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Pura Batu Bolong is a small shrine located just a stone's throw from the famous Tanah Lot temple. It is perched at the end of a rocky promontory that leaps seaward into the surging Indian Ocean. Visitors to Pura Batu Bolong tends to lump it with Tanah Lot, hence its name is not as familiar.
I visited Pura Batu Bolong with a small group of AsiaExplorers members when we were sights in Bali. I am a bit surprised that not much has been written about this temple when it should be as famous as Tanah Lot, and in fact, even more exotic is its setting.
Batu Bolong Photo Gallery
Pura Batu Bolong at low tide.
View of the Indian Ocean as it rushes to shore at Pura Batu Bolong.
The windswept promontory between Pura Batu Bolong and Tanah Lot.
At low tide it is possible to walk along the seabed to Pura Batu Bolong.
View of the seacliff at low tide.
The natural archway of Pura Batu Bolong curves towards the ocean.
Gateway into Pura Batu Bolong. Like all Balinese temples, it is off limits to non-Balinese Hindus.
View of the shrines within Pura Batu Bolong, shot from the gate.
Shadows against the sky: silhouettes of visitors at Pura Batu Bolong.
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