Pura Meduwe Karang

[1] Pura Meduwe Karang is noted for its statues and flowery style of decorative sculpture, characteristic of North Bali.

[2] The temple is dedicated to Batara Meduwe Karang ("lord possessing the ground"), a god which offers protection on the fertility of the agricultural land.

Pura Meduwe Karang also has shrines dedicated to the sun god Surya and to Mother Earth, all related with the concept of protection of the land's fertility.

The temple compound is surrounded with walls, which is reinforced at intervals by pillars topped with carved floral decoration.

[1][2] At the entrance of the temple is a parade of 36 stone figures representing characters from the Indian epic Ramayana.

A candi bentar split gateway marks the threshold into the jaba pisan, the outer sanctum of the temple.

[2][3] Another bas-relief shows the goddess Durga in her manifestation as the Mahisasuramardini, the destroyer of the malevolent bull-demon, Mahisha.

The main shrine of Pura Meduwe Karang.
A parade of Ramayana sculptures in the front of the temple complex.
Floral decoration typical of North Bali decorates the main shrine of Pura Meduwe Karang.
A bas-relief on the side of the main shrine in Pura Meduwe Karang is believed to be a depiction of Dutch artist W. O. J. Nieuwenkamp riding a bicycle. He explored Bali by bicycle in 1904.