Category — Art and Culture

Tenganan Village is one of the oldest Balinese Traditional located in Karangasem Regency, east part of Bali. This village is much referred by cultural literature science of Tenganan Pegringsingan, which is very famous in the island.

It own very unique local community life pattern which is one example of Bali Aga Village cultures (Hindu Prehistoric) and different with other countryside in plain of Bali. Nowadays, this village has been appointed as a place for tourist destination which can present the attractive and unique matters which able to add the variation of object and fascination for tourist to come. Continue reading “Tenganan village, the balinese traditional village” »

Legong is a form of Balinese dance. It is a refined dance form characterized by intricate finger movements, complicated footwork, and expressive gestures and facial expressions.

Legong probably originated in the 19th century as royal entertainment. Legend has it that a prince of Sukwati fell ill and had a vivid dream in which two maidens danced to gamelan music. When he recovered, he arranged for such dances to be performed in reality. Others believe that the Legong originated with the sanghyang dedari, a ceremony involving voluntary possession of two little girls by beneficent spirits. Legong is also danced at public festivals. Excerpts from Legong dance dramas are put on for tourists.
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Besakih is the Mother of the Temples of Bali is located in the Besakih Village, Rendang, Karangasem district. Besakih the overflow in the hills of the Mount Agung feels Pure Besakih, referred extensively like the “Center of All temple” of the Hinduism in Bali. Pure Besakih, or the temple of Besakih in English, is greatest temple in Bali 11,000 or so Hindu temples, their 35 chapels and corridors draw throughout to devotee of Bali in massive numbers every year. The world is lucky to have Besakih.

In 1963 the Agung assembly, a volcano, entered eruption and destroyed several next villages. Besakih was without touching. The temple is agreed generally to date again to prehistoric times in Bali. One names for the Naga Besukian the thought of the dragoon God by pre-Hindu Balinese to inhabit this, the highest mountain of Bali. But at the beginning of 11mo Besakih century in a while became the temple of the state in which Bali was not no bad kingdom. Continue reading “Pura Besakih, the mother of the Bali temples” »

Bali Island is known as island has beautiful views and many cultures. One of the current culture that still exists in the community of Bali, is Subak. Subak is of Bali culture relating to agricultural and carried from previous generations until now. 4 Subak in Bali is targeted to be part of the World Cultural Heritage in 2012. The fourth subak area are Subak Pura Luhur is Ulun Lake Batur, DAS Pakerisan, Taman Ayun and Jatiluwih. Continue reading “4 subak targeted become World Cultural Heritage” »

Taman Ujung Soekasada was published as an object of cultural tourism since regarded as one of the cultural heritage in Karangasem regency. Park is located in the village of Ujung Sukasada Tumbu, Karangasem district, about 85 km from Ngurah Rai International Airport or 5 km from Amlapura. Edge Soekasada Park Complex is a combination of Balinese and European architectures. This park is reserved for the royal family to rest and entertain important guests.
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Galungan is a sacred ceremony that gives spiritual strength to be able to distinguish where the life force coming from and where from budhi adharma atma is the voice of truth (dharma) in human beings.

The series activities of Galungan

Galungan is a feast of Hindu people in Bali are held every six months, so there are two times in a year Galungan celebration day. In Lontar Sunarigama Galungan Day has a lot of series of activities before or since, among others:

Sugihan Jawa Day
Sugihan Jawa celebrated on Wage Wrhaspati Wuku Sungsang, six days before Galungan. Implementation of this ceremony is to clean all the equipment and ceremonies in their respective holy places. Sugihan Jawa is a celebration with prayers for Hindu Majapahit and mostly descendants of Hindus in Bali. Continue reading “Meaning of Galungan day in Bali community” »

Pura Agung Besakih located in the Besakih village, Rendang district, located in the southwest slope of Mount Agung is the highest mountain in Bali. Access from Denpasar to reach this place is about 25 km to the north of the City Semarapura – Klungkung regency. The trip to Pura Besakih the passing panorama of Crest Hill is also one of the objects and attractions of Karangasem regency.

Pura Besakih Location deliberately chosen in the village which is considered sacred because it was high, called Hulundang Basukih which later became the village of Besakih. Name Besakih taken from Sanskrit name, wasuki or in the ancient Javanese language Basuki which means congratulations. In addition, Pura Besakih name constituted also by mithologi Naga Basuki as a counterweight Mount Mandara. Continue reading “Besakih Temple, the largest temple in Bali” »