Monkey snatches Indian tourist's sunglasses at Bali's Uluwatu Temple

An Indian traveller's warning has gone viral after she described the monkeys at Bali's Uluwatu Temple as a major nuisance for snatching her expensive power sunglasses. 

Priti Jain, a chartered accountant, shared her experience on X to caution tourists about the aggressive long-tailed macaques that roam the temple's cliffside complex. Jain, who has a high vision power of -4, said she would have struggled through the rest of her trip without a spare pair of glasses. 

She also said she felt fortunate not to be wearing her more expensive Prada sunglasses when the monkey grabbed them.

Jain explained that although she had watched several videos of similar incidents earlier, she never imagined she would experience it herself until it actually happened. 

Jain had bought the power sunglasses specifically for her Bali trip, and it was the first time she wore them before losing them within seconds.

"Monkeys in Bali, especially at Uluwatu Temple are SCARY and a absolute MENACE  They are constantly hunting to snatch your phones and sunglasses. I had seen all those videos… did not think I myself will become the victim until it actually happened. First time wearing my power sunglasses (just before the trip I got this super chic pair from the Lenskart x Meller collection) and within seconds… gone," she wrote on X.

Videos shared by Jain showed a monkey casually sitting and playing with her sunglasses while she reacted in disbelief. She later warned tourists to be extremely cautious while visiting Uluwatu Temple and suggested the stress was not worth it. According to her, the monkeys were even targeting young children.