Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary
Jungle temple complex where a resident troop of sacred macaques roams among ancient shrines and a village cemetery.
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This guide to the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, Bali walks through the jungle temple grounds of Padangtegal village, where Pura Prajapati stands beside a cemetery that holds the village's dead only temporarily. You'll learn about the five-year cremation cycle in Balinese Hinduism, the three centuries-old temples scattered through the forest, and the roughly twelve hundred long-tailed macaques who call these grounds home. It traces how sacred ritual, ancestry, and daily life share the same ground here.
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