Talk:Balinese temple

Merge Proposal with List of Balinese sea temples
The sea temple article is quite short. I don't believe that the article can be expanded much further with information that is applicable to all sea temples. I think the overall sea temple information can be easily put into one (sub)paragraph on the Balinese temple page. Any (future) additional information will probably be temple-specific and so should go into their respective articles. HyperGaruda (talk) 07:44, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
 * This article should have a section about the sea temples. However, a list can be maintained at List of Hindu temples in Indonesia.-- Redtigerxyz Talk 09:10, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Agreed, proceed with merging. Thanks for your suggestion.  Gunkarta  talk 10:27, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

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Why this misleading sentence?
"Unlike the common towering indoor Indian Hindu temple, puras are designed as an open air place of worship within enclosed walls, connected with a series of intricately decorated gates between its compounds."

The bold part is misleading, because it suggests, that the "typical" Hindu-temple is North-Indian style! But Hindu temples - in India - are not all commonly like in this description! India ist not only its north! It's all on Wikipedia, just read it, before writing such a thing. Since the people of Bali are thought to be coming from South India, it's strange that this misleading sentence is found here. South Indian temples (Dravidian Style) are also large open areas, enclosed by (sometimes many nested) walls with many shrines (here the main temple is much larger than on Bali) and intricately decorated door-towers (Gopurams)! And they also do not have any towers, except the Gopurams, so they have nothing to do with North-Indian style! In fact, the Balinese temples resemble the South-Indian temple complexes a lot, much more than North-Indian temples, even the decorations look quite similar. No need to mention North-Indian temples in this article …

Here, have a look at the article about the Dravidian style and especially the marvelous temple of Madurai, as big as a small town. And then tell me why we should even mention North-india here! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravidian_architecture

What sadly is definitely common among people having visited North-India, is the wrong suggestion, that the typical Hindu-temple is North Indian style. But Hinduism is much more active in the south, with less Muslim influence. If anyone wants to see true Hinduism, go to South-India. But most people only visit the north and think, it's the same everywhere in India. Actually it's a pity that this even has to be explained here.

So i suggest removing this sentence or correcting it to something like: "Puras are designed in a similar way like South-Indian (Dravidian style) temple areas, as an open-air place with enclosing walls and a series of shrines connected with a series of intricately decorated gates between its compounds."

--91.64.85.115 (talk) 11:22, 3 July 2017 (UTC)