Faces of Bali - Maospahit Temple

This unique and archaeologically temple is located in a small alley in the middle of the city at Jl. Sutomo. Enter through a door in the alley. This is one of the oldest temple on Bali, built at 14th- and 15th-century by the great Javanese Majapahit Empire when Hinduism was first introduced to Bali. The huge statues of Batara Bayu and Garuda guard the split gateway. On the imposing facade is a pantheon of carved demons and deities, including Yama and Indra. Heavily damaged in the 1917 earthquake, but the government managed to restore it.