This 17th-century restored complex houses the Hall of Justice, where the King of Klungkung meted out punishments. The Taman Gili or Garden Pavilion, a former guard's house lies on the premises. Exquisite painted ceilings in wayang style cover these pavilions. The Hall of Justice sports gruesome paintings highlighting what happened to sinners. Among the scenes depicted are the heaven which will reward those who observe law and order in their lives and the punishments which await sinners. Above these panels--the story of Bima Swarga, who goes to hell to search and redeem his parents' souls. Taman Gili's panels show a wedding, the story of Sutasoma slaying a dragon and pictographs of horoscopes. In the center of the hall are a rectangular table and six chairs for the three judges, who were priests (pedanda), and the assessors. An offender being tried in the Court Hall had only to raise his head to get a rather alarming idea of the penalties to which he might be subjected.
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