Gunung Kawi is an 11th century temple complex in Tampaksiring

Tampaksiring

Tampaksiring is a town in central Bali, Indonesia. It is the home to the Gunung Kawi Temple and the Senang Hati Foundation.In the past, Tampaksiring is one of the governance center in Bali during the kingdom period....

 north east of Ubud

Ubud

Ubud is a town on the Indonesian island of Bali in Ubud District, located amongst rice paddies and steep ravines in the central foothills of the Gianyar regency...

 in Bali

Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. It is located on the river Pakrisan.

The complex comprises 10 rock-cut candi (shrines) carved into the cliff face. They stand in 7m-high (23 ft-high) sheltered niches cut into the sheer cliff face. These monuments are thought to be dedicated to King Anak Wungsu

Anak Wungsu

Anak Wungsu was the youngest brother of Airlangga, who succeeded him as the ruler of Bali and Java.-References:*Pringle,Robert. A Short History of Bali: Indonesia's Hindu Realm. Crows Nest, NSW: Allan & Unwin ISBN 1865088633....

of the Udayana dynasty and his favourite queens.