Kehen Temple

Kehen temple lies at the southern foot of bangle hill at the north east of the city of bangli. The temple is luxurious with a veranda facing to the south. It is located near Sasana Budaya Bangli, just few kilometers from the main city of Bangli. At the top end of the town, Pura Kehen, the state temple of the Bangli Kingdom,is terraced up the hillside. A great flight of steps leads to the beautifully decorated entrance. The first courtyard has a huge banyan tree with a Kulkul (warning drum) entwined it its branches. Chinese porcelain plates were set in to the walls as decoration, but most of the originals have been damaged or lost (some of the replacements have quite incongruous old English design). 

The inner courtyard has an 11 roofed meru (multi-roofed shrine), and a shrine with thrones for the three figures of the Hindhu Trinity – Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. The carvings are particularly intricate. This is one of the finest temples on Bali, like a mini Besakih; here you can walk inside of the temple. This area is also rich with ancient heritages especially bronze documents which are mostly preserved in the temple of the local villages. Local people consider these kind of ancient inscriptions are very sacred objects, as they respect very much the writings. This living thought of respect is expressed by the ritual for the whole Bali which is called Saraswati. 

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