Uluwatu Temple, or Pura Luhur Uluwatu, is a Balinese Hindu sea temple on a rock cliff 230 feet (70 m) above the ocean, at the southwestern tip of the Bukit Peninsula. The infobox dates it to the 11th century, and the article says an earlier small temple is claimed. The Javanese sage Empu Kuturan expanded it, and Dang Hyang Nirartha is credited with the padmasana shrines. It is the only sea temple among Bali's nine directional temples.
Folklore says the rock is part of Dewi Danu's petrified barque, and that Nirartha attained moksha here, which gave the temple its epithet Luhur. Long-tailed macaques live on the site, and a Kecak dance is performed daily at 6 pm.
A 2009 provincial regulation barred construction within 3 miles (5 km) of the outer wall, which conflicted with local customary law. Seven lawsuits followed, and a 2015 regulation set tiered zones.
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