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Taman Ayun Temple

About Taman Ayun Temple:

It is a great Balinese Hindu temple located in the village of Mengwi, Mengwi sub district, Badung regency, north of Denpasar. Taman Ayun Temple was built in 1634, containing both the Royal family ancestral shrines and some storied Meru Shrines devoted to the God, surrounded by ponds with wide beautiful landscape garden in front courtyard to welcome all visitors who come and visit this temple. It is a beautiful place to visit on your vacation in Bali.

Taman Ayun Temple complex;

Uluwatu Temple

by Tom Wayan

Uluwatu Temple, the Balinese call Pura Luhur Uluwatu is located on the “leg” of Bali, western on top of a steep hill of Bukit Peninsula, it’s a miracle that the temple still stands there on the top of a coral hill that has withstood the pounding of waves for hundreds years. Uluwatu Temple already existed in the 11th century around 1001M by Mpu Kuturan in era of King Marakata, and other source explains that Uluwatu Temple was much related with Danghyang Dwi Jendra’s voyage in spreading Hinduism to Balinese people during the 15th century (1489 M),

Mas Village

by Tom Wayan

Mas Village, a village of wood carving is one of villages in Bali fundamentally identified as an artistic countryside by focusing in artistic of wood carving. Mas Village is located in Ubud sub district and Gianyar Regency, east part of Bali. It owns the typical style of wood carving art by placing forward the distinguish synergy the humanism and naturalism. The village’s popularity as an art village is famous in the national and world level which is not forgetting from the highness name of some maestros which has borne and found the spirit and soul. The famous maestro who was born in this village is Ida Bagus Tilem.