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Senin, 28 Juli 2014

23.09

An Interesting Collaboration of Kid Artists

Enchanting Rare Roro Arja Operetta

Are children today only able to play? Oh.... it’s not entirely correct. Have a look at their action in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) XXXVI at the Bali Art Center. For a whole month (Jun 13 to Jul 12), they make expressions in some art programs. Some are involved in the opening parade, staging to competition or parade.
Many people recognize the portion of children is very small, but children are still able to show off an interesting and artistic creativity. For example, it can be seen in the parade of kid Gong Kebyar, parade of Balinese pop song, kid gender gamelan competition, young puppeteer competition, ngelawang or street show as well as many dance that almost all of the were alluring. Their creativity could hypnotize the visitors of BAF.
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02.28

Bali Kite Festival in Sanur

Type: Festival

The Bali Kite Festival will again be held on the beach of Padang Galak near Sanur from 18th – 20th June, 2014.
Hundreds of Kites – some as large as a truck or a bus – will be sent flown by teams of young men assembling from banjars across Bali to compete with other kites lovingly assembled over the weeks leading up to the event.
Technical meetings between the competing teams are now underway to socialize the rules governing the three categories of kite and guidelines to enhance the safety of participants and spectators alike.
Colourful teams in obligatory Balinese dress have become a staple event on Bali’s calendar.
Open to the public, but be warned that Jalan Bypass becomes a very busy road during this time. Some kites take up more than the width of 1 lane, situated on the back of trucks.
Accompanying them are scores of team members on their motor-bikes, some with sirens warning of their approach. Sanur really becomes a festive town for this annual event.
Watch the skies from Benoa to Ketewel daily from now to see practice runs. These must surely be the biggest kites in the world. Any volunteers to prove us wrong? Do the Thailanders have bigger ones?
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Sabtu, 26 Juli 2014

04.54

500 Fishermen Dancers Ready to Grace Bulfest 2014

If the Teruna Jaya Dance poses the icon of Buleleng Festival (Bulfest) 2013, so the celebration of Bulfest 2014 is ready to come with Fishermen Dance composed by choreographer I Ketut Merdana from Kedis village, Busungbiu subdistrict. It will be performed en masse as one of the attractions at the opening of the Buleleng Festival that will take place on August 6-10, 2014.
This dance will be performed by 500 dancers originating from the circles of students of high school, vocational school and college in Northern Bali.
They will make performance along the Jalan Ngurah Rai, Singaraja. “The dance has moral messages to the community of Buleleng that actually has abundant potentials of the arts and have not been explored maximally,” said Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Gede Suyasa, after leading the coordination meeting on the preparation of the Bulfest, Monday (Jul 7).
The Bulfest of this year featured the theme ‘Dynamics of Buleleng’ and this Fishermen Dance was considered appropriate with the theme namely the marine potential of Buleleng. “This is a result of our discussion with the artists of Buleleng. The theme and moment are appropriate as the revival to the maritime spirit of Buleleng,” he explained

