Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Kuta Bali

Kuta Beach is a tourist place situated in the south of Denpasar, Badung regency precisely in the provinces of Bali, Indonesia. This area is a tourist destination abroad, and has become a mainstay in Bali as a tourist attraction since the '70s. Kuta Beach is often referred to as a sunset beach. For foreign tourists and domestic tourists, enjoying the sunset on the island of Bali is not complete if you did not see the sunset at Kuta Beach. In addition to the sunset panorama, overlooking Kuta Beach is also quite impressive, which is curved crescent-shaped shoreline with white sand along the + 2 km. Previous beach of Kuta and surrounding areas...

Taman Mumbul (Mumbul Park)

From Sangeh Monkey Forest to the southeast with a distance of ± 1 km can be found a fairly large pond named Taman Mumbul (Mumbul Park) with water discharge ± 222 liters / sec and a source of water to irrigate rice fields  and also the source of  water  for surrounding residents. Taman Mumbul is a sacred place to be used as a procession Melasti ceremony for Sangeh Village. This place has two temple, which is Taman Mumbul Temple located in the north and Ulun Mumbul Temple,located in the south of  the po...

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Sangeh Monkey Forest

Every person who ever been to Bali can certainly never visited and know Sangeh, but did you know Sangeh is a remnant of lowland forest in Bali! Sangeh located in the village Sangeh Badung with ± 25 km from Denpasar City. The original status of Sangeh is Nature Monument and from the 16th of February 1993 turned into a Nature Park with a total area of 13,969 ha. Located at an altitude of 100-150 Meter above sea level. Inside the forest There is also a temple called Pura Bukit Sari. Various types of plants found in this region, among others, Nutmeg (Difterocarpus trinervis) with high densities. Apart from the above species there are 54 other types...

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Morning Prayer in Bali

The sun still rises in heaven far from the Land of the Gods, Bali, Indonesia. At daybreak, the women of Bali by obediently doing the morning ritual that has become a tradition since centuries ago. For outsiders, it is a simple routine offerings and prepare food in the morning, but in the tradition of Bali, offering “ngejot” is something more than that. A Balinese woman and then will prepare himself for the ritual – he should be wearing a tank top, traditional Balinese sarongs, which are used by santeng and linked around the waist at the beginning of ceremony. Prayer offerings are placed at various places in the kitchen and locations around the...

Penjor Galungan

People in Bali are already familiar with Penjor. Society recognizes two types of Penjor, among others Penjor Sacred and Penjor decoration. Sacred Penjor is part of religious ceremonies, such as Galungan ceremony, ceremonies at temples. While Penjor decoration is usually used when the race village, Bali Art Festival and other. Viewed in terms of shapes Penjor is a symbol of Earth with all the results, which gives life and salvation. Earth or land that is described as two dragon Naga Basuki and Naga Ananta Bhoga. Also, Penjor a symbol of the mountain, which provides safety and welfare. Using the decoration of various types of leaves such as pine...

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Bali, the Island of Gods

Bali is the name of a province in Indonesia and also the name of the island that became part of the country. Bali Province is also composed of small islands around it, including the island of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan, Menjangan Island and also Serangan Island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art-culture. Bali, known as island of the gods, is one of the paradise that still exist on earth. With beautiful and varied scenery, from the hills, high cliffs to the beach with gorgeous white sand. So no wonder why the 3 million tourists each year visit the...

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