Pulaki Temple

This guide to Pulaki Temple in Bali follows the Javanese priest Danghyang Nirartha, traveling through the island in the late 1400s with his wife and household trailing behind. It picks up the moment she can no longer keep pace and begs to rest here while he presses on, promising to return. You'll also hear how Nirartha first came through this same forest, met and escorted by troops of wild monkeys who led him to the clearing where he built his temple. Keep an eye on your bag around their descendants, who still guard the grounds today.