Heavy rain that has been lashing the Gianyar region for the past few\ndays has caused damage to a temple building and the collapse of four\ntrees in the Ubud sub-district. The incident occurred on Monday (23\/2)\nevening.<\/p>\n
One of the main gates of the Kahyangan Dalem Kauh temple was damaged\nby rainwater erosion at around 9:00 PM.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt happened last night at 9:00 PM,\u201d said a resident of Saba village,\nBlahbatuh sub-district, Wayan Sutampo, when met by detikBali in front of\nthe Kahyangan Dalem Kauh temple, Tuesday (24\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n
Sutampo said that residents saw that part of the main gate was\ndamaged. The incident was then reported to the police and local temple\nofficials.<\/p>\n
After an inspection, it was found that the soil and brick layers on\nthe gate structure had deteriorated due to the heavy rain over the past\nfew days. As a result, the top part of the gate structure collapsed.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the soil mixture in the gate was wet and exposed to rain\ncontinuously, it finally collapsed,\u201d said Sutampo.<\/p>\n
The Head of Public Relations of the Gianyar Police, Ipda Gusti Ngurah\nSuardita, said that there were no casualties in the incident. Police\nofficers went to the location to carry out an inspection and provide\nsecurity.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe went to the crime scene at 10:00 AM to carry out an inspection\nand coordinate with the temple custodians, priests, and local\ntraditional village officials,\u201d said Suardita.<\/p>\n
According to Suardita, the temple has been secured since Monday night\nuntil Tuesday morning. The material losses due to the damage to the main\ngate are estimated at Rp 100 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were no casualties. Material losses are estimated at Rp 100\nmillion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Based on detikBali\u2019s observation at the location, piles of rubble\nwere still visible on the front side of the gate building. In addition\nto the main gate, no other temple buildings were affected by the heavy\nrain.<\/p>\n
The atmosphere inside the temple also looked deserted. There were no\nresidents praying at the location. Suardita said that the cleanup of the\nremaining building debris would continue tomorrow with the help of local\nresidents.<\/p>\n
In addition to damaging the temple building, the heavy rain also\ncaused four trees to fall in the Ubud sub-district.<\/p>\n
Information from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency\n(BMKG) Denpasar states that the fallen trees occurred in Mas village,\nTulikup village, Sumita village, and Sukawati village.<\/p>\n
There were no casualties in the incident. The four fallen trees have\nnow been cleared.<\/p>\n
Previously, a retaining wall at the Kelembu temple, part of the Taman\nPule temple complex, on Jalan Tegal Tajun, Mas village, Ubud\nsub-district, Gianyar Regency, collapsed due to a landslide. The\nincident damaged three buildings within the temple area, with total\nlosses estimated at Rp 600 million.<\/p>\n
From east to west of the temple area, the three buildings that were\nhit by the retaining wall were a building for ceremonies and offerings,\na bale gong (a place to store gamelan instruments), and a building to\nstore offerings.<\/p>\n
The building for ceremonies suffered the most damage. However, there\nwere no casualties in the incident. At the time of the incident, there\nwere no worshippers at the Kelembu temple.<\/p>\n
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