Meru tower

The multi-tiered meru towers usually uses ijuk, which is black aren fibers as thatched roof material.

The central shrine of the Pura Luhur Uluwatu is a three-tiered meru tower dedicated to 12th-century reformer priest Dang Hyang Nirartha (later deified as Betara Sakti Wawu Rauh).

The eleven-tiered meru of Pura Ulun Danu Bratan is dedicated to Shiva and his consort Parvati.

Three pripihs must be properly placed in a meru: at the peak of the roof, in the wooden main chamber, and beneath the base.

A pripih is basically a thin plate made of five pieces of metal (pancadatu, of iron, copper, gold, silver and lead) on which cabalistic symbols (rajahan) have been inscribed.

[4] Also in the wooden chamber, various objects representing miniature furnishings (paměrah) necessary for the daily requirements of a god are prepared.

Where the rafters of the uppermost roof meet, there is a vertical column with a cavity (pĕtaka meaning flag) into which is placed a small box containing nine precious stones (navaratna).

[5] Excavations in Java reveal similar ritual practices were employed in the construction of the great Hindu-Buddhist temples of Indonesia's classical era.

The meru of Pura Ulun Danu Bratan is dedicated to Shiva and his consort Parvathi .
A number of meru towers in different tiers height at Pura Taman Ayun , Bali .
Two meru towers of different height in Pura Ulun Danu in Bratan . The structure at the center of the photograph is a kori agung gateway.