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Pura Sada

Keywords : Mengwi dynasty, Pura Sada

Site common namePura Sada
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityKapal
StateBali
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -8.466513
Long : 115.20923

History of productionThe dynasty of Mengwi who ruled the kingdom of Tambanan, west of Bali, has established several monuments for commemorating the dead members of the family. Pura Sada is one of such monuments
ArtPura Sada was the former dynastic temple before the shifting to the new royal temple of Pura Taman Ayun in 1740. Interestingly, there are a number of unoccupied thrones in the temple precinct. Some scholars believe that these thrones symbolize the number of the persons who were in the boat during the funeral ceremony. This testifies that the temple was associated to the dead and the funeral cerwemony.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBalinese Art
Age15th-20th century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism

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