This temple is located at Sangsit village, Sawan subdistrict, approximately 8 km east of the town of Singaraja and about 500 meters to the road leading to the beach. The temple owned by local subak members of the village lies in the middle of the rice field of Sangsit village. Attraction of the temple is that nearly all parts of the temple are decorated by carving of Buleleng style in the shape of vines and floral motifs belonging to characteristic of North Bali.

The Beji Temple is used to venerate Goddess Sri as the goddess associated with the agriculture in particular and is believed to be the Goddess who created the rice as a staple food. Neighborhood of the temple is also known as the neighborhood of Subak Temple for the area of Sangsit customary village, where the whole royal neighborhood is decorated with carving style as the mode of king of Buleleng in the form of propagating plants and floral motif characterizing the fifteenth century during the era of King of Majapahit. Entrance gates of the temple compound are decorated with two dragons as guardians of the temple.

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