Balinese temple

Puras are built following rules, style, guidance, and rituals found in Balinese architecture.

Unlike the common towering indoor Hindu temples of the Indian Subcontinent, puras are designed as open-air places of worship within enclosed walls, connected with a series of intricately decorated gates between their compounds.

The design, plan, and layout of the pura follow the trimandala concept of Balinese space allocation.

The rules for gate types are also valid for nonreligious compounds such as puri, nobles' and kings' residences.

[6] The number of these most sacred sanctuaries always adds up to six, but depending on the region, the specific temples that are listed may vary.

[7] Listed counterclockwise from Nirartha's legendary point of arrival in Bali, the seven most prominent Balinese sea temples are:[24] Dang Hyang Nirartha's history, which in Bali is commonly called the History of Gede and recals his Dharmayatra (religious holy journey), is written in a lontar called Dwijendra Tatwa.