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Jumat, 25 Juli 2014

08.41

Unique Tracks Offered by ATV Rider at Wake Bali Adventure

Are you a challenge seeker wishing to test the adrenaline? Try to shoot your guts by riding the ATV Rider at Wake Bali Adventure. With the track along 6.5 km and traveling time of about 2.5 hours, you can go through a fantastic track. Natural rice fields, cliffs, rivers, caves and beaches are so beautiful generating unique memories while spending vacation in Bali.
Wake Bali Adventure is located at Keramas village, Blahbatuh, Gianyar, or about 40 minute’s drive from downtown Denpasar. This is the first ATV in Bali offering the tracks on the black sandy beaches that will make a remarkable journey. Enjoy something different on this quad ATV that can be ridden alone or in tandem. Each participant has been already covered with insurance, meals, welcome drink and t-shirts.
Wake Bali Adventure is glad to offer three unique combinations of tracks. They are passing through rice fields along with farmer activity. This route reflects the Balinese traditions and activities. Local farmers cultivated their farmland accompanied with ritual activity, so it is full of exotic culture. Small animals such as lizards, snakes, frogs and others are frequently encountered in the beautiful nature, without exception of birds, dragonflies and insects as if they became traveling companions. Likewise, natural green rice fields will make you peaceful.
After that, the participants explore the river having the cliffs filled with rich greenery. The journey is so beautiful because it is accompanied by the sounds of peaceful nature. Sometimes the participants split tree branches and are massaged by the splash of the rice field water. Tense atmosphere will be felt when driving down the Jalan Bypass IB Mantra while passing through a natural tunnel.
Later on, all participants resume the journey to Keramas Beach area that is able to defuse the tense situation. Relaxation can be done while swirling on the black sand and making expression by lifting the ATV on the chunks of sand. Keramas Beach has huge waves which becomes the favorite beach for world surfers. General Manager Ngurah Suantara said that Wake Bali Adventure had indeed been chosen by numerous world adventurers as a place to test their guts. Although the company was only one year old, travelers from various parts of the world had enjoyed the unique tracks on offer. “This adventure is most favored by travelers from Australia due to the challenging tracks offered by the Wake Bali Adventure,” he said.
The owner Ketut Purnama said that in addition to challenging, the scenic tracks of Wake Bali Adventure were often chosen as the location of film shooting by national and international TV stations. There were two engine options offered, namely 40 motors with capacity of 700 cc and 8 motors with 250 cc. “Besides, this adventure also has another superiority where it is very close to other tourist attractions such as the Bali Marine Safari Park, Sukawati Art Market, Gianyar town and Ubud,” he added. (BTN/015)

Sabtu, 19 Juli 2014

21.07

Four Unique Tourist Attractions in Gianyar

Pegulingan Temple, Tirta Empul, Mengening and Gunung Kawi are tourist attractions offering the uniqueness of their own. The four tourist attractions are located in Tampaksiring, Gianyar County, perching in the same path to Kintamani tourist attraction, Bangli. They pose a spiritual tourist center with their own advantages, so they are not only visited by Hindus to worship, but also by domestic to foreign travelers. Other than offering convenience to seek peace, those temples also become the center of research and historical objects. At Pegulingan Temple, for example, the sanctum located at Basangambu hamlet, Manukaya village, is synonymous with Buddhism and Hinduism acculturation. The temple retains a lot of ancient relics, such as octagonal stupa, panca datu, Buddha statues and Shivaitic yoni.
There is also a rock stone box containing clay seal that outlining the spells of Mahayana Buddhism. Existence of such high-value objects caused the Pegulingan Temple to become one of the national cultural heritages and world cultural heritages. Preservation of the historic objects could create the tourist attraction into a spiritual object and archaeological tourist destination. As they are closely located, having visited the Pegulingan Temple travelers usually resume their visit to Tirta Empul Temple. It is really a spiritual tourist center since the days of yesteryear. Hindu community in Bali often takes advantage of the springs as a water source for melukat or purificatory rite. Since this place becomes a tourist center, many foreign travelers also do the same. Every full moon, new moon, Kliwon (fifth day in five-day week) or other Hindu holy days, the temple having a shower is always thronged by pilgrims wishing to do purificatory rite. It is said the holy spring emerged during the battle between Lord Indra and the evil king named Mayadenawa.
At that time, Mayadenawa escaped by tilting his legs in order not to be known by Lord Indra, so the place was then named Tampaksiring. In his hideaway, Mayadenawa poisoned the water which was then drunk by the troops of Lord Indra. As a result, the troops were killed. On knowing this, Lord Indra then plugged something into the ground that sprang fresh water taken advantage as antidote. The spring was then known as Tirta Empul. The first President of the Republic of Indonesia, Sukarno, made the presidential palace in the west of the sacred area. On that account, the palace area also became an interesting tourist attraction.
Still in the region, there is Mangening Temple becoming one of the cultural heritages. It is situated at Saraseda village having cool and tranquil natural ambience. To get there, visitors must down the stairs. The temple area is very beautiful because it has some ponds with crystal clear water. In the main part of the temple, there are three-tiered meru shrine where lingam-yoni statue was discovered. At the outermost courtyard lies a landscaping garden with five showers, while in the middle courtyard can be found buildings like gamelan pavilion, kulkul pavilion, pegambahan pavilion and pegat pavilion. Another unique spiritual tourist attraction is Gunung Kawi. It is located at Penaka hamlet denoting a cultural heritage of Bali. Uniquely, it has carved temples on ravine rock. The object serves to glorify the spirit of King Udayana and his family. Gunung Kawi stands next to Pakerisan River, a sacred tributary flowing from the mountain in the north. There are ten large niches with carved stone shrine, which is said to be the tombs of the kings and their consorts. In terms of design, it strongly reflects the influence of Indian culture.

