Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Pura Yeh Pulu

The Old relief of yeh pulu is located in the southeast of Bedulu village. Relief is surrounded by rice fields. It’s approximately 25 meters length and 2 meters height. This is the longest ancient reliefs in Bali. This relief extends from north to south and at the end there is a place to meditate. There is a statue of Ganesha near the end of that relief. Overall the theme of the story reliefs is depicting the atmosphere of life in the forest as well as everyday life in ancient Bali kingdom. Relief is expected to be made in the 15th century.

The name of Yeh Pulu had been taken from Yeh and Pulu. Yeh means water. Pulu means barrels to put rice in it. It isn’t clear why it’s said.







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