Pura Dalem Segara Madhu, Hindu temple in Jagaraga village, Bali, Indonesia
Pura Dalem Segara Madhu is a Hindu temple in Jagaraga village, located about 11 kilometers east of Singaraja. It houses two sanctuaries dedicated to deities Shiva and Durga within a layout of three courtyards that include pavilions for ceremonial preparations and instrument storage.
The temple's founding is attributed to the 12th century under Raja Sri Aji Jayaraga. In 1849, during the Dutch intervention in Bali, the entire palace and temple complex was destroyed by Dutch forces. Rebuilding began in 1865, and that structure still stands. It was designed as a combination of Pura Prajapati and Pura Dalem, dedicated to Durga and Shiva.
The temple is a pura dalem, linked to death rituals, so its walls carry monstrous figures: the goddess Batari Durga and the witch Rangda. Among the carvings are reliefs of a Dutchman drinking beer and the folk tale of Men Brayut, a mother overwhelmed by small children clinging to her.
The outer sanctum, jaba pisan, is the village street itself, so the temple is entered directly from the Singaraja–Sawan road about 11 km east of Singaraja. A paduraksa gate with a Bhoma head leads into the middle courtyard, where the bale gong holds the gamelan and the bale jeroan is used to prepare offerings.
The perimeter walls display unusual carvings depicting modern elements such as an airplane crash, a ship attacked by monsters, and an early 20th-century automobile. These surprising images from a later period add an unexpected visual layer to the temple's traditional religious art.
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