Yeh Pulu, Archaeological site in Bedulu, Indonesia.
Yeh Pulu is a Hindu archaeological site in Bedulu, Gianyar, Bali, where a sandstone rock wall about 25 metres long and 2 metres high carries reliefs cut about 50 cm deep. The panels run from north to south and show figures, animals and plants in scenes resembling wayang shadow-puppet designs, ending at a wall niche about 9 metres wide.
Yeh Pulu was first found in 1925 by the Punggawa of Ubud, who reported it to the Dutch; the artist Nieuwenkamp then described it in an official Oudheidkundig Dienst report, which noted damage from rice-field water running down from above. W.F. Stutterheim led further study in 1929, and the reliefs were restored in 1949 and 1953. Their style places the carvings in the 14th–15th centuries, possibly late Majapahit.
The name comes from Balinese yeh, "water", and pulu, "barrel": the spring on the site's west side was found covered by a barrel-shaped container (gentong). The nearby Petanu river feeds the rice fields that surround the carvings. The reliefs themselves mostly show everyday scenes rather than royal epics, unlike 15th-century Kamasan wayang paintings.
The site sits at 175 meters elevation and can be reached by walking on designated paths leading to the main carved panels. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes and allow time to explore the different relief sections at a relaxed pace.
At the wall's north end stands a male figure with his right hand raised beside a kayonan (gunungan) tree shape; this raised-hand figure is identified as Krishna. The panel ends at the south with a seated Ganesha on a rectangular pedestal.
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