Bhoma
Sign in to savethumb|right|A representation of a Bhoma head guarding the top of the portal to a Balinese temple in Singapadu.
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thumb|right|A representation of a Bhoma head guarding the top of the portal to a Balinese temple in Singapadu.
In Balinese mythology Bhoma is a primordial earth deity associated with fertility, vegetation, and the liminal space between wilderness and human settlement. The image of Bhoma is a carved or formed as grotesque face in Balinese architecture which decorates certain parts of the Balinese temple complex to ward off evil spirits.
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