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Jumat, 18 Juli 2014

22.00

Pemuda Desa Bukian Gelar Parade Baleganjur

Tanggal: 13 Juli 2014 Jam:6:48 pm • Bali, Budaya, Gianyar, Headline

GIANYAR, BALIPOST.com-Sejumlah atraksi menarik yang dibawakan sebelas sekaa teruna banjar se-Desa Bukian, Kecamatan Payangan, Gianyar ditampilkan dalam kemasan parade beleganjur, Minggu (13/7). Kegiatan ini merupakan rangkaian dari peringatan HUT Kemerdekaan RI mendatang.
Ketua Panitia Parade Baleganjur Ngakan Ketut Rai mengatakan, parade baleganjur ini merupakan yang ketiga kalinya. Partisipasi warga sangat tinggi. Parade diharapkan bisa menampilksan karya seni yang adiluhung walaupun persiapannya hanya sebulan. Semua banjar di desa Bukian diwakili sekaa teruna masing-masing tampil dengan membawa keunggulan dan potensi yang dimiliki setiap banjar. “Sedikitnya parade ini melibatkan 700 seniman,” kata Ngakan Ketut Rai.(agung dharmada/balipost)

Rabu, 16 Juli 2014

03.35

Atuh Beach

Atuh Beach is tranquilly situated at beautiful bay with natural white sand, while in the left side lies the Juntil Cape and on the right (south) stands the Labuan Ampuak. Then, in the east occur the magnificent Gili Batu Melawang, Gili Batu Pedasan, Gili Batu Abah and Gili Batu Metegen.
At the easternmost tip of Juntil Cape and in the east of Gili Padasan lies a very ideal fishing spot. Meanwhile, in the south of Labuan Ampuak can be found a natural cave becoming the native home to swallows to nest. The land at the Atuh Valley is very fertile and there stand two temples namely the Segara Temple functioned to venerate Lord Varuna whose piodalan or anniversary falls on Sasih Kedasa (tenth month of Balinese calendar). In the inner courtyard of the temple lie two sacred wells containing very clear water.
Access leading to the beach can be taken through two routes, namely Pelilit hamlet (20 km from Buyuk boat quay) then it is connected to unpaved road along about 2 km. Meanwhile, another can be reached through Kelodan hamlet (17 km from Buyuk) and connected to unpaved road along approximately 5 km.

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Selasa, 15 Juli 2014

20.50

Kunjungan Wisman ke Bali Lebihi Target

Tanggal: 12 Juli 2014 Jam:12:44 pm • Bali, Denpasar, Headline, Pariwisata

DENPASAR, BALIPOST.com- Tingkat kunjungan wisatawan mancanegara (wisman) yang terbang langsung dari negaranya ke Bali diperkirakan melebihi angka sasaran atau target yang ditetapkan pemerintah sebanyak 3,5 juta orang selama 2014.”Bali hingga saat ini masih menjadi primadona tujuan wisata perpelancongan bagi turis internasional karena menyimpan keindahan alam spektakuler dan budaya yang memikat,” kata pengamat dan praktisi pariwisata Dewa Nyoman Putra di Denpasar, dikutip dari Antara, Sabtu (12/7).
Pelancong yang datang langsung ke Bali, kata dia, hingga Juni 2014 tercatat 1.727.875 orang atau bertambah 15,73 persen jika dibandingkan periode yang sama 2013 hanya 1493.021 orang.
“Ini artinya dalam enam bulan pertama 2014 sudah mendekati target kedatangan turis asing ke Bali, apalagi dalam bulan-bulan pertengahan tahun masyarakat internasional yang berliburan akan lebih banyak melakukan perjalanan wisata, terutama ke Bali,” ujarnya.
Pesta Kesenian Bali (PKB) juga menjadi salah satu daya tarik wisatawan asing ke Pulau Dewata, apalagi derah ini masih dinilai paling lengkap memadukan keindahan alam spektakuler dan budaya yang ada.
Turis asal Eropa dan Amerika Serikat yang kondisi ekonominya belum pulih 100 persen dari krisis ternyata tetap ramai ke Bali, bahkan cenderung bertambah. Begitu juga masyarakat di negara-negara ASEAN. Turis Eropa yang terbang langsung ke Bali dari negara ASEAN tercatat sebanyak 326.993 orang atau peranannya mencapai 18,92 persen dari jumlah turis ke daerah ini. “Angka itu cukup menggembirakan mengingat kondisi ekonomi masyarakat di sana,” katanya. Begitu pula, masyarakat Amerika Serikat yang datang berlibur ke Pulau Dewata sebanyak 85.669 orang hampir 5 persen dari seluruh turis asing ke Bali.
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Senin, 14 Juli 2014

