Pura Meru is the largest and most popular Hindu temple on Lombok. Built in 1720, the inner court has 33 small shrines to represent each of the 33 villages that came together to build the temple and three thatched, teak-wood meru multi-tiered shrines dedicated to the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The central meru, with 11 tiers, is Shiva’s house; the meru to the north, with nine tiers, is Vishnu’s; and the nine-tiered meru to the south is Brahma’s. The three meru are also said to represent the three volcanoes considered sacred by Indonesian Hindu’s; Mt Rinjani (Lombok), Mt Agung (Bali) and Mt Bromo (Java).
Pura Meru is located on Jalan Selaparang, 2km from the city centre.