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Hot Springs
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Pools

This village is also where you will see the Air Panas, natural hot springs.
There are three pools, in the highest one the water is hot.
The hot water is considered sacred by the locals.
There are changing rooms and a restaurant.
It is all set in beautiful tropical foliage.
There were several tourists and locals there the day that we stopped.

Written Sep 13, 2004

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Buddhist monastery
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Monastery

Brahma Vihara Ashrama is a Buddhist monastery built in 1970 by a local brahman.
It is Bali's only monastery. It is in quite a prettysetting with viewsdown the valley and across the rice fields.
It has an orange roof, statues of Buddha, and interesting stone artwork which reminds you of Thailand.
There were a few worshipers around the complex while we were there but it was a very quiet place with no hawkers. Only vendor was a place to buy soft drinks and water after you left the monastery.

Written Sep 13, 2004

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Dragon-heads
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Water jets

Eight carved stone dragon-heads spurt out greenish-yellow sulphurous water believed to be therapeutic for skin problems.
It didn't look all that inviting to me but the water jets were pretty cool..

Written Sep 13, 2004

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Stone artwork
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Temple artwork

There is stone artwork all around the monastery. The railing leading to the temple is elaborately done.

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Stupas
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Stupa

The monastery has stupas with a simular design of those seen in Borobudur, only these have more color.
That could be because the are much newer.

Written Sep 13, 2004

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Gilded Buddha
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Inside monastery

A guilded Buddha dominates the interior of the Brahma Viibara Ashrama monastery.

Written Sep 13, 2004

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