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Nusa Penida's Goa Giri Putri Temple offers unique cultural experience
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Nusa Penida, known for natural attractions like Kelingking Beach and Manta Bay, also hosts the unique Goa Giri Putri Temple. This temple, located within a 280-meter-long underground cave, provides a rare cultural experience for both worshippers and visitors. It is suitable for the Balinese water purification ritual, melukat, which is open to people of all faiths. The Head of Tourism Marketing at the Bali Tourism Office, Ida Ayu Indah Yustikarini, highlighted the temple's uniqueness, noting that it receives an average of 25 foreign tourists and 15 domestic tourists daily. Visitors must wear a sarong, sash, and modest shirt, and climb hundreds of steps to reach the narrow rock crevice entrance. The article suggests staying at least two nights in Nusa Penida to explore both cultural and natural sites, recommending dinner at Penida Colada.
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