Kulkul tower

For the Goan dessert confection, see filhós.

A kulkul tower is a tower housing a signal drum (kulkul) in the temple architecture of Bali. The drum is used to warn of attack, fire or communicate notice of a communal event.

The kulkul in Tenganan is beaten 21 times each morning to start the day. The Menara Kudus Mosque in Java features a similar structure.^[1]

References

↑ Miksic, John. in Java - Periplus Adventure Guide. Periplus Editions 1997. pp. 246-247 ISBN 962-593-244-5

Bibliography

Geertz, Hildred, The Life of a Balinese Temple: Artistry, Imagination, and History in a Peasant Village, University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu (2004)

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