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Split Gateway at Pura Kehen

Keywords : Pura Kehen, Candi Bentar

Site common namePura Kehen
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityBangli
StateBali
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -8.441667
Long : 115.359722

History of production-
ArtThe split gateway, known as Candi Bentar, is typical to Balinese art. The gateway comprises the body and the superstructure, all of these members are split into two sides. Candi Bentar functions as the gateway as well as the gate for preventing the evil to enter the temple.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBalinese Art
Age15th-20th century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and beliefThe split gateway is normally compared with the split of two mountains, Gunung Batur and Gunng Agung, miraculously cut by the deities, according to a legend in Bali.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali