Taman Ayun Temple is located at Mengwi village, Mengwi district, Badung regency, about 18 kilometers from Denpasar and can be easily reached any transport. The huge state temple of Taman Ayun surrounded by a wide moat, was the main temple of Mengwi kingdom, which survived until 1891 when it was conquered by the neighboring kingdoms of Tabanan and Badung. Taman Ayun Temple was originally built in 1634 and extensively renovated in 1937. It’s very large and spacious, and the elegant moat is an unusual feature. The first courtyard is a large, open grassy expanse and the inner courtyard has a multitude of Merus (multi-tiered shrines). In a beautiful setting across the moat from the temple is a rather lost-looking arts centre.
On the east side of the main complex there is a Meru dedicated to the god of fertility, which is closely related with rice and irrigation, called: shrine of Ulun Suwi " At one side of the east part is a shrine of the spirit warrior Pasek Buduk from Buduk village, a place around 10 kilometers from this temple site. The reason of the King building worship to a spirit of Pasek Buduk, due to unending war between Mengwi and Buduk village area. Pasek was the resistant and strong defender and head of the village. Inspired by the bigger necessity to consolidate the kingdom Pasek wanted to subdue to the king by disclosing his physical weakness, and asked the king to build for his spirit a shrine in the temple, and appoint from 4 casts as the adoption of king children. The king agreed and adopted 40 children who then called the clan of “Pasek Batu Bata".
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