Title
Shrine guarded by sacred snakes, naga
Caption
Shrine guarded by sacred snakes, naga, Temple of Tirta Empul, site of a sacred spring in use since 962 AD. According to legend the god Indra created the spring by piercing the earth to tap the elixir of immortality. Indonesia. Balinese/Hindu. circa 14th circa Tampaksiring, Bali.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A35_182
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,1Mb (2,7Mb) / 12,9in x 10,3in / 3861 x 3086 (300dpi)