Ponjok Batu Temple lies on a stoney cape on which grow some
frangipani trees and other flowering bush. In Balinese, “Ponjok Batu” means “Stoney Cape”. From the front yard of the temple, one can enjoy the open Jawa Sea while the hill standing close to the temple with some old trees growing on it has made the surroundings more attractive. Some springs, one of which is functioned as the temple’s holy bathing-place, can be found around the temple’s location which are used bv the locals to meet their daily needs. The temple is assumpted to had been built at the era of Cri Waturenggong’s reign (the King of Gelgel Kingdom) around 1382 Icaka year until 1472 or 1460 until 1550 AD.This temple is also closely related to the holy journey of Danghyang Nirartha to Lombok Island.

Location
The temple is located about 24 km East of Singaraja, belongs to
the village of Pacung, district of Tejakula.
facility
The temple managed by the traditional village of Tejakula is located on a quite extensive area. However, the parking-lot available is not quite wide so that during the time of temple festival, parking-lot becomes an urgent case to be settled up. No accommodation available around the location but there is a cafe and some drinking stalls available close to the temple.
During the temple’s anniversary celebration, people from some parts of Buleleng regency or even from other regencies will over crowd the temple. Instead of its natural attraction, the temple’s own architecture is
also a special charm. Foreign tourists are also the temple’s frequent visitors especially those wishing to visit the ancient village of Sembiran nearby or to watch “Wayang Wong”, the sacred man-puppet at Tejakula while the road will lead to Karangasem, the most eastern regency of Ball.
As previously mentioned, Ponjok Batu Temple is closely related to the journey of Danghyang Nirartha or Danghyang Dwijendra to Ball and Lombok. In “Dwijendra Tatwa” manuscript it is told that at the time of
Dalem Waturenggong, King of Gelgel’s reign around 1411I’c'aka
Year or 1489 AD/ the holy high-priest arrived in Bali and stayed
in Gelgel. One day, he visited the North coast of Bali, created a cape on
the site where he was standing. The cape was fully covered by stone and wild bush and watching at the distance where the open sea extended, suddenly he saw a traditional canoe (”perahu”) washed ashore. He then hurried to help and soon the “perahu man” got conscious and extended their gratefulness for the magic help to the holy priest. Since the sea was calm, it was the best time to sail according to
Danghyang Nirartha, so they then set sail to Lombok. Soon, after the holv highpriest left the beach there were some miracles taking-place at that location. The stones on which he stood on before, flamed up and some springs suddenly came up around the site, so that the locals then came in through to do mass prayer. Finally, a temple was then built on the site with the main shrine called “Sanggar Agung” and the whole temple functioned as “Kahvangan” temple with regional adherents.’ The temple was later called “Ponjok Batu Temple”.