Silent Day “Nyepi” 2010, “Melasti” at Sanur in Bali
Nusantara, Indonesia. Bali. A sacred atmosphere was beautifully built along with the sunrise at the eastern horizon, so do the Balinese ode alternately sung with the play of ‘Gamelan Bali’–local music instrument–and bell was rung, rung by the Hindus priest. Some water taken from Badung Strait—a strait to Indonesian Ocean–and carried in a silver jar [...]
Penataran Sasih, The Oldest Temple in Bali
If the history of Balinese community life likened as a series of journey, then we can say that Penataran Sasih temple is the beginning of this journey. According to sources, this temple is already present since the ancient era. Moreover, lot of people said that this temple was in the same era with Dong Son [...]
Arjuna Metapa Statue
Are you still remember about the great epic of Mahabharata? One of the Hindus holy books that tells about the feud between Pandavas and Kauravas. One of the main characters from the epic written by Vyasa named Arjuna. He is one of five Pandavas warriors. The third son of King Pandu Devanata and Kunti is [...]
Kebo Edan Temple
In the year of 1952, Swaka Purbakala Bali office received a big task to restore an ancient site called Kebo Edan (crazy cow) that predicted built at 13th century. This ancient site lies in Pejeng village, Gianyar, Bali. When the entercitement crews visit this temple, at a glance we didn’t found any manifestation from the [...]
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