23.04

Travelers Get Fascinated by Balinese Dance

Travelers making a visit to Ulun Danu Beratan are very lucky. They will not only see the beauty of the lake, but also witness the presentation of the art and culture through the Ulun Danu Beratan Festival. Indeed, the festival officially opened by the Regent of Tabanan Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti will last for three months (Jun 16 to Aug 3, 2014) and displays local arts by each customary village at Baturiti in turn.
The art performance is only made every Saturday, Sunday and national holidays. Well, on June 5-6, the Baturiti and Kembang Merta customary village presented some dazzling traditional dances such as the Baris Tunggal, Oleg Tamulilingan, Margapati, Cendrawasih, Jauk Manis, Topen Tua and Kebyar Duduk. Since the presentation of the dance started, visitors instantly came to throng the arena.
Domestic and foreign travelers did not want to miss out such beautiful moment. They directly immortalized the arts through their camera. Even, many travelers ‘kidnapped’ the dancers to pose together with the beautiful backdrop of Lake Beratan and Ulun Danu Temple. “Well, may I take a picture with the dancers?” said one of Japanese travelers in stammering Bahasa Indonesia.
Operations Manager of the Ulun Danu tourist attraction, I Wayan Mustika, said the art festival was held to attract travelers as well as promote and preserve the local traditional arts. This year’s festival took the theme ‘Kerta Danu: through the Ulun Danu Beratan Art Festival II We Improve the Awareness of the Arts as Featured Tourist Destination.’
The festival presented various types of local arts, ranging from classical gamelan music to sacred dances packed for the performing arts. In addition to dances, the festival also featured okokan, gong and classical angklung gamelan music. Then, it was also enlivened by dozens of artists from the United States. “This biennial festival held at the venue with famous lakeside temple is intended to increase tourism income, so that the welfare of local people also increases,” he said.
Experience of the last year’s festival, explained Mustika, showed the increase in tourist arrivals and the income generated amounted to IDR 9 billion. He expected the current festival also increased the visitors. In 2014, his party dared to set a target of IDR 10 billion with 600,000 visitors. “We are optimistic the current festival will achieve the target. Hopefully, this festival has positive impact,” he said.
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01.45

Mystical Charms of Temples on Serangan Island

Get accustomed to strolling to Serangan Island? Serangan Island or Turtle Island strategically located in the South of Sanur Beach, in fact, has a unique mystery. Precisely, it sits around the Pat Payung Temple, Pesalakan Temple, Dalem Ped and Dalem Beji located in the southern part of the island.
Reputedly, the region is inhabited by supernatural beings. The atmosphere resembles a forest overgrown by mangrove trees and other local trees. It is guarded by officers and no people’s home occurs around the location, so that its beauty remains to be well maintained. The road nearby is still unpaved and sometimes muddy in rainy season.
Atmosphere of the road is deserted, so that sometimes it makes people misguided. Once entering this area, visitors will feel thick aura. Talking about supernatural beings, our body will instantly feel cold and the chilling creeps. However, such a nuance will sometimes vanish when hearing the entertaining bird songs on the trees around us.
Jero Mangku Ketut Sudiarsa said the four temples had the energy and were guarded by supernatural beings. No one was allowed to say rudely, carry pork and spit carelessly. Otherwise, it would bring in calamities like accidents, illness and other obstacles. Specifically in the area of Dalem Jawa Temple, if someone would like to salute the Muslim community Asalamwalaikum, it would be answered. Bugis society (local Islamic community) often saw people wearing caps and hoods who were praying there.
In terms of supernatural realm, Serangan people believed in the area of the Dalem Jawi Temple sat a golden dome mosque. “Once upon a time, there was an incident where Bugis people at sea saw people saying prayers. So, they came ashore and joined the prayers. Having realized, they in fact said prayers on a tree,” said Jro Mangku Sudiarsa.
The temple areas were also guarded by officers like in the real world. There were police, soldiers, generals and all kinds of forces existing in the real world. The guards would be visible when people came with bad intention. “In the past, there were some people running into people’s home because they encountered a lot of soldiers,” said Jro Mangku.
According to Jro Mangku Sudiarsa, each temple was guarded by astral beings as guardian of the temples in charge of maintaining the balance on the earth. Pesalakan Temple located in the north was guarded by astral beings; Dalem Ped was guarded by big and scary creatures, while Dalem Jawi Temple was guarded by Walisongo (nine Ulemas).
If one’s intention was good, the deities abiding at Pat Payung Temple was also generous. If people would like to invoke something, it would be sincerely approved. Therefore, if residents of Serangan would like to organize a ritual they would always offer pejati oblation in order the ritual could run smoothly. “People who would hold a grandiose ritual such as nyekah, ngadakan pedasaran and ngenteg linggih will definitely invoke holy water as safeguarding against negative attacks. It also includes the rain stopping,” he said.
Jro Mangku Sudiarsa said that Pat Payung Temple was also a place to invoke medicine. Of course, it should be begun with presenting pejati oblation. After getting revelation, Jro Mangku would take anything in the temple area to be used as medicine. “The deity is generous, provided that it is based on sacred mind,” he explained.
Pat Payung Temple was formerly a swagina temple or temple of profession and a sanctum to invoke a healing substance and promotion at workplace. Since the piodalan or temple anniversary fell every six months, exactly on Tumpek Uye, many healers and shamans came to say prayers. “Then, if the people of Serangan will hold a match or competition they will definitely invoke safety at this temple because he will surely protect his people,” he concluded.
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Minggu, 13 Juli 2014

21.20

BAF Parade, Denpasar Envoy Presents Ngerebong

Denpasar as a culture-based city showed off the Ngerebong ritual at the opening parade of the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) XXXVI in front of the Bajra Sandi Monument, Renon, Friday (Jun 13). At the BAF parade opened by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the art envoy of Denpasar managed to make the audience captivated through classical and sacred arts owned by the community of Kesiman village, East Denpasar.

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Sabtu, 12 Juli 2014

22.22

Sanur Beach

Sanur Beach is one of the attractive beaches on the Island of Bali, The beach spreads along 3 kilometers with a coastline facing eastward. Sanur Beach is famous for its clean white sand and gentle beaches. In addition, it is also a rocky beach so that it has its own advantages, It is an alternative for local and foreign tourists who want to avoid the hustles and bustles of Kuta, Legian or Seminyak tourist resorts

