Some of these are surmounted by an image of Mount Meru, the cosmic mountain at the three of Hindu-Buddhist universe, while over the kori agung gateway,one finds a representation of an urn. The latter is identified as the sacred vessel holding ambrosia (amrta), the immortal elixir of life, which in Indian mythology was extracted by the gods from the primeval ocean of milk. Lightening Strikes Only those who have come to pray may enter the inner sanctum, but one can get a general view from a terrace on the southern side of the central courtyard. The most important structure in the enclosure is a three-tired meru which stands at the far end. This was struck by lightening a few years back- a very singular and inauspicious event, which could only be redressed by elaborate rites of purification and a rededication of the temple.