Mengening Temple

This temple is one of the cultural heritage sites that is more than 1000 years old. The history of Pura Mengening Tampaksiring is said to be related to the Warmadewa Dynasty. Because, according to a trusted source, this temple was built during the reign of King Marakata of the Warmadewa Dynasty in the 11th century AD. Just like the temple in Mount Abang, this temple with typical ancient Javanese architecture is made of andesite stone. Inside there is a Lingga and Yoni as symbols of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. This place of worship is also famous as a place for melukat or self-cleansing with holy water. Temple visitors who want to melukat will later receive assistance and will be told the procedure for melukat in this temple. This holy temple also has other attractions that can be enjoyed by tourists. This attraction is a magnet for tourists to visit this religious tourism site. And here we mention the attractions offered by this temple: a quiet and cool atmosphere because the location of the temple is in the middle of a village that is still beautiful and full of rice fields, hills, and forests, a very unique temple architecture, precisely similar to the architecture of temples on the island of Java which are made of andesite stone. Historical and cultural values ​​that are still strong so that it is worthy of being a cultural heritage site.