Bali Lakes and Bali Mountains
Batur Bali
In 1926, during the violent eruption of Mt. Batur Bali, the original village of BaturBali, at the southern foot of the mountain, ...
Kintamani Bali
1500 meters high, the village of Kintamani Bali ahs a cool, damp climate suited to growing oranges and passion fruit and on m...
Bedugul Bali
In the center highlands of Bali in the serene mountain area of Bedugul. Here, vegetables, fruits, and flowers thrive ...
Mt. Batukaru Bali
This 2,278 meter peak towers over the local landscape, and strongly influences local spiritual beliefs. All local temple...
Monday 23 June 2008
Thursday 19 June 2008
Bali Dance & Shadow Puppet Guide
Barong, Legong, Kecak, Fire Dance
Art is everywhere in Bali. From the intricate flower decorations in a Barong dancer's headdress, to elaborately carved temple facades and beautiful oil paintings. Bali's performing arts are also an integral part of Balinese culture.
Music and dance play a huge part in significant rituals and religious ceremonies. Known as " the Island of the Gods" hardly a day goes by without a ceremony or festival taking place. Traditional dances with full gamelan orchestras are performed for tourists daily in addition to the day to day religious ceremonies. Definitely worth seeing.
Barong Dance
The Barong is triumphant display of graceful movement and vibrant colour. The dance is basically a contest between the opposing forces of Rangda - chaos and destruction, and Barong - order. (Basically good and evil.)
Performances
Suwung and Kesiman, in the suburbs of Denpasar.
Batubulan: Daily from 9:00 or 9:30 a.m.
Banjar Abasan, Singapadu: Daily from 9:30 a.m.
Puri Saren in Ubud: Fridays from 6:30 p.m.
Legong Dance
The Legong is a very difficult dance requiring great dexterity and is generally performed by young girls. The dance is choreographed to the finest detail, to a set pattern with no improvisation allowed.
Performances
Peliatan Stage, Friday from 6:30 p.m.
Pura Dalem & Puri Peliatan, Saturday from 6:30 p.m.
Pura Peliatan in Ubud, Sunday from 7:30 p.m.
Puri Saren, Ubud, Monday from 7:30 p.m.
Banjar Tegal, Kuta, Saturday and Tuesday from 8:00 p.m.
Kecak Dance
The kecak is a ritual dance which was created in the early 1930's for the movie "Island of the Demons" by the German painter and intellectual Walter Spies. The dance combines the chorus of the "Sanghyang" trance dance with a dance story from the epic "Ramayana."
It is extremely impressive with its circular chorus of sometimes over 100 bare-chested male singers.
Performances
Arts Center, Denpasar, daily from 6:30 p.m.
Banjar Buni, Kuta, Sunday from 8 p.m.
Banjar Tegal, Ubud, Sunday from 6:00 p.m.
Fire Dance
This dance is an exorcism dance form against spirit possession, where barefooted girls in trance dance among glowing coals.
Performances
Bona Kangin, Gianyar, Friday. Monday and Wednesday from 6:30
Bonasari, Gianyar, Friday, Monday and Wednesday from 7:00 p.m.
Batubulan, daily from 6:30 p.m.
Ramayana Dance
This highly entertaining dance form plays out the epic legends of the Ramayana. There are occasional performances in Banjar Buni, Kuta.
Shadow Puppets - Wayang Kulits
Wayang Kulit, is an Indonesian shadow puppet play, which uses intricately made and beautifully painted, gilded leather puppets. Although only the puppets' shadows are seen by the audience, the performances are fascinating. The stories told by shadows are often from the spirit world and are full of symbolism and mysticism.
A single, highly skilled puppeteer controls hundreds of puppets; plays out the roles of different characters with a different voice for each character; and leads the traditional musicians.
Wayang kulit plays can play for several hours or be several days long.
Performances
Popular performances are at Banjar Buni, Kuta, every Monday and Thursday 8:00 p.m.
Oka Kartini, Tebesaya, Peliatan, Ubud, on Saturdays from 8:00 p.m.
Art is everywhere in Bali. From the intricate flower decorations in a Barong dancer's headdress, to elaborately carved temple facades and beautiful oil paintings. Bali's performing arts are also an integral part of Balinese culture.
