Rambut Siwi Temple
Clifftop sea temple of red brick reliefs, guarded by a carved demon queen above a black sand beach.
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This guide to Rambut Siwi Temple in Bali opens on the day the ground shook and this clifftop sanctuary collapsed around a wandering Javanese priest, Dang Hyang Nirartha, who sat unhurt at the center of the ruins while the temple guard looked on in dismay. It follows what the priest did next, and the tradition that grew from it, still tied to the shrine's name. Along the way it takes in the red-brick reliefs of Arjuna's wedding and the demon queen carved at the sea gate, above a black sand beach.
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