I am not sure for how long Lotus flowers are in season. But we were there at about 3pm and all of the flowers were open.

this is the only temple that has free entrance. someone outside of the gate trying to sell ticket, do not buy it. We almost made the mistake paying for the tickets.

Hi Roothy 123, I was there in December last year and the weather was perfect. It sometimes rain but usually at night. There's a lot of performances everywhere in and around Ubud, so you probably just need to see what's on at the time you're there. I believe what you see from the Café Lotus, is the main part of the temple. It says somewhere you need a sarong etc to visit, but so far I haven't seen anyone wearing it to visit the ground. I also read there are guided tours, so maybe that could be an option for you. Some temples lend you sarongs during the visit. Don't know if Saraswati Temple does...

The temple itself is not big. But if you want to take pictures, especially at the weekends, you might need an hour to capture some interesting spot around. To enjoy the view of this temple, I highly recommend you to take a good spot seat in Lotus Restaurant, which on the same location with the temple.

Most probably yes. If they don't have the regular rituals, temple shall be opened at 8a.m

Open all day and they have dance starting at 7:30

it seems you can't go inside the temple. but the outside view over the pond was splendid. and you don't need the sarong to go around outside.

This place is very convenient to access for any people. This is just beside the main road, your car can drop you on gate. No ticket needed to enter. You have Lotus café and Starbucks on the Sawaswati Temple gate, so you can have a rest during your trip to Ubud.