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Photo was taken almost at sunset.

The Batur area was formed 30,000 years ago by a gigantic volcano. The village of Batur used to be down in the crater but a violent eruption in 1917 killed thousands of people and destroyed more than 60,000 homes and 2,000 temples. Although the village was wiped out, the lava flow stopped at the entrance to the village temple. Taking this as a good omen, the village was rebuilt but Mount Batur erupted again in 1926. This time the lava flow covered all but the loftiest temple shrine that's dedicated to Dewi Danu the lake goddess. The Dutch administration anticipated the eruption and evacuated the village up on the crater rim, and the surviving shrine was also moved up and placed in the new temple of Pura Ulun Danu. Spiritually Mount Batur is the second most important mountain on Bali for the Hindu followers.

From this point you get a 360 degree view, which include Lake Batur, Gunung Batur, Gunung Abang, Gunung Agung, Island of Lombok and parts of the North coast of Bali.

Will be a stunning place for a sunrise