Bali People and Life Style Bali’s population of over 3,000,000 souls spread over the whole island, including those in the smaller islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Ceningan, Nusa Lembongan, Serangan and Menjangan Island.  The overwhelming majority of Balinese are Hindus, with the increasi…

The Bali Aga at Tenganan Kintamani In the hills just four km inland from Candidasa at Tenganan, is the most famous Bali Aga (original Balinese) village. There is another (distinct) Bali Aga community in the village of Trunyan on the shores of Lake Batur near Kintamani, but visitors a…

Original Balinese life in Tenganan village Tenganan village in Karangasem is one of only a few remaining communities in Bali that offers an authentic experience of what life was like on the island decades ago before all our modern-day developments. Although the village is n…

Pulaki Temple - where the mountain meets the sea Aside from the spectacular underwater splendors off its coastline and around the nearby Menjangan Island, the serene little village of Pemuteran is also surrounded by Balinese distinct cultural charm which radiates from the beautiful…

Terunyan the traditional village Terunyan is a village located in the district of Kintamani, Bangli Regency, Bali, Indonesia. Terunyan located near Lake Batur. Funeral traditions Trunyan community has a tradition of burial where the body was buried on top of a large stone basin wh…

About Tampaksiring Palace The holy spring which bubbles up in the inner courtyard of the Tirta Empul Temple in Tampaksiring is believed to have magic curative powers, and throngs of people visit the special bathing pools where clear cool water spouts from mossy walls. Legend has it that t…

Location Gedong Kertya and Buleleng Museum is located in Pura Seni Sasana Budaya Singaraja , on Jalan  Veteran no. 23 Singaraja . Gedong Kertya is ejection existing library only one in Indonesia and even in the world.  There is a collection of handwritten text and …

BaliSpirit puts the fun in yoga The five-day Bali Spirit Festival 2014, which came to a close last Sunday, proved that yoga can be fun while bringing happiness and euphoria. The festival provided more than 100 sessions of yoga and spiritual classes during the five-day event, with the help…

Balinese Hinduism, a combination of Indian Shivaistic, Buddhist traditions and local customs dominates the daily lives of Balinese. Those many aspects involved during its one-millennium long evolution from the fifth till the sixteenth century make Hinduism of Bali tremendously different f…

Pura Goa Lawah Represents One primary-temple "Kayangan Jagat"  and became one of the tourist object in Bali, a place that is believed by Hindus as a combination of sea and mountains, contains the essence of gratitude to Almighty God in manifestation Girinatha as protector of the…

Ilustration Rangda is the queen of the Leak (witches) in the mythology of Bali. This fearsome creature is told often kidnap and eat young children and led an army of evil witches against Barong, which is a symbol of good strength. According to its etymology, the word known Rangda in Bali …

Balinese beliefs & history Balinese Hinduism, a combination of Indian Shivaistic, Buddhist traditions and local customs dominates the daily lives of Balinese. Those many aspects involved during its one-millennium long evolution from the fifth till the sixteenth century make Hinduism o…

Galungan is a Balinese holiday celebrating the victory of dharma over adharma. It marks the time when the ancestral spirits visit the Earth. The last day of the celebration is Kuningan, when they return. The date is calculated according to the 210-day Balinese calendar. Galungan marks the…

“Ngaben” is on of the most important ceremony in Bali. Because human body consist of 10 basic elements. One 5 elements we call as Panca Maha Butha or five macro cosmos element: Pertiwi (soil), Apah (water), Teja (fire), Bayu (air) and Akasa (ether or space). And the other 5 memories eleme…