The holy spring of Yeh Panes Penatahan, about 12 km north of Tabanan. Japanese soldiers stationed in Tabanan used to visit this spring during the war to refresh themselves in its hot, pungent, sulphurous mineral waters. They widened the track to the spring, and built small bathing sheds. In the 1960s luxury tourist villas were constructed at the best vantage points around the spring.
Today, the delightful and relaxing Yeh Panes Natural Hotspring on the sylvan winding road (Jl. Batukaru) to Gunung Batukaru is Bali's only hot springs specifically designed as a hot springs resort.
According to the history, there was a Kingdom named "Penulisan" with the King named Jaya Wikrama who was suffering from a serious skin disease.Upon the suggestion of the minister Satya Wacana the King was then taken to a traditional healer named Ki Dukuh Tangkas at a village of Lampah at the northern part of Rajeg Urn forest (now known as "Jegu" village) by Ho river. On the way to Lampah Village/ the King was tempted by a monkey at pajeg Uru forest later known as beloved pet of the traditional healer, Ki Dukuh Tangkas. When Ki Dukuh Tangkas knew the purpose of the King’s visit, he then taught the King a healing teaching called : "Usadha Bhakti" through a meditation system. One day, when the King and Ki Dukuh Tangkas practised the teaching by doing meditation, by God’s Blessing a hot spring outpoured from the ground.
Ki Dukuh asked the King to take bath every "Kajeng. Kliwon" (a Balinese point of time) until the King completely recovered. To express his gratefulness, the King then built a temple on that location called : "We Brahma" or "Toya Anget" Temple. On the former place of Ki Dukuh Tangkas then built a monument later became a holy place called "Lampah" temple located on the eastern part of the hot spring.Later on the King and Ki Dukuh’s followers spread out to seek place for residence, some were back to Penulisan, some other went to the North-west later known as "Bangkiang Sidem" means "the King has been recovered" and the village next to it called "Penatahan" means "the successful journey of the King.
