Royal Palace Temple Gate, Ubud, Bali.

Royal Palace Temple Gate, Ubud, Bali. Bali is sometimes called the "Island of 10,000 Temples"  and this is not exaggerated. First of all, every village has at least three temples: the Pura Desa, where religious festivals are celebrated, the Pura Dalem for the Goddess of Death (this is the place where the funeral cremation rites start), and the Pura Puseh that is dedicated to the Gods of Heaven. Temples are everywhere, on the mountains and in the valleys, in the rice fields (they are small shrines for the Rice Goddess), at the seaside and every temple is different.