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Jumat, 11 Juli 2014

21.31

Taman Ayun Temple at Central Badung

As the Royal Family temple of the Raja of Mengwi

Pura Taman Ayun is a beautifully apointed temple, with its own surrounding moat, in the village at Mengwi, Badung Regency, 18 Km. West of Denpasar. The history of this temple is closely associated with the begining of the Rajadom of Mengwi, in 1627 B.C. it was built in 163-1AD. at the time at the rule of the first Raja of Mengwi. I Gusti Agung Ngurah Made Agung, who later become known as Ida Cokorda Sakti Belambangan. As the Royal Family temple of the Raja of Mengwi. This temple is a place to worship the Royal ancestors, who find their rest in a special shrine known as the "Gedong Paibon".
Following the Pattern of most Balinese temples, Pura Taman Ayun has three connecting temple yards. The innermost sanctum is knows- as "Utama Mandala" (the highest circle), the middle yard as. "Madia Mandala" (the circle in between) and the outer as "Nista Mandala" (the humblest circle). The enter the main sanctum one must pass through a raised Gate- way, known as the Kori Agung (Paduraksa), and the gate- way between the outer and middle connect in a split gate, known as "Candi Bentar".
Apart from the "Gedong Paibon", dedicated to one ancestor, the middle courtyard are other shrines dedicated to the various main temples of Bali. These shrines were built by the 5 Raja to ensure that his Kingdom and people would be able to share in the prosperity and fertility of the nation, and also to enable all the people at Mengwi; to conduct the religious ceremonies at the temple, such as "meajar-ajar", memendak sang Pitara" and to request holy water to protect the rice fields from pestilence, etc.
There is also another shrine on the middle courtyard dedicated to the "Pasek Badak" famous here of by gone days from the Raja’s troops. The extensive temple grounds of Taman Ayun also function as a resting place for the Royal family. Covering 4 Hectares of land. The temple is surrounded by a large most, which used to be full of loins and lily flowers of all color, and around the edges of the moat can be found frangipani, cempaka, kenanga & other pcrftiined flowering trees, as well as mango stein, durian, manggo rambutan fruit trees.
The temple has always been strongly influenced by the ups and downs at the Raja dom of Mengwi. ln l890 here was a war between the Rajas of Badung and Mengwi, and the I0 th. Raja Mengwi "I Gusti Made Agung" lost the battle, and had to retreat to escape with life in to the bordering eastern district. During the rule of the victorious Raja of Badung the temple was never looked after properly, and the temple buildings deteriorated due to lack of care.
ln the year 1911 AD, part of the Royal Family returned to their family seat at Mengwi, and Pura Taman Ayun was restored. However on 20 th, January 1917 a violent earth-quake damaged many of the existing buildings. Repairs have been done in stages to return the temple to its original condition.
The odalan at Pura Taman Ayun falls every 2l0 days on a day known as "Selasa Kliwon Wuku Mendangsia". Many tourists used to visit the temple, even, before the Second world War. The family of Puri Gede Mengwi still maintain the temple. Assisted by a committee made up of the lokal traditional leaders, such as the village officials from the Mengwi District.
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Kamis, 10 Juli 2014

08.01

GWK Keeps on Beautifying Itself

To increase the number of visits through the years, the management of Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Cultural Park continues to do repairs and refreshment. “Renovation of the GWK is on the progress started early 2013,” said Sales Operations Department Head Wayan Sugiantara accompanied by the Advertising & Promotion Section Head Ngurah Gde Trisnawan.
When met at the GWK office recently, Sugiantara delivered that so far the object remained under renovation both in terms of facilities and infrastructure. Some renovations could be seen directly such as the logo that had been enlarged. Road access to the object area had been widened with neater arrangement. There were eight additional lightings with energy-efficient LED system. “As consequence, the nuance at night has now been more beautiful and different,” he said.
Other than the front area of the object, he added, the icon of the GWK itself also got a highlight. “The main project is the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue. At this moment, the dispatch of some parts of the statue such as steel and others has been done. Since the renovation, the height of the statue and the pedestal has reached 126 meters and its wing span spread along 64 meters. The project is expected to be completed by 2016,” he explained.
Sugiantara conveyed that in this renovation had also been made some changes in the function of Exhibition Hall into New Beranda’s Restaurant since last September. “We also have another restaurant namely the Jendela Bali The Panoramic Resto intended for middle-up customers. The facilities such as rest room have now been standardized. Meanwhile, to emphasize the merchandise of the object, we make a special souvenir shop selling the knick-knacks featuring the GWK nuance,” he explained.
Ngurah Gede Trisnawan continued that to increase the tourist attraction, his party would officially perform the Kecak GWK on April 1st , 2014. At the moment, the drill performance of the dance accompanied by gamelan music had been carrying out at this object. Visitors could also watch the performance. Based on the latest data, in February 2014 our tourist visit reached about 60,000 people and it was a significant increase. Most visits were still dominated by domestic travelers reaching approximately 85 percent, consisting of family and study group from Bali, Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. The remaining visitors are foreigners.
The object area also provided Outdoor Activities. At the moment, there had been a segway Fun Ride service. “This is the only one stop cultural object that opened from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m in Bali. Thus, we want visitors cannot only take pictures and then go home. However, we want them to see the arts and the cultural performance, enjoy a meal in restaurant, join outdoor activities and can buy cheap souvenirs,” he added. (BTN/och

