Sakenan Temple | Cultures of Denpasar

Sakenan temple is a very sacred place and place to invoke the safety of the entire world. Sakenan Temple concept swamandala consists of pelinggih-pelinggih and buildings in it. Sakenan temple consists of two pelebah namely Dalem Sakenan Temple and Pesamuan Temple / Penataran Agung Sakenan.

Sakenan temple has three yard (trimandala): utama mandala, madya mandala, dan nista mandala. Each yard limited by the walls around complete with a kori agung, apit lawang and bebetelan. At the height of the kori agung carved kala head. Inside the utama mandala there are a number of pelinggih like temples, bale tajuk, bale pesandekan, and apit lawang.

In front of the Kurung Temple that connect the utama mandala and madya mandala there are two Ganesha statues that flank Kurung Temple. Madya mandala is entirely surrounded by walls Penyengker complete with Bentar temple on the west side and petetesan on the north side and east. In the nista mandala just a blank page.

Pelinggih existing buildings on the utama mandala is the rocks namely Padma Capah stana Ida Batara Masjati, also as Jro Dukuh Sakti cult. Three Overlapping Meru Stana Batara Batur, Intaran, Ida Batara muter. Meru Tumpang Tiga stana Batara Batur, Intaran, Ida Batara Muter. Gedong Jati stana Ida Ratu Ayu, Gedong (Tajuk) stana Batara Buitan dan Batara Muntur. There is also bale gede or bale paruman functioned as a place of pesamuan the pemangku, and also a place of purification pratima Ida Batara and where the Sulinggih and the king at the moment there is ceremonies pujawali.