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The designer
I Gusti Nyoman Lempad designed the temple, finished in 1952
Pura Taman Saraswati was designed by I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, a Balinese sculptor and architect, on a commission from the Prince of Ubud. Construction started in 1951 and was completed in 1952.
The pond
A lotus pond and water garden mark the outer area
The most notable feature is the lotus pond and water garden, marking the outer area of the temple. Plumeria trees decorate the edges of the pond, and the bridge-like access is decorated with sculptures of Hindu mythological figures, many by Lempad.
The wall
A wall blocks the straight route to disorient evil spirits
The straight route into the inner courtyard is blocked by an aling-aling, a wall device used to disorient evil spirits. The wall is the back of a 3 metres tall statue of the rakshasha figure Jero Gede Mecaling.
3 metresheight of the statue that forms the wall
The shrine
The highest shrine is topped with an empty golden throne
A padmasana shrine stands on the most sacred, north-east side of the temple. Its uppermost part is topped with a golden empty throne decorated with the image of Acintya, the highest deity in the Balinese Hindu pantheon.
Day 1, midday
It comes after Ubud Palace. Then Ubud Monkey Forest.
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