, Pura Dalem Segara Madhu is also known as Pura Dalem Jagaraga. It is located in the north of Bali, 11 kilometers east of the city of Singaraja.

The village of Jagaraga, where the temple is located, is known for the fact that during the Dutch government in 1849 there was a mᴀss ritual suicide of Balinese people.

The temple was originally built in the 12th century under the ruler of Raja Shri Aji Jagarag. During the Dutch intervention, the temple and the prince’s palace were destroyed. The restoration of the temple began in 1865 and was built for the most part in the form in which it appears to visitors today.

The complex was built as a combination of the temples of Pura Dalem, dedicated to Shiva, and Pura Prajapati, dedicated to Durga. This was possible because in Hindu mythology, these gods are husband and wife.

The walls of the temple are decorated with images of foliage, flowers, naga serpents and human figures.

Pura Dalem Segara Madu is related to the rituals of death and destruction in its type, as it is dedicated to Shiva.

The outer sanctuary of the temple (jaba pisan) is located right next to the main street of the village.

Parishioners enter the middle courtyard (jaba tengah) through the carved padurax gate. They are decorated with the head of the mythical monster Bhoma.

In the middle sanctuary there are several Balinese pavilions used for the preparation of offerings and a pavilion for the instruments of the gamelan orchestra.

The innermost courtyard (jeroan) is decorated with sanctuaries of the gods.

Pura Dalem Segara Madu is one of the few temples in Bali with carvings depicting the Western world. On the carvings around the perimeter of the temple wall, there are such figures as a plane falling into the sea, a ship attacked by a sea monster, a car from the early 20th century.

The reason that some temples in northern Bali can be found with images ᴀssociated with European civilization is that in the 19th and 20th centuries, the city of Singaraja was the sea gate of the island.