Kapal - Pura Sada 
The Pura Sada (Prasada) is one of the most important temples on Bali, founded by the Rajas of Mengwi, whose ancestors came from Klungkung. It can be reached only on foot (15 minutes' walk; follow the main road to Kapanan, then turn left into a narrow lane).
The present buildings stand on the foundations of an earlier temple, probably of the 12th century.
The present buildings stand on the foundations of an earlier temple, probably of the 12th century.
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The temple appears at first to consist of only two parts, since the outer forecourt, with a large waringin tree, is not enclosed by walls. The middle forecourt is entered by a seven-tiered split gate (candi korung), probably dating from the 14th or 15th century.
In the inner courtyard, to the left, is the bale pesamyangan, in which the gods were welcomed to the temple. Beyond this is a massive prasada in Majapahit style, rebuilt in 1948-49 after the destruction of its predecessor (which probably also dated from the 14th or 15th century) in the devastating earthquake of 1917. It is not certain, however, that it stands on its original site. Particularly notable is a grotesquely grimacing demon in the upper part of the pagoda.
In the center of the courtyard is a pond (now empty), symbolising the abode of the celestial nymph Widadari, a mediator between the world of the gods and the world of men. To the right of this are 57 stone thrones for the ancestors of the Mengwi dynasty, and on the east side are three larger thrones.
To the rear of the courtyard can be seen a number of shrines and thrones, dedicated to the divine trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and to other divinities.
In the inner courtyard, to the left, is the bale pesamyangan, in which the gods were welcomed to the temple. Beyond this is a massive prasada in Majapahit style, rebuilt in 1948-49 after the destruction of its predecessor (which probably also dated from the 14th or 15th century) in the devastating earthquake of 1917. It is not certain, however, that it stands on its original site. Particularly notable is a grotesquely grimacing demon in the upper part of the pagoda.
In the center of the courtyard is a pond (now empty), symbolising the abode of the celestial nymph Widadari, a mediator between the world of the gods and the world of men. To the right of this are 57 stone thrones for the ancestors of the Mengwi dynasty, and on the east side are three larger thrones.
To the rear of the courtyard can be seen a number of shrines and thrones, dedicated to the divine trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and to other divinities.
