Sangeh Mongkey Forest
It is located near to Sangeh village; the renowned 6 hectares of Bali Sangeh Monkey Forest are filled with giant nutmeg trees capable of growing as high as 40m. Sangeh Monkey Forest near the village of Sangeh, in southwestern Bali, has six hectares of forestland with giant nutmeg trees.
- Sangeh Forest
Populated by a large troupe of monkeys, this thick stand of nutmeg trees is believed by legend to have fallen out of the sky during a mythic battle between the gods, carrying with a battalion of Wisnu’s monkey army.
The main attractions here are the hordes of funny yet wise Balinese monkeys inhabiting both the trees and the temple, Pura Puncak Bukit Sari, found in the heart of the forest.
It is said that the temple was built by Anak Agung Anglurah Made Karangasem Sakti, a foster son of the King of Mengwi, Tjokorda Sakti Blambangan. When Anak Agung, who had practiced meditation since he was a child, grew up, he was divinely inspired to build a palinggih, a place of worship in the Sangeh nutmeg forest.
It was a symbol of the devotion of the king’s foster son to Ida Bhatara (God) on Mount Agung. The monkeys of the forest are believed to be sacred and indeed will approach anyone paying respects at the temple.
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