Tirta Empul holy water temple is located in the village Tampaksiring, east of Ubud.

Melukat is a spiritual cleansing ceremony for Balinese people. This ceremony is performed through the generations of Hindus until now. Spiritual cleansing means cleaning your mind and soul, there are many holy places like this where Balinese people can do this traditional ceremony. Melukat comes from sulukat, the word su means good and lukat means purification. The Melukat ceremony is led by an Hindu priest.