The Pura Ulun Danu Batur is the second most important religious site in Bali after the Pura Besakih. The temple is dedicated to the goddess of rivers and lakes and is considered to be highly sacred by the locals. The original temple had been destroyed by the volcanic eruption in 1926 but the villagers rebuilt the site at the highest rim of the caldera. The temple site includes a total of 285 shrines, each dedicated to a different goddess.