Yeh Pulu

A couple of kms to the east, in the direction of Bedulu just off the main road, are the antiquities of Yeh Pulu, dating from the late 14th century. These consist of reliefs cut out of the rock and a sacred well. The reliefs are in a naturalistic style.

Horsemen, men carrying animals hanging from a pole, a sitting brahman who holds an offering spoon, sitting women, an ascetic, a man carrying two large pots on a pole over his shoulder, the entrance of a cave or a hut, are among the figure which are depicted. So far, however, nobody knows which story is represented and what is meant by it. Two hundred meters north of Yeh Pulu is another, small bathing place consisting of two basins, with naturalistic reliefs of men cut in niches in the rock at the back.

Southeast of Bedulu, in the village of Kutri, lies the Pura Pedarman temple with its famous 2.20 m high stone statue of the six armed goddess Durga the spouse of Siwa. She has the outward appearance of a demoness and is killing a demon cursed to take the appearance of a bull. It is said that the statue represents Prince Udayana’s Javanese wife, the mother of Airlangga.

An oral tale says that Udayana was allowed to marry her provided he did not take other wives, however, he did not keep his promise. The princess became very angry and turned to black magic.