Prasasti Belanjong Pillar

It was great to see this artifact. I found it fairly easy using Google maps. And you could read about on the sign and could see it clearly thru the window

Interesting !! Easy to find the place.

A hidden gem in Sanur...not many people know of this place. When we went no one was there...a little nugget of history.

According to the Bali & Lombok travel guide (Lonely Planet 15th Ed., 2015), this pillar is Bali's oldest dated artefact. It has Sanskrit inscriptions about military victories from over 1000 years ago. Apparently these show evidence of Hindu influence 300 years before the Majapahit court arrived here. Sadly the pillar is largely unknown and unattended apart from a tatty vistors' book. At least it is enclosed from the weather.

Nice to know the history