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  2. Pura Taman Ayun - Wikipedia

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    Taman Ayung, meaning "beautiful garden", is the second-largest temple in Bali. Its whole compound covers 6.9 hectares (17 acres), [ 2 ] a rectangular piece of land oriented north-south [ 3 ] and surrounded to the west, south and east by a large body of water.

  3. Kingdom of Mengwi - Wikipedia

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    Pura Taman Ayun is a place of rest and worship for the family of the Mengwi Kingdom. It is located in Mengwi. Its management is entrusted to descendants of the Mengwi royal family. [12] The temple complex consists of 50 sacred buildings and has two ponds, one inside and one outside the temple. [13] Pura Taman Ayun was built in 1634 and was ...

  4. List of World Heritage Sites in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Subak's "democratic and egalitarian farming practices" helps rice growers in accommodating Bali's dense population. The largest and most notable water temple in Bali is the Pura Taman Ayun, established in the 18th century. [11] The Jatiwulih rice terraces is pictured. Komodo National Park: West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara: 609; Natural:

  5. Mengwi - Wikipedia

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    Mengwi district withn Badung Regency, Bali Barracks in Mengwi in 1949. Mengwi is a district (kecamatan) in the Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia and also covers Bali's heaviest tourist regions, situated to the north of Kuta District and North Kuta District (including Seminyak), and including Canggu.

  6. Meru tower - Wikipedia

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    They are always positioned in the innermost sanctum (jero) of a Balinese temple. Individual meru tower is dedicated to a specific Hindu gods, a deified ancestor, or to a local deity of a particular location (Sthana Devata) or high geographical features usually a local mountain. The meru would serve as the "temporary palace" for the gods, which ...

  7. Balinese temple - Wikipedia

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    The pagoda-like Pelinggih Meru shrine of Pura Ulun Danu Bratan is a distinctive feature of a Balinese temple.. The term pura originates from the Sanskrit word (-pur, -puri, -pura, -puram, -pore), meaning "city," "walled city," "towered city," or "palace," which was adopted with the Indianization of Southeast Asia and the spread of Hinduism, especially in the Indosphere.

  8. Subak (irrigation) - Wikipedia

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    Subak is the water management (irrigation) system for the paddy fields on Bali island, Indonesia.It was developed in the 9th century.For the Balinese, irrigation is not simply providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial ecosystem [1] that is at the same time autonomous and interdependent. [2]

  9. File:Pura Taman Ayun, Mengwi, Bali Indonesia.jpg - Wikipedia

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