{"id":99513,"date":"2021-07-30T20:40:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T15:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=99513"},"modified":"2021-07-30T20:40:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T15:10:31","slug":"images-of-underwater-temple-garden-in-bali-shared-as-5000-years-old-statues-found-of-hindu-deities-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-underwater-temple-garden-in-bali-shared-as-5000-years-old-statues-found-of-hindu-deities-in-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact-check: Were 5000-year-old idols of Hindu deities discovered underwater in Bali?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, social media users have been widely circulating a few photos of Hindu idols seen underwater. It has been claimed that 5,000-year-old idols of Hindu deities were recently discovered underwater in the city of Bali, located in Indonesia. A Facebook page called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/863885767079993\/posts\/2211934122275144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018We Support Ram Temple\u2019<\/a> posted the images with a similar claim. The post racked up 5,700 likes at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-99514 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-49.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-49.jpeg 515w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-49-212x300.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photos and accompanying claims were widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=5000yr%20old%20Shri%20Vishnuji%20found%20in%20Bali%20sea&amp;sde=Abq2D0eDn5AIj21kth3HnHGePV0E5r51VBczBJrR0IcUMzGSwxvEt-guPrtjbXCy6N-MjPNkjeRTGUJnHy8QOaKDLlGNXWwIKyiB2jAvC0Stt45fMfjcMVP2k0aKAZRGqAN6H06NHAfmAsCb5aF-oltt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-99513 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-underwater-temple-garden-in-bali-shared-as-5000-years-old-statues-found-of-hindu-deities-in-indonesia\/1-93\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-9.jpeg 615w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-9-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-underwater-temple-garden-in-bali-shared-as-5000-years-old-statues-found-of-hindu-deities-in-indonesia\/2-83\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2-9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2-9.jpeg 345w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2-9-180x300.jpeg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-underwater-temple-garden-in-bali-shared-as-5000-years-old-statues-found-of-hindu-deities-in-indonesia\/3-72\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/3-10.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/3-10.jpeg 513w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/3-10-207x300.jpeg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-underwater-temple-garden-in-bali-shared-as-5000-years-old-statues-found-of-hindu-deities-in-indonesia\/4-62\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/4-9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/4-9.jpeg 386w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/4-9-170x300.jpeg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The visuals also made their way to <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/SCGsT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">5000yr old Shri Vishnuji found in Bali sea, Indonesia. Now Mahabratha as per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NileshOak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NileshOak<\/a> ji is 5500BC approx. So which Rajya of Bharat was Indonesia &amp; did it participate in Mahabharata ? \ud83e\udd14 Sanatan was always present in South Asia till Akhand Bharat boundaries \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SatyaSanatanInd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SatyaSanatanInd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6eKnifPsId\">pic.twitter.com\/6eKnifPsId<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simply Sanatan (@SimplySanatan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SimplySanatan\/status\/1416381861740285953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-vOnaqFC9xU\">2016<\/a>, a similar video of idols underwater went viral with the same claim. The clip was amplified on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=underwater+temple+in+bali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I9JggKno_U8]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>First image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search and located the original image on the blog of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ithaka.travel\/blog\/bali-temples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel portal<\/a>. It was described as the Pemuteran coast in northeastern Bali. According to the article, a temple was built about 90 feet underwater off the Pemuteran coast. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-99516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-50.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-50.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-50-300x255.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-50-768x652.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second and third image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A simple reverse image search led us to the original images in an India Times article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/news\/world\/under-water-temple-in-bali-295251.html?picid=1366377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underwater Temple<\/a> in Bali. The article is dated April 28, 2016.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-99513 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-underwater-temple-garden-in-bali-shared-as-5000-years-old-statues-found-of-hindu-deities-in-indonesia\/5-44\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5-5.jpeg 401w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5-5-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5-5-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-underwater-temple-garden-in-bali-shared-as-5000-years-old-statues-found-of-hindu-deities-in-indonesia\/6-36\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/6-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/6-4.jpeg 401w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/6-4-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/6-4-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Underwater Temple garden can also be seen in this YouTube video uploaded by \u2018Bali Bersejarah\u2019 in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_z-Fh0ovsu4]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are these statues 5,000 years old?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using a keyword search, we located a YouTube video dated March 24, 2012, depicting the Temple Garden in Pemuteran. According to the description of the video, the Temple Garden was made in the year 2005 under a social\/environmental project called &#8216;Reef Gardener&#8217;. This video was uploaded by Paul Turley, the owner of a tourist company in Bali.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Up0Lol4mgig]<\/p>\n<p>There are many other videos like this one on Paul\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jUcAfQIyVE0]<\/p>\n<p>The Reef Gardener <a href=\"https:\/\/reefseenbali.com\/reef-gardeners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> states that these sculptures were inspired by the nine deities of Bali. It also includes an idol of Shiva. The statue of Shiva is placed in the middle of the other eight idols. It <a href=\"https:\/\/reefseenbali.com\/pemuteran-bay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mentions<\/a> that these were constructed between May 23 and 27, 2014. The website also contains a video of one of these idols being installed underwater.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wrzgnpCYfII]<\/p>\n<p>It must be pointed out that a majority of Bali&#8217;s population practices Hinduism. According to the 2010 census, <a href=\"https:\/\/pkub.kemenag.go.id\/files\/pkub\/file\/file\/Data\/zuqi1368036766.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">83.46%<\/a> of the people in Bali were Hindus.<\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, idols of Hindu gods and goddesses have been installed in the &#8216;Temple Garden&#8217; built underwater on one of the coasts of Bali. Pictures of the statues have been shared on social media for the past several years with the false claim that 5,000-year-old Hindu idols were discovered in Bali.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, social media users have been widely circulating a few photos of Hindu idols seen underwater. 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