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Late medieval · Hindu · Indonesia
Pura Beji Sangsit
Sangsit, Bali · -8.0836°, 115.1342°
Dewi Sri, goddess of riceMajapahit eraNorth Balinese
Sacred since
1400 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
15th c.
Majapahit era
History & significance
A subak temple of the Sangsit rice-growing community, dedicated to the rice goddess Dewi Sri and dated to the fifteenth century, when brahmins arrived from the Majapahit kingdom. It takes its name from the beji, the pond used for purification, and is covered in the heavy foliate carving that distinguishes north Balinese work from that of the south.