Pura Dalem Sakenan

Pura Dalem Sakenan is a pura situated at the north-western shore of Serangan, a little island around 10 kilometers south of Denpasar, Bali. Pura Dalem Sakenan is devoted to and is related with flourishing. Pura Dalem Sakenan is the center sanctuary of the multi day Piodalan celebration where in the past parades of pioneers visited the island by walking or by conventional vivid wooden vessels called jukung. With the development of the scaffold interfacing the Serangan island with Bali and the recovery of the island, the utilization of vivid jukung for journey has ceased to exist. Pura Dalem Sakenan was set up in the 10^th century by devout minister Mpu Kuturan, an eminent cleric said to touch base in Bali in 1001 AD before the fall of the Majapahit Kingdom.

Mpu Kuturan was instrumental in the presentation and the foundation of Balinese Hinduism in the island. As a focal point of journey, the sanctuary has experienced a few redesigns with the exception of its antique edge dividers. In 1982, the encompassing villagers extended the western piece of Pura Dalem Sakenan sanctuary complex. During the remodel, the more seasoned sanctuary which was worked of limestone and corals from the encompassing seaside reefs was painstakingly protected.