The Sacred Monkey Forest of Padangtegal is owned by the village of Padangtegal. Village members serve on the Sacred Monkey Forest's governing council (The Padangtegal Wenara Wana Foundation).
The Padangtegal Wenara Wana Foundation has historically strived to develop and implement management objectives that will both maintain the sacred integrity of the monkey forest in Ubud and promote the monkey forest ubud as a sacred site that is open to visitors from around the world.
the Monkey
In 1986, only 800 people per month (on average) were visiting the Sacred Monkey Forest of Padangtegal....
Sangeh
This island is fabled to be part of the holy Mahameru, whereby Hanuman, the monkey general in the Ramayana, took to crush Rawana, the villainous giant, which fell to the earth.
Along with it came a group of monkeys from Hanuman's army, who remained on the island to pester travelers.
The forest here is considered sacred and wood is not permitted to be chopped. Such is the legendary origin of the monkey forest of Bukit Sari, a cluster of towering nutmeg trees and home to hundreds of sacred monkeys.
Statue in Sangeh
Sangeh Monkey Forest
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