The mother temple, also called Taman Ayun Temple, is the second largest temple in Bali and the royal altar of the Mengwei Kingdom.
This is a garden-style temple. It was built in 1634 and renovated in 1937. It was listed as a World Cultural Heritage in 2012.
The overall scale of the temple is small, small and exquisite. The biggest feature is that it is surrounded by a moat, which represents the “sacred mountain floating on the milk river” in Hindu teachings. The gates of the mother temple are built with red bricks, and the top is decorated with stone bricks in a mountain-like shape. Each floor is carved with several small statues. The gray-stained stone bricks and sculptures show its centuries of vicissitudes. The temple has two courtyards at the front and rear. The entrance is a large lawn, beautiful gardens and exquisite fountains. The inner courtyard is a variety of sacrificial altars. There are many sacrificial towers and 29 ancestral gods in the temple. Tourists cannot enter the temple to visit. You can only take pictures on the periphery.
The mother temple is famous for its magnificent Tallinn, and the neatly arranged Hindu towers look exceptionally solemn in the twilight. The highest of the shrines has 11 floors, which symbolizes the power of Mount Agung. Compared with other crowded temples, this quietness has more shocking power.
Tips
Address: Jalan Ayodya, Mengwi, Bali
Time: 8:00-18:00
Tickets: Adults 15,000Rp, children 7,500Rp
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