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Senin, 07 Juli 2014

05.02

Enjoy Bali by Surfing in Batu Bolong Beach

Almost similar with Echo Beach, Batu Bolong Beach that located in Canggu Village, Kerobokan District, Badung or about 200 meters adjacent to Echo Beach presents a big and dazzling waves for surfing. The magnificent sunset also support this beach become more fascinating. Even, this beach has been the one of famous destination after Kuta that visited by foreign tourists who want surfing. It is also suitable for recreation or relax while enjoying the fresh atmosphere that flows from the Indian ocean.
To reach this place the tourists have to enter Batu Bolong street or about 35 km from Ngurah Rai Airport. Besides Surfing, this beach is usually used as Hinduism Ceremony where in front of the beach there are two temples namely Batu Bolong Temple and Luhur Bhujangga Waisnawa Temple. This is the reason this beach has been well known by foreign tourists as the best surfing spot with interesting Hinduism activities.
Kelian Banjar Dinas Desa Adat Canggu, I Wayan Mustara said, in certain day like Piodalan Day in one of those temples, the place often visited by Canggu Village society. “Fhurthermore, when there are ceremonies of Melasti, Mendak Pratima, Mesuci and Melukat, the people from outside the village such as Kapuan, Baturiti, Petang and Abiansemal frequently conduct the ceremony in this beach. This ceremony sometimes eye catching the tourists to take some pictures of it,” explained Mustara.
Mustara stated, The good access of this place may the tourists stay longer around here to enjoying everything, aside from surfing and conducting ceremonies. “the activities in the east side of the beach is fishing. “There is a fisherman group named Merta Segara Canggu that still conserved since 1986 when it was legalized. It is still use traditional ship to catch the fishes, it is actually the tourists attraction of this beach,” he said.
The tourists that want to enjoy surfing can rent surfing board in this beach. “If the tourists want to rent surfing board, it is only IDR 150.000 to 200.000 according to the size and IDR 40.000 for body board. If they are interesting to use hut, beach clothes or accessories like necklace, bracelets, they can buy in the seller around this beach,” Mustara added. (BTN/ocha)

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Minggu, 06 Juli 2014

03.24

Tumpek Landep A Moment for Purification of Ancestral Heritages

Tumpek Landep is celebrated every Saniscara (Saturday) Kliwon Wuku Landep. The phrase Tumpek Landep is derived from the word tumpek meaning close and landep meaning sharp. So, in the philosophical context, Tumpek Landep poses a milestone of sharpening the citta, buddhi and manas (mind). Therefore, people always behave according to clarity of mind with the foundation of religious values. With a pure mind, devotees will be able to pick and choose what is good and bad.
Tumpek Landep poses veneration to Lord Shiva Pasupati as the god of taksu or divine inspiration. So, after celebrating the Sarasvati Day as the coming down of science, people invoke in order the science will be auspicious or gives sharpness of mind and heart. On the Tumpek Landep is also performed a cleansing and purification ritual to different ancestral heritages such as keris dagger, spears and so forth. Layman often considers it the anniversary of iron or metal. However, over the period, the meaning of Tumpek Landep increasingly deviates from the true meaning.
Now, the community even tends to interpret the Tumpek Landep as a ceremony for motorcycles, cars and equipment made from the iron works. Indeed, this is very much distorted. It is okay to perform a ritual on Tumpek Landep to motorcycles, cars and working equipment, but do not forget the core of implementation of Tumpek Landep itself so that people always remember to sharpen their mind (manas), buddhi and citta. By doing so, people are expected to fight against ignorance, darkness and misery. Ritual of Tumpek Landep actually reminds people of always sharpening the mind so as to suppress the evil behavior within the self.
In terms of the meaning of feast day, the ritual to motorcycles, cars or working equipment is more appropriately carried out on Tumpek Kuningan, namely as a thanksgiving for the facility gift of Supreme God. Hopefully, the facilities can help the activities and function well and safely. Tumpek Landep poses a milestone for introspection to improve the character pursuant to religious teachings.
On Tumpek Landep, devotees should do worship in family shrine as well as in temple to invoke the blessing of Lord Shiva Pasupati to be given the sharpness of mind so that we can become a useful person to society. It is also resumed with the cleaning and purification of the ancestral heritages. For the artists, Tumpek Landep is celebrated as a worship to invoke divine inspiration so the art becomes more developed, gains an appreciation from the community and ability to convey a moral and intellectual messages to educate people.
Again, it is affirmed that Tumpek Landep is not ritual for motorcycles, cars, furniture or iron, but it is more about the awareness of always sharpening the mind for the welfare of mankind. It’s okay to give ritual to motorcycles, cars and so forth as a form of gratitude, but it is only the additional value. Do not let the celebration focuses on the added values, but forget the basic core of the celebration. (BTN/ist/015)

