At Pelaga

Temple Pucak Mangu

Location

Pucak Mangu Temple is located in Banjar Tinggan, Pelaga Village, District Petang, Badung Regency. Summit of Mount Mangu area often referred as Pucak Pengelengan, Pucak Tinggan, and Pucak Beratan, it is approximately 2 kilometers altitude above the sea level and is about 50 kilometers from Denpasar. It is one of the Pura Sad Kahyangan who is located in Badung regency.

Pura Pucak Mangu is called as Pura Kahyangan Jagat with two functions, namely as the Pura Catur Loka Pala and Pura Padma Bhuwana. Pura Catur Loka Pala are four temples as media worship of God who protects the four corners of the Great Bhuwana. Pura Pucak Mangu in the north, Andakasa in the south, Pura Lempuyang Luhur in the eastward and in the westward Pura Luhur Batukaru.

At Pura Penataran Agung Pucak Mangu there are several buildings of worship such as Padmasana shrine Ida Sang Hyang Widhi, Padma Three shrines Ida Batara Siwa, Sada Shiva, and Parama Shiva. There are also shrines 'Earth' Pertiwi, shrine Hyang Manik Gumawang son of Hyang Pasupati, and eleventh intercropping Meru shrine Ida Batara Sangkara. In this temple there is a large phallus made of natural stone complete with rectangular (Brahma Bhaga), octagonal (Vishnu Bhaga) and spherical shape (Shiva Bhaga). This suggests that in ancient times this mountain has become a center of worship of Deva Shiva.

Pura Pucak Mangu was built arround 1830AD by the king of Mengwi. After I Gusti Agung Putu, Mengwi king who lost his battle with the king of Tabanan, told to 'ngeleng' - look around by Betara Pucak Mangu. Area that was seen by king later on become of his dominions. That's why it is also called Pucak Pengelengan

Piodalan

Piodalan at this temple takes place once every year which coincided with Purnama Sasih Kelima according to balinese calendar. In addition, in this temple there is 'pagebek ceremony' applying specifically for crop fertility.