Music and dance play a huge part in significant rituals and religious ceremonies. Known as " the Island of the Gods" hardly a day goes by without a ceremony or festival taking place. Traditional dances with full gamelan orchestras are performed for tourists daily in addition to the day to day religious ceremonies. Definitely worth seeing.
Barong Dance
The Barong is triumphant display of graceful movement and vibrant colour. The dance is basically a contest between the opposing forces of Rangda - chaos and destruction, and Barong - order. (Basically good and evil.)
Performances
Suwung and Kesiman, in the suburbs of Denpasar.
Batubulan: Daily from 9:00 or 9:30 a.m.
Banjar Abasan, Singapadu: Daily from 9:30 a.m.
Puri Saren in Ubud: Fridays from 6:30 p.m.
Legong Dance
The Legong is a very difficult dance requiring great dexterity and is generally performed by young girls. The dance is choreographed to the finest detail, to a set pattern with no improvisation allowed.
Performances
Peliatan Stage, Friday from 6:30 p.m.
Pura Dalem & Puri Peliatan, Saturday from 6:30 p.m.
Pura Peliatan in Ubud, Sunday from 7:30 p.m.
Puri Saren, Ubud, Monday from 7:30 p.m.
Banjar Tegal, Kuta, Saturday and Tuesday from 8:00 p.m.
Kecak Dance
The kecak is a ritual dance which was created in the early 1930's for the movie "Island of the Demons" by the German painter and intellectual Walter Spies. The dance combines the chorus of the "Sanghyang" trance dance with a dance story from the epic "Ramayana."
It is extremely impressive with its circular chorus of sometimes over 100 bare-chested male singers.
Performances
Arts Center, Denpasar, daily from 6:30 p.m.
Banjar Buni, Kuta, Sunday from 8 p.m.
Banjar Tegal, Ubud, Sunday from 6:00 p.m.
Fire Dance
This dance is an exorcism dance form against spirit possession, where barefooted girls in trance dance among glowing coals.
Performances
Bona Kangin, Gianyar, Friday. Monday and Wednesday from 6:30
Bonasari, Gianyar, Friday, Monday and Wednesday from 7:00 p.m.
Batubulan, daily from 6:30 p.m.
Ramayana Dance
This highly entertaining dance form plays out the epic legends of the Ramayana. There are occasional performances in Banjar Buni, Kuta.
Shadow Puppets - Wayang Kulits
Wayang Kulit, is an Indonesian shadow puppet play, which uses intricately made and beautifully painted, gilded leather puppets. Although only the puppets' shadows are seen by the audience, the performances are fascinating. The stories told by shadows are often from the spirit world and are full of symbolism and mysticism.
A single, highly skilled puppeteer controls hundreds of puppets; plays out the roles of different characters with a different voice for each character; and leads the traditional musicians.
Wayang kulit plays can play for several hours or be several days long.
Performances
Popular performances are at Banjar Buni, Kuta, every Monday and Thursday 8:00 p.m.
Oka Kartini, Tebesaya, Peliatan, Ubud, on Saturdays from 8:00 p.m.
Monday 16 June 2008
Bali Nature
Geographically, the Province of Bali is located 80-30'-40" to 80-50'-48" south of the Equator and 1140-25'-53" to 1150-42'-40" east longitude.
The relief and topography of Bali have their main features of a mountain range that transverse the island from West to East. Among those mountains are two of significant sizes: the volcanoes of Gunung Agung ( 3.140 m ) and Gunung Batur (1.717 m).
As well as these features, Bali also has four lakes: Lake Beratan (375,6 Ha), Lake Buyan (336 Ha), Lake Tamblingan (11 Ha) and Lake Batur (1.607,5). Rivers, which have their sources on these lakes as well as forests, flow to the southern side of the island. Such rivers are; Unda, Petanu, Ayung, Pulukan, Loloan and many others.
Because of its location, Bali has a tropical climate, which is influenced by seasonal wind pattern and alternate every six months. There are two seasons: the dry season from April to October and the rainy season from October to April. With such climate, Bali is in inhibited by variety of tropical flora and fauna.
The relief and topography of Bali have their main features of a mountain range that transverse the island from West to East. Among those mountains are two of significant sizes: the volcanoes of Gunung Agung ( 3.140 m ) and Gunung Batur (1.717 m).
