Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Bali Art Center, Taman Budaya - Denpasar

Bali Art Center, is the best of traditional Balinese architectural style and culture complex. It is a good layout of the construction of open-air theater is a place / hall display performance purposes. 

According to the dynamic nature of culture, it symbolizes the ocean of milk do the installation and splash Amerta Mandara Giri endless holy water in human life and to stay still alive living in the planet Earth. 

The amphitheater can accommodate 6.000 spectators a great show both modern and traditional. This Taman Budaya (Culture Park) is a position the party in 1973 Bali (Bali Pesta Kesenian) open within a month. In that month, there are traditional dances full of entertainment and entertainment, exhibitions and other cultural activities. 

Opening ceremony parade enlivened in the art starting from Puputan Park, and completed in the arts center. It's about 2 km away, the procession is in Bali, the regency and town to provide its artistic mission. This event is often followed in countries other than Indonesia and Japan, Korea, Europe, America and other provinces, as in this culture parade in the form of so many, until the contemporary tradition of those from the sacral. There is also married and custom clothing, from each region form of the instrument of music or gamelan, Sesajen (provided) and other types .

At the Art Center or the Parks Werdi this culture you can see the all Bali handicraft exhibition. Ranging from sculpture, carvings, paintings till fabrics and jewelry knick-knacks Balinese. In addition, you can also watch various kinds of cultural performances kecak, Balinese dances, and ballet almost held every night. Only set your schedule, place and location.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Traditional Market in Denpasar, Bali

Denpasar  traditional market is a town's economic center, which is located in the tooth also Mada Street, the main road, and a shopping center in Bali. This traditional market in Denpasar is one of the three temples of the village temple is appropriate. It was initially not as big as they are now because of the experience of change and modification, which is to adapt to the requirements and town growth. The market can not be discharged a cross Badung river called Kumbasari existing market presence of the market, because the local community will feel completely go shopping, if they do not have to Kumbasari market interested in buying, especially in Bali, ceremony project.

Kumbasari market
Denpasar market is the market, sales prices of clothing and apparel items are relatively inexpensive dental Maida Street, which is owned by Chinese citizens clan of shops selling clothing items. Kumbasari market was previously known as Peken Payuk (pot market), selling gerabah / JAR projects, such as pot, pengedangan, cubek (plate from the land), El Paso (from the land barrels), caratan (water tank from the land), jeding (from the land barrels), penyantokan (from the land mixer), coblong (cup) from the land, kekeb (rice cover) and others. All of these projects are kitchen utensils and ritual items. Since this market is the most popular payuk / pot, so Kumbasari market pot market in Peken Payuk or a place called in the past. But now the sale of materials or tourist art project, so it is in the town of Denpasar's tourist destinations.

History
Denpasar Market is open April 24, 1984, Bali's Governor, Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra people. After a fire accident, has been restored in 2000, the Governor of Bali, the moment Mr. Yu Berata. This market has the breadth of about 14.544 in number and extensive park 9064 m2 ², four built-in. Go shopping in this market not only from local residents Denpasar social environment, but also from outside the town. Galungan, KUNINGAN, Nyepi, and other moments before the big holiday, the market is always crowded most of the local community is one of the buyer.

Opening Hours
Denpasar Market is open 5:00 in the morning and close at 17:00. It then changed to open from 05:00 pm until 5:00 am the day after the night market. While Kumbasari Senggol market is open at 02:00 pm and 11:30 pm to close. Senggol the name of the unique market situation and conditions on the shopping, sports, and they with each other, because the tourists the possibility of dense jogging away. This Senggol market selling a variety of food, from cheap Bali, Java and Chinese cooking. This is from the sale of various types of adult clothes, until a child.