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Sabtu, 05 Juli 2014

05.23

Cliff Temple of Tegallinggah

As a culture reserve, the Cliff Temple of Tegallinggah is one of the historic tourist attractions. Located at Tegallinggah, Bedulu village, Blahbatuh, Gianyar, this ancient site is also adjacent to the Pakerisan River currently including in the world cultural heritage. To reach the location, it will take visitors approximately 30 minutes from the capital of Denpasar by motor vehicle. When going to this object, visitors will pass through dozens of stairs with a view of fish and shrimp ponds adorned with lotus plants and water lettuce. Splashing waters along the stairs make the atmosphere very cool. Meanwhile, large trees and hanging roots make the panorama look beautiful.

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05.15

Mekare-kare Tradition at Tenganan Village

Tenganan Village or better known as Tenganan Pegringsingan is one of many ancient villages on the Island of Bali. Life pattern of the community reflects the culture and customs of Bali Aga (pre-Hindu) tradition being different from other villages in Bali.

On that account, Tenganan Village is developed into one of the objects and cultural tourist attractions. Tenganan Pegringsingan sits in the Manggis Subdistrict, about 17 km from Amlapura town—regency capital of Karangasem—5 km from Candidasa tourist resort, and about 65 km east of Denpasar. Another attraction owned by Tenganan Village is the Mekare-kare ritual tradition or better known as ‘pandanus war.’

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Kamis, 03 Juli 2014

19.34

Bukit Jambul

The name of Bukit Jambul was given when the Dutch colonial coming to Indonesia. At that moment the tourist saw a high hill in the south way that related the Regency of Klungkung and Besakih. In the top of mountain, there is holy place named Puncak Sari Temple. Uniquely, the temple surrounded by many big trees. From the top of mountain, the visitor can see rice the beautiful panoramaof ricefield. The combination view of high hill and big trees make it named Bukit Jambul ( crest hill)

19.31

Unique Tradition in Mengwi Grand Palace

A Symbol to Unite Leader and Its People

The existence of palace as a patron and protector, especially in the preservation of the Balinese Art, Culture and Traditions seems irrefutable, at least we could see on Friday (Jun 13) with the implementation of ceremonies like the meleladan in relation to the Padudusan Agung ritual in the family shrine of Mengwi Grand Palace, Badung. It poses a hereditary tradition that has been carried out since the eighteenth century since the founding of the Mengwi kingdom in 1734.
According to Anak Agung Mayun Eman, serving as the committee and denoting as relative of the Mengwi Grand Palace, the series of Pedudusan Agung whose peak was carried out on June 25 had been preceded with various processions, including escorting Jro Luh to Grand Palace and welcomed by Baleputra Batu with the welcoming devotees of about 500 people on Thursday (Jun 12). “Meanwhile, the unique tradition posing hereditary tradition as an expression of devotion as well as symbol of the people-leader merger was held from Friday (Jun 13),” he said.
Mayun Eman explained that meleladan posed a unique tradition at Mengwi Palace, where the resident around Mengwi region would come to the palace and brought donation for ritual needs that would be presented by royal family to the Creator of the universe so the balance and harmony could be realized. “People strongly believe if the sacrifice is intended for the balance and safety of the entire community in Badung and even including the universe. On that account, the sacrifice got fully supports from the community,” he explained.
In the meantime, the subdistrict head of Mengwi, I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Saputra, also said that after escorting Jro Luh, in a series of the Padudusan Agung ritual in the Mengwi Palace was resumed with peed procession namely meleladan by Mengwitani customary villagers accompanied by 1,000 people with panca gita and gamelan music. On the next day, namely June 14 about 16:00 was implemented the meleladan by Pemaksan Dalem Kutuh and on June 15 by residents of Mengwi customary villagers.

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03.46

Ubud Women Artists Take Action at BAF

The Mekar Sari women gamelan troupe from Balerung Art Studio, Peliatan, Ubud, as envoy of Gianyar showed off a fascinating performance at the Gong Kebyar parade in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF), Monday (Jun 16). These women artists made performance on the Ardha Candra Amphitheater, Denpasar Art Center after the presentation of Genta Nareswari women gamelan troupe as the envoy of Bangli County.

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