Saturday, July 31, 2010

Bali , the part of 30 province of Republic Indonesia

As the 30 provinces, part of the Republic of Indonesia, Bali is divided into eight Regency (Badung, Gianyar, Tabanan, Bangli, Karangasem, Jembrana, buleleng and Klungkung, a municipal-level cities (Denpasar) , 51 districts, 666 administrative villages. Denpasar is the capital of Bali province.

Agung is used as the guide, and that the North (Kaja), while the Southern Ocean is considered (Kelod). This is why south Buleleng is the opposite of "South" in Badung. In the Hindu point of view, the North direction (Hill) is a sacred place, and in the southern part is the place to be insulting.

In the area of classification, it is the analogy of the body anatomy: head, body, and legs (main), madya (middle) and Nista (insult). Therefore, the sacred place is located at the northern edge of the cemetery as a place of residence and, as a middle route. Even for sleeping, head facing north or east and legs are to the south or west.