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Sondani, two Dvarapalas, circa 525 CE. One of two pairs of dvarapala, 9th century Buddhist temple of Plaosan, Java, Indonesia.. A Dvarapala or Dvarapalaka (Sanskrit, "door guard"; IAST: Dvārapāla Sanskrit pronunciation: [dʋaːɽɐpaːlɐ]) is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as a warrior or fearsome giant, usually armed with a weapon - the most common being the gada (mace).
Balinese temples and palaces are exquisitely decorated with rich ornamentations, both wooden and stone sculpting, which usually depict floral patterns. Balinese sculpture often served as gate guardians as twin dvarapalas flanking entrances.
Barong (Balinese: ᬩᬭᭀᬂ, lit. 'bear') is a panther-like creature and character in the mythology of Bali, Indonesia. He is the king of the spirits, leader of the hosts of good, and enemy of Rangda, the demon queen and mother of all spirit guarders in the mythological traditions of Bali. The battle between Barong and Rangda is featured in ...
In Balinese temple architecture, the Bhoma has the same function as the Javanese Kala who acts as the guardian spirit of the temple complex. The head of Bhoma can be found carved at the temple gate which marks the entrance to the holiest part of the shrine ( paduraksa ) and at the base of the padmasana, the holiest and most central shrine in ...
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.
Pura Meduwe Karang (Balinese "temple of the (lord) ground possessor") was constructed in 1890 by people who arrived to Kubutambahan from an extinct Balinese village of Bulian. [2] The temple is dedicated to Batara Meduwe Karang ("lord possessing the ground"), a god which offers protection on the fertility of the agricultural land.
Pura Lempuyang Luhur is the seventh and highest temple of the Lempuyang temple complex on Mount Lempuyang in Karangasem Regency, east Bali, Indonesia.. It is one of the nine directional temples (Pura Sad Kahyangan or Pura Kahyangan Sad Winayaka) of Bali, which are the nine holiest places of worship on Bali.
Pura Dalem Sakenan is the focus temple of the 210-day Piodalan festival where in the past processions of pilgrims visited the island on foot or by traditional colorful wooden boats called jukung. With the construction of the bridge connecting the Serangan island with Bali as well as the reclamation of the island, the use of colorful jukung for ...