Painting along 1 km, 500 to 1,000 local painters engaged 0inShare Canvas along one kilometer will be spread in the area of Kebo Iwa Stadium to the area of Car Free Day, Gianyar Urban Park. The canvas will invite about 500 to 1,000 local painters to brush their colors on white canvas. It was revealed when some senior...

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Ngebek Widhi at Penataran Pucak Mangu 0inShare Invoking Fertility and Increasing Crops   As an expression of devotion and gratitude to God who has been bestowed welfare for universe, especially the fertility of plants at subak area, people organized a ceremony known as ngebek widhi at Penataran Pucak Mangu Temple, Tinggan village, Petang subdistrict, Tuesday (Feb 3). This ceremony was regularly held once a year coinciding with...

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Tihingan Village in Klungkung, the Center of Gamelan Craft in Bali 0inShare Tihingan village is one of the villages in Banjarangkan subdistrict, Klungkung being renowned as the central producer of traditional gamelan musical instrument. On that account, the buyer or gamelan players from various regions in Bali, even outside the region, often come to this central producer of gamelan in Bali. Chief of Tihingan customary village,...

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The Distinctive Okokan and Tektekan Arts of Tabanan 0inShare Tektekan and Okokan are two agrarian rooted, traditional styles of music, unique to Tabanan AKA the rice granary of Bali. Simple wood and bamboo instruments are used to create this music, which is still preserved as a living tradition and often performed for local and foreign travelers. Okokan refers to a big cowbell made of perforated wood resembling a split drum that...

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Tumpek Krulut Valentine’s Day of Balinese Gamelan Arts Hindu community in Bali will celebrate a sacred festival known as the Tumpek Krulut on Saturday (Jan 31). This holyday is the embodiment of love for the gamelan instrument in Bali. The term Tumpek Krulut is derived from the name of wuku (seven-day week based on Balinese calendar), Krulut or lulut which means intertwinement. Deputy Dean doubling as lecturer at the State Hindu Dharma...

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Ngerebeg at Dalem Kahyangan Kedaton Temple 0inShare A Symbol to Release Lust and Express Joy Other than inhabited by population of monkeys and flying foxes, the Alas Kedaton tourist attraction...

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