Dalem Jagaraga Temple belongs to "Pura Kahyangan Tiga" (Three main village Temples) of the traditional village of Jagaraga. Like the other "Pura Dalem" in Bali in general, according to its function as the temple of the dead, Dalem Jagaraga Temple is also located close to the village-cemetery, full with ornaments and statues depicting scaring and horrifying figures with the main statue of the Goddess of Durga.

Jagaraga village is very well known for its "Puputan Jagaraga", the heroic story when the people of North Bali focused at Jagaraga were involved in a great battle against the Dutch troops