Day Trip

Day Trip
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		The Majestic Batu Karu Temple & Tanah Lot Temple Pura Batu Karu lies about 40 kilometers from Denpasar city and 20 kilometers from Tabanan city. Built on the slopes of Mount

		Mount Batur : A volcano within a volcano The villages of Kintamani and Penelokan provide a great view of the still active Mount Batur and its fantastic lake. Seven miles

		The Magic of East Bali Trip to the east visiting the famous Kertha Gosa or Royal Court of Justice was built in Klungklung in the 18th century,

		North Bali: Unspoiled natural beauty - The ancient Capitol Journey to the north of Bali is an exciting trip see beautiful panorama and local society culture. The tour will bring you

		Denpasar : An insight to Bali’s Capital Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It is also the site of Ngurah Rai Airport, the main

		Twilight Sensation at Tanah Lot, a temple by the ocean Tanah Lot means "Land in the Middle of the Sea" in Balinese language. Located about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits

Sunset at Ulu Watu and Kecak “ fire dance “ performance Pura Luhur Uluwatu is regarded as one of the six most important temples in Bali. Its location on the south westernmost precinct

Mengwi's Pura Taman Ayun

Mengwi's Pura Taman Ayun
By: http://www.edwebproject.org/bali/gallery/mengwi.html

In the town of Mengwi (see map) is the great royal temple of Pura Taman Ayun. Built in the 17th century, the temple served as the family temple of the Mengwi dynasty, whose kingdom survived until the late 1800s. The temple is famous for its exquisite wooden merus, or pagoda-like shrines.

	The merus of Mengwi.		Susanne poses for a snapshot.
	In a pavilion next to the temple, women weave small baskets made of palm leaves.		Say cheese.....

Pura Semuan Tiga's Odalan Festival

Pura Semuan Tiga's Odalan Festival
By:http://www.edwebproject.org/bali/gallery/semuantiga.html

Pura Semuan Tiga, an important local temple in the Ubud suburb of Bedulu (see map), was in the midst of celebrating its odalan, or anniversary. All temples celebrate their anniversary according to Bali's traditional 210-day calendar. For nearly two weeks, local Balinese villagers would stream in by the thousands each day to bring offerings and pray, enjoying gamelan music, dances and cockfights in between.

	A woman with an offering of fruit enters the temple.		A boy carrying his share of offerings.
	Kids wear their finest costumes in honor of the festival.		The crowds increase as late afternoon approaches.
	A woman arrives with her offerings.		Women carry offerings of various shapes and sizes.
	It's amazing how they're able to balance so much produce!		A man and his daughter stop to say hello.
	Inside one of the temples, a group of women perform a slow, silent dance reminiscient of Chinese tai chi.		The dancers sway their arms in unison.
			As the dance continues, other women stream back and forth with offerings.
	The dancers pause and put their hands together in prayer.		A woman watches the dancers.
	Women circumnavigate the shrine with more offerings.		A man plays drum, setting the rhythm for a gamelan orchestra.
	Unlike most gamelans in Bali, this particular orchestra allows women musicians.		A boy listens to the gamelan musicians.
			A more traditional men-only gamelan in a pavilion on the other side of the temple complex.
	Inside a temple shrine, crowds gather to pray together.		The villager raise their hands in unison during prayers.
			A family is blessed in a smaller ceremony.
	Stacks of fruit and incense are offered to the Hindu gods.		A large banyan tree stands near the center of the complex.
	At the outer edge of the temple, a crowd gathers to place bets on a cock fight.		The owners of the roosters take bets for themselves.
	The fight is about to commence.		The roosters fight to the death. More than a sport, cockfights are also seen as a form of ritual animal sacrifice.
	Outside the temple, a band of marching gamelan musicians march past rows of vendors selling snacks.		The musicians are followed by women carrying temple offerings.
	A parade of hundreds of women from a local village carrying enormous piles of offerings to the temple.		Each group of women identify which village they're from by the color of their uniform.
	The offerings manage to defy gravity thanks to a hidden scaffolding of coconut wood.		One of the many kids attending the festivities.