Gunung Kawi Temple
The small town Tampaksiring a sign points off the road to the right to Gunung Kawi. From the end of the access road a steep stone stairway leads down to the river, at one point making a cutting through an embankment of solid rock. There, in the bottom of this lush green valley with beautiful rice terrace climbing up the hillsides, is one in Bali's oldest, and certainly largest, ancient monuments.
Gunung Kawi consist of 10 rock-cut Candis, memorials cut out of the rock face in imitation of normally constructed monument - in a similar fashion to the great rock-cut temples of Ajanta and Ellora in India. The Candis are believed to be memorials to members of the Balinese royalty of the 11th century but little is known for certain. The Candis stand in seven-meters-high sheltered niches cut into the sheer rock cliff faces. There are four on the west side of the river, which you come to first. You cross the on a bridge to a further group of five on the east side. A solitary Candi stands further down the valley to the south, reached by a trek through the rice paddies.
Legends relate the whole groups of memorials were carved out of the rock faces in one hard working night by the mighty fingernails of Kebo Iwa. Each of the sets of memorial has a group of monk's cells associated with it, includingone on the east side with the only 'no shoes, sandals, boots may be worn' sign I've ever seen in Bali. There are other similar groups of Candis and monk's cells within the area ancient Kingdom of Pejeng-but none of them so grand or on so large a scale.

Alas Kedaton
Alas Kedaton, often know as Pura Dalem Kahyangan is situated South of Menalun near Marga. It is easy to find this temple, only about 15 km from Denpasar , the Alas Kedaton temple related to two different historic periods, one part having been erected during the megalithic period and the other part was added after the Hindhu Balinese religion was adopted.
Certain magic objects can be found in this temple dating back to its megalithic period, and there are arrangements of nine stone as well as primitive stone carving. A variety of post Hindhu symbols can be noted the lingam in the Dalem Khayangan shrine, and carving of Durga and Ganesa, within the Dalem Kedaton shrine.
Durga the Goddess of Death is depicted riding a bull, with eight hands wielding weapons. The right hand, hold a fan and arrow, a large knife, and the bull’s tail. The left hands from upon to lower, hold a club, a bow, a trident and a cudgel. Ganesa within four hands is seated on a cushion and two dragons. The right hands hold a rosary, and tusks. The left hands an axe and the end of the trunk.
One an interesting aspect of Ganese is it’s piatform snakes which are possibly Candra Sangkala and Dewi Naga Tunggal, dating back to the period between 1640 and 1740. Based upon the style of these carvings can be estimated that they date back approximately 300 years, to the final year of the Majapahit Kingdom or the beginning at Bali’s Rajadoms of Samprangan Gelgel, Klungkung and Mengwi. From the large collection of relics within Pura Alas Kedaton, however it is obvious that the temple is even older than this, as the megalithic period was long before Hinduism came to Bali. In this temple you also find many sacred monkey.