Vitra - Bali, Indonesia
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Ariberna
S 08° 34.912 E 115° 16.559
50L E 310266 N 9050948
Vitrá in sculpture and reliefs
Waymark Code: WM17N74
Location: Indonesia
Date Posted: 03/12/2023
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This temple os Bali that has 0.65 Ha and three temples in it, has a lot of reliefs. On the doors has a dragon (vritrá) important in this religion because is the evil that gives drought.
In the Vedic religion (prior to Hinduism), Vritrá is an asura (demon) in the form of a serpent or dragon, personification of drought and enemy of the god Indra. In Vedic texts it was also known as Aji ('serpent'). He was Valá's brother. Like a dragon he blocked the course of the Vedic rivers and was heroically killed by Indra.
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