This seldom-visited Pemecutan Palace lies in the very thick of the old city on the corner of Jalan Thamrin and Jalan Hasanuddin. This is the granddaddy of hundreds of other smaller pemecutan palaces across the island. There are over 35 vassal princes (moncol) in the Denpasar area alone, all royal custodians of numerous important temples.

I had always wanted to meet the celebrated raja, so on a recent trip into the city I noticed that the palace