluwatu Luhur this, the president’s powers will watch and enjoy the beauty of dance kecak and sunset scenery.
Pura Uluwatu is noble in the southwestern tip of Bali island on the bridge and the steep cliffs and overhanging the sea high, its height reaches approximately 97 meters. This temple is a temple believed Sad Kayangan Hindus as a buffer from the 9 eyes in the wind. In front of the temple there is a small forest called
kekeran base, serves as a buffer sanctity of the temple.
Based on history, this temple was originally used as a place of worship Mpu Kuturan, a holy priest in the 11th century, which reduced teaching traditional village with all the rules.
Not only that, the temple is also used holy priest worships the Nirartha Hyang, who came to Bali at the end of 1550. This priest his sacred journey end with Moksah or Ngeluhur in this place.
To get into the temple, every visitor must wear a sarong and sash, which can be rented at the entrance to the temple. To remember is be careful with a bunch of monkeys who act naughty indeed many live in the complex.These monkeys love to take various kinds of nosy visitors belongings. Goods are often targeted as a wallet, sunglasses, bags and anything that easily captured.
From this temple, tourists can see the sea off the scene which are below. Seems clear blue sea with white froth froth-nan beautiful and exotic. This foam is the result of a blow waves into solid rock walls. When freelance eyes looked toward the distant, then will see the blue sea, with white clouds hang in the blue sky.
just below the temple is a beach Pecatu which is often used as a place for surf sports. Many international events are often held here.
Surf beach is very suitable to be famous surf spot, besides the natural beauty of Bali, which was very beautiful.
Who’s in the evening, more exotic scenery that will see the charm of nature with an orange sky and clouds with blue waves that began to fade. On the west side seen the king who had lunch
the orange slowly headed for the clash, along with the sound of a beach breeze caressing the leaves.
Area of this temple there are several temples pesanakan, or temple which is closely related to the main temple. Pura Bajurit include the following, Pererepan Pura, Pura toadstool, and Pura dalem Selonding
dalem Pangleburan.
From a distance the temple, looks pretty, perched on the tip of a very high rock cliffs and steep, with a stretch of sea-blue beneath the net with a blow of the waves that produce
foam-white foam which is very beautiful.