As well as these features, Bali also has four lakes: Lake Beratan (375,6 Ha), Lake Buyan (336 Ha), Lake Tamblingan (11 Ha) and Lake Batur (1.607,5). Rivers, which have their sources on these lakes as well as forests, flow to the southern side of the island. Such rivers are; Unda, Petanu, Ayung, Pulukan, Loloan and many others.
Because of its location, Bali has a tropical climate, which is influenced by seasonal wind pattern and alternate every six months. There are two seasons: the dry season from April to October and the rainy season from October to April. With such climate, Bali is in inhibited by variety of tropical flora and fauna.
Friday 13 June 2008
Hundreds of monkeys come down from mountain
Hundreds of monkeys come down from mountain
Karangasem today reported hundreds of monkeys have been seen along the Sang Hyang Ambu road in Bubug, Karangasem. Many tourists and local stopped their vehicle a moment just to see them and throw some bread, corns or peanuts to the group of the monkeys- it becomes a new attraction along these road beside a lovely natural panoramic. These monkeys have come down from Gumang Mountain to Bubug Village and believe as a sacred monkey (druwe).
Villagers assumed this phenomenon because of longer-dry season this year. They believed hunger has pushed these monkeys came down to the village to get food. More then 200 monkeys has been seen walking in group, come down from the mountain every morning and climb up again in the afternoon since few days ago.
" These are the biggest migrant of those monkeys as far as I knew, last year we just saw no more then six monkeys came down in the dry season, but now they come hundreds in number," I Wayan Mas Suyasa, Bugbug Villager, says.
"Even they come in huge group, until today there's no report that they destroy villagers' fields. Those sacred monkeys come down because of they are hungry, they will stay here from morning until noon and in the afternoon they will be back to the mountain."
Mas also mention that community board in Bubug has socialized to community not to disturb those sacred monkeys in order to protect them from disappear -because Bubug Village had lose wild buffalo in their area in 1960s.
Karangasem today reported hundreds of monkeys have been seen along the Sang Hyang Ambu road in Bubug, Karangasem. Many tourists and local stopped their vehicle a moment just to see them and throw some bread, corns or peanuts to the group of the monkeys- it becomes a new attraction along these road beside a lovely natural panoramic. These monkeys have come down from Gumang Mountain to Bubug Village and believe as a sacred monkey (druwe).
Villagers assumed this phenomenon because of longer-dry season this year. They believed hunger has pushed these monkeys came down to the village to get food. More then 200 monkeys has been seen walking in group, come down from the mountain every morning and climb up again in the afternoon since few days ago.
" These are the biggest migrant of those monkeys as far as I knew, last year we just saw no more then six monkeys came down in the dry season, but now they come hundreds in number," I Wayan Mas Suyasa, Bugbug Villager, says.
"Even they come in huge group, until today there's no report that they destroy villagers' fields. Those sacred monkeys come down because of they are hungry, they will stay here from morning until noon and in the afternoon they will be back to the mountain."
Mas also mention that community board in Bubug has socialized to community not to disturb those sacred monkeys in order to protect them from disappear -because Bubug Village had lose wild buffalo in their area in 1960s.
Tuesday 10 June 2008
ताबनन बलि Hot Water
My recent visit to Tabanan was visiting the Hot Spring, one of the three hotsprings in the area. Located only 45 minutes from Denpasar, the area is easy to access with the car and is managed to become tourist destination.
Although not very popular among the foreign tourist, this place has been famous among domestic visitors to enjoy to pool with nice scenery of the River and rice terrace. They provide three pools; hot spring, hot spring with jacuzzi, and pool with cold water.
I also notice that they also rent several bungalows that directly look through the scenery
Sunday 8 June 2008
Bali Indonesia Surf
ali is perhaps the best known island in Indonesia, being a 'dream' destination with names such Padang Padang and Uluwatu with its famous entry cave. Bali gets the full force of southern ocean swells direct from the antarctic with its south-west and south-east coasts being littered with surf spots. The dry winter months (June-Sept) are preferred for surf conditions however this means that these are also the most crowded times. Given a bit of local knowledge it is still possible to find uncrowded perfect breaks on Bali. You'll not find them on this site - go look!
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