▁that ▁R si ▁Mark an ey a ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁Bal inese ▁H indu ism ▁in ▁its ▁pur est ▁form ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Ag ama ▁Tir ta ▁or ▁the ▁religion ▁of ▁holy ▁water . ▁ ▁Since ▁being ▁discovered ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Camp u han ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁highly ▁regarded ▁by ▁the ▁Bal inese ▁for ▁its ▁immense ▁spiritual ▁powers . ▁Even ▁the ▁term ▁U bud ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁term ▁u bad , ▁meaning ▁medicine ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁he aling ▁properties ▁of ▁the ▁array ▁of ▁plants ▁that ▁randomly ▁grow ▁here . ▁Gener ations ▁of ▁H indu ▁wor sh ipp ers ▁have ▁made ▁special ▁pil gr images ▁to ▁the ▁fork ▁in ▁the ▁W os ▁River ▁to ▁medi ate , ▁bat he ▁and ▁collect ▁holy ▁water ▁for ▁temple ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁cle ans ing ▁rit uals . ▁ ▁There ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁t ies ▁between ▁Java ▁and ▁B ali , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁dis integration ▁of ▁the ▁once ▁mighty ▁Maj ap ah it ▁kingdom ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁that ▁saw ▁a ▁mass ▁ex od us ▁of ▁nobles ▁to ▁B ali . ▁A ▁new ▁kingdom ▁on ▁the ▁island ' s ▁east ▁coast ▁called ▁Gel gel ▁was ▁consequ ently ▁established ▁and ▁gave ▁san ctu ary ▁to ▁many ▁important ▁r uling ▁families . ▁They ▁brought ▁with ▁them ▁an ▁art istic ▁legacy ▁and ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁cas te ▁system . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁B ali ▁invari