Taman Ayun literally
translates as "beautiful garden' and is generally regarded as one of
the most attractive temples of Bali. Taman Ayun is situated in a
beautiful park with trees and ponds, near the village of Mengwi in the
south of Bali at about 8 km southwest of Ubud and 18 km northwest of
Denpasar.
Pura Taman
Ayun was built in 1634 by the Raja of Mengwi, I Gusti Agung Putu. It is a
socalled 'Pura Kawiten' or family temple, a special temple where the
deified ancestors of the Raja Dynasty of Mengwi and important gods of
other temples are honored.
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The temple is
boardered by broad canals and it can only be entered via a bridge
leading to a richly ornamented 'candid bentar', the gate which gives
access to the outer courtyard (jaba) of the temple.
From this
candi bentar a straight, paved footpath leads through the well
maintained park past a square pond with a fountain exactly in its
center. This fountain has nine water jets, four of which are positioned
according the cardinal points, another four according the sub-cardinal
points and the ninth in the center, symbolizing the Dewa Nawa Sanga, the
nine main gods of Balinese Hinduism.
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The footpath
leads on to a second candi bentar which gives access to the 'jaba
tengah', the more elevated, second courtyard of the temple.
Inside the
jaba tengah one finds the walled 'jaba jero', the third and most holy
courtyard of the temple in which the most important shrines are located,
among others a number of five, seven, nine and eleven tierd meru's. The
jaba jero is only accessible during important religious ceremonies,
such as the 'odalan' - the day on which the inauguration of the temple
is commemorated.
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