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Bali Off The Beaten Path

Wall with 1372 names at Margarana

by theo1006

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Wall with 1372 names at Margarana
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Puja being performed at Kuta beach
by goutammitra
A lady performing Puja at Kuta Beach...
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Lady with The Flowers performing puja!
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A ritual Husband feeding the wife after...
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Bali CANANG Or Flower Offering to God!

by goutammitra

Like the previous tip on Bali marriage , this tip was also contributed by my Balinese friend Devi Aristiani Luh of Denpasar, Bali. This is all about Hindu Bali offering to God. The tradition is also similar to that of Indian Hindu custom. It has high similarity with South India. This tip is dedicated to my friend Devi Aristiani Luh. I have only added two picture, which took them in Bali!Canang is one of daily Balinese Hindus people offerings, except there are some one death around village. Canang Sari is made from young yellow palm leafs, flowers, and foodstuff an art form assosiated with every ritual in Bali. Balinese believe in the forces of the invisible worlds dictates that offerings be created with a spirit of thankfulness and loving attention to detail. Canang sari offered to say thankfullness to the GOD ( Sang Hyang Widi Wasa ), for what was we get in our life. Canang sari usualy...

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Bali Hindu Marriage by Devie Aristiani Luh.

by goutammitra

I have always been wanting to write about Bali Hindu marriage but I had no input to write about Bali Hindu Marriage. At last my friend Devie Aristiani Luh, who is a qualified engineer and a Business Entrepreneur, came to my rescue after my request. She obliged me by sending a full write up with the pictures of her marriage! I am really very much grateful to Devie for enlightening me and our VT friends on Bali Hindu Marriage! Needless to say , this tip is dedicated to Devie Aristiani Luh! I don't see there is much of difference in Hindu Marriage of India and Bali. Though with time The Indians have added songs, dances , many additional rituals as per the demand of the region but in Bali, it is almost the same which was in practice some 7/800 years ago!Bali custom wedding is tinged with reverence to God as the creator, all stages of marriages performed at the groom's house, because the...

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Margarana cemetery

by theo1006

Tourists flying to Bali touch down on Ngurah Rai International Airport. Who was Ngurah Rai? You have seen his portrait, it is on the Rp 50,000 banknotes.Before the Japanese invasion Ngurah Rai had been trained in the Dutch East Indies Army. But after the declaration of independence om August 17, 1945, he sided with the revolution. When early in 1946 the Dutch landed 2000 troops on Bali to retake the island, he organized the armed resistance. In May of that year Lieutenant-Colonel Termeulen invited him to negotiate, hinting that his loyalty should be with the Dutch. Ngurah Rai answered in writing that there could only be peace on Bali if the Dutch left. The text of his letter adorns a monument at the Margarana cemetery.Eventually the Dutch discovered Ngurah Rai's headquarters in Marga, and on November 20th they staged a large-scale attack with air support. Ngurah Rai then ordered a...

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Have your vehicle blessed at Teluk Terima

by theo1006

No Balinese passes by without stopping to offer a few flower petals or a bit of food for a safe journey: Teluk Terima (Terima Bay) at the entrance of a footpath to Jayaprana's grave. It was so in 1969 when a you could count a day's traffic on the fingers of one hand. Nowadays a priest is on duty to bless all passing cars, buses and motorcyles with a prayer and holy water.The story of Jayaprana goes back four centuries, yet he may well be a historic figure. It is a Balinese version of the biblical story of David and Batsheba. The king of Kalianget (which was not far from Lovina) had taken the orphan I Jayaprana into his household. When Jayaprana had reached the age of 25 years, he married a village girl, Ni Layonsari. However the king fell in love with the bride and wanted her for himself. The couple had not yet been together 42 days when the king ordered Jayaprana on an errand to the...

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Gedong Kertya or Lontar Museum

by theo1006

Not many tourists “doing Bali” pay a visit to Gedung Kertya, but for those really interested in Balinese culture, this modest museum - or rather library - is a must. It is here that the written record of Bali's cultural heritage is preserved.The library was established in 1928 by the colonial government official supervising the Buleleng area, and was then named after two Dutch scholars Liefrink and Van der Tuuk. Now it counts over 3000 manuscripts on lontar leaves, covering government, agriculture, religion, healing crafts, spells and magic, as well as ancient Balinese poetry. An employee of the neighbouring museum showed us around and explained how the lontar leaves are prepared, the texts and pictures engraved in them and then coloured by rubbing in the ink. He also told that the original lontar books are kept safe. They are constantly being copied and visitors only get to see...

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The A. A. Nyoman Pandji Tisna Memorial Park

by theo1006

Few tourists enjoying a Lovina vacation pay the homage due to the man whose vision put Lovina on the tourist map. His name is Anak Agung Pandji Tisna, he was buried on a hill overlooking his favourite coast. It was he who coined the name Lovina, short for 'Love Indonesia'.When I, Theo, together with a couple of students in 1970 first spent some days on the Lovina coast, we slept under an awning in A. A. Pandji Tisna's yard and bathed at his well. A few years later he had built the first accommodation, Tasik Madu Hotel (= Honey Coast Hotel). After his death on June 2, 1978, the hotel was sold and eventually went broke - the plot lies fallow now.A. A. Pandji Tisna was the eldest son of the hereditary ruler of Buleleng, Putu Jelantik, and himself was chairman of the Council of Balinese Kings from 1945 to 1947. He resigned from that post when he had converted to Christianity. Perhaps he will...

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Museum Situs Purbakala Gilimanuk

by theo1006

Gilimanuk is the ferry harbour on Bali's side for traffic between Java and Bali. Most travellers just hurry past, and indeed Gilimanuk has little to offer of the things that have made Bali famous. The western tip of Bali was almost uninhabited until increasing inter-island traffic caused people both from Bali and from Java to settle in Gilimanuk.Having passed through many times already, we finally decided to make time for a visit to the museum. Here we saw proof that Gilimanuk, more specifically the Cekik quarter was already inhabited in pre-historic times. Excavations in 1962 have revealed a necropolis or burial site of 15 ha, one of the largest in Indonesia. Numerous sarcophagi have been found here, smaller than those we saw in Sumbawa, and at least 100 complete human skeletons. Some of these are on display in the museum together with pottery and other artefacts. They are said to date...

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Sate lilit Bali or Balinese satay wrap

by mkurniawan

A satay variant from Bali and typical Balinese satay wrap. with a distinctive taste and so inviting a sense. This satay is made from minced beef, chicken, fish, pork, or even turtle meat, which is then mixed with grated coconut, thick coconut milk, lemon juice, shallots, and pepper. Wound around bamboo, sugar cane or lemon grass sticks, it is then grilled on charcoal

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paradise island

by mikkie50

hi amy :-)) we were in bali a few years ago and onee of the most exciting trips we did from there was a ferry ride to lobmbok the a two hour ride to a fishing village where we were taken by a very small boat to and island called GILLITRAWAGAN it is just paradise a very small tropical island with no cars amazing diving just a dream palce to spend a couple of days (google it )your hotel will arrange it for you:-)) hope this helps mikkie

Hike up the Agung Volcano

by buayadarat

Enjoy the fantastic view from the top of Mount Agung, the holy mountain of Bali. It's a tough hike, but absolutely worth the sweat.For some good pictures or a video take Michael (www.michaelvideoadventures.com) with you, this will be a nice memory.