Location
Denpasar market is also Mada Street shops along the tooth surrounded by the right side of the Sula Wei Street, is famous for cloth items. Denpasar Denpasar Traditional Market is to gradually strengthen the economics of open within 24 hours, never silent visitor center's identity.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Uluwatu temple, Bali

Uluwatu Temple is a Hindu temple in the southern Bali peninsula, the cliff banks. This is a sad Kahyangan Temple in Bali (Bali temple's six large group) is located in Pecatu Village, Nan Kuta sub district, Badung regency town of Denpasar, or about 25 kilometers south of the part of the. It is situated at an altitude of about 80 meters of sea coral reefs dirty. It is a small dry forest, most of which is alas Kekeran (suspended forest), which is part of the temple and many monkeys and other animals live in the so-called features. Uluwatu name is from the Ulu Watu meaning and significance of stone the head word. Therefore, Uluwatu Temple means temple built of coral reefs of the iceberg.

Construction or in the temple complex is located in Uluwatu Temple Pelinggih people Ida Bagus District Anti-triad Squad Jurit the right and left, there are two Shijing Li looks like a boat. When the two are unified, so it looks like a sarcophagus, from the stone age culture, the name of the stone. Wings in the arch or entrance gates, from the 16th century archaeological missing. Wing entrance door is one of the scarce archaeological oversight. Existing Uluwatu Temple (its decision-making period), can be compared wing entrance door, located Sendangduwur village, East Java, Lamongan the same mosque complex. During its decision-making, and in this inscription found on this Candrasengkala. In the mosque founded Candrasengkala written Gunaning 1483 years Salira Tirta Hayu meaning Saka or 1561 Masehi wording.

If the sarcophagus Dalem Jurit exist in the field of complex artifacts, so the rock culture since the age (about 500 SM) of the holy place where representatives of Uluwatu Temple. Bali papyrus in USANA that MPU Kuturan (spread of Hinduism in Bali Hindu priest) built many temples on the island, one of which Uluwatu Temple. Dwijendra Tatwa papyrus has developed Kuturan MPU visited twice, these are the temple:
When his first visit to Tirtha pilgrimage (visits Holy Land trip). His heart shock, and heard whispering soul to worship God, when you reach a place in Uluwatu. At that time, he chose this place as Ngeluwur place (re-return to their home / moksa soul without a body / die away). Under consideration, then his mind to establish or extend the Uluwatu Temple building Parhayangan there before. When the MPU Kuturan extend Uluwatu temple construction, he built as living quarters, and the former dormitory building is the Temple Mount by a man named Gong (PURA Takemiya) shrine where people use. Parhyangan in Uluwatu Temple in the 16th century building is completed, he lifted a Purohita Dalem Waturenggong commander in 1460-1552 year, Wang (Wang adviser priest) MPU Kuturan.

MPU Kuturan on his second visit to have reached the nature of the Moksa. OnTuesday Kliwon Medangsya (Balinese calendar), which saw a fisherman, and his name text Pasek Nambangan, he looks forward to a light step to the space called Ngeluwur very bright flash.

Padma Bhuwana hidden in the papyrus painting Uluwatu Temple is located southwest of the operation of Rudra in God, (Dewata name and Sangha) in the direction of nine divine worship of God. Rudra god or gods Shiva Pemralina source return. In this papyrus also mentioned, Uluwatu Temple is the Hindu people worship the Kahyangan world. Since the area is open to the public, it is by many people from around the world visit because it has with the beautiful sunset and spectacular views of the Indian Ocean and the magnificent panorama of deep cliff banks. It is a perfect visit to Bali.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Sakenan Temple

Sakenan Temple in Serangan village, Denpasar and Badung regency promoter region of a Hindu temple in northwest. It is about 10 km south of Denpasar city part. We see, with beautiful sea, mountain consecution Nusa Dua beach, located south of the coastal landscape. Sakenan Temple structure is divided into two groups, which are Sakenan Temple is temple complex, located in Eastern and Dalem Sakenan Temple is a temple complex located on the west side.

Sakenan Temple History
It Dwijendra Tattwa, Sakenan name papyrus from the Sakya word, means to make the unity of thinking straight. This papyrus describes Danghyang Nirartha stuck, its coast and feel the natural beauty of the nature of the calm sea. Therefore, he proposed to do yoga with the security and prosperity of the supremacy of God's worship. Doing yoga, he directly earn united in his brain Haisa Jia. Therefore, he established the so-called Sakenan temple altar. Currently Sakenan Temple built Danghyang Nirartha Dalem Sakenan Temple, Sakenan Teranishi unit complex name recognition.

Temple Ceremony
Sakenan temple every 6 months (210 days), on Saturday Kliwon Wuku KUNINGAN (Balinese calendar) and is known as Eid al-Fitr KUNINGAN Balinese Hindu festival celebrated simultaneously. Temple ritual celebration in three days, at the top of the ceremony is called Mapag Sakenan parade ceremony, which is the implementation of the next day (Umanis Langkir Sunday). Temple ceremony celebration is accompanied by Wali dance (dance secret) as Baron market and Barron Landung dance. Hindu people come to worship God where they come from all fields, particularly from the Badung regency. In its growth Sakenan Temple is now a place of interest in Bali, you will need during your visit to this tropical island vacation.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Bali Museum

Bali Museum is in Denpasar , the main Wisnu Street location, which is to find its rightful place in the heart of town. In the north, a glorious temple Jagatnatha, while it Puputan Ba​​dung (Badung compound) and four face statue (Catur Muka statue) in front are located. Bali Museum of development, began to take the initiative to Bali cultural heritage and critical care, protection and maintenance exists. The initiative is based on the existence of the feeling of fear, there is a cultural symptom of erosion, so that cultural heritage become completely disappeared, lost, what is omitted, only photos and documents.

Bali Museum of History
Bali Museum, Bali cultural heritage preservation, the emergence of nation-building project of a museum, and later became the "Bali Museum".
The early days of planning the Bali Museum, the Dutch government functions, King Bali, celebrities, artists like: WFJ kroner (Dutch resident assistant), Côte Grundler (German architect), I Gusti Alit from Ngurah (Bestuurder Penegara Badung ) I Gusti Ketut Djelantik (Buleleng King), Tabanan king, I Gusti Ketut Rai artists I Gusti Ketut Kandel Gusti Bagus Jelantik (Karangasem king). The 1910 plan is the basic concept in Bali, the temple between the museum building structures (chamber) and Palace (Keraton) the structure of unity.

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Bali Museum, Denpasar Bali 
interest as Object remains in Bali can be divided into the museum's collection, a collection of prehistoric objects, such as: severe shock (sarkopag), a collection of objects from the historical era, such as: stupika superstitious formula leaves with special clay, bronze statue (Hindu and Budha statue) and a collection of ethnographic objects, like KERIS Endek cloth, and ritual equipment (Sangku, Cecepan and Sidakarya mask). In its growth, the museum has been open now common in Bali Denpasar city as a tourist destination, this is a perfect place to visit, especially in Bali Denpasar city tour or (加入登巴萨) travel packages.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Sanur beach , Bali

With its white sand on the south and black sand on the north part, Sanur beach is a popular recreation site not far from Denpasar. Sanur is protected from the force of the ocean waves by a coral reef offshore, so the waves on the shore are rather small and gentle. This makes it an ideal place for a quiet family swim, wind surfing, boating and water sports. Its traditional culture is very strong, but it wears modern dress (except, of course, on ritual occasions). 

Among the Balinese, Sanur has a reputation for sorcery of a high degree, both "white" and "black". Sanur is famous for its white coral temples (Pura Segara, Pura Merta Sari). There are many small ones hidden away along the south beach. In December and January, watch the huge processions to the sea with purification ceremonies on the beach. There are often gamelan rehearsals in the evenings at the various banjar.

Sanur beach has long been a popular recreation site for people from Denpasar and elsewhere. The palm-lined beach curves from the Bali Beach Hotel toward the souy foreign and local tourists especially on the weekend and holiday season. At the night of full moon, many people come to this place for relaxation, swimming or enjoy the beