Bhoma Bali: The Guardian Face Carved Above Every Temple Gate
Bhoma Bali temple gates almost always carry the same fierce carved face above the lintel: bulging eyes, bared fangs, and a mouth caught mid-roar. That face has a name. Bhoma is the guardian figure Balinese carvers place above temple thresholds to stand between the sacred and the ordinary world, a role tied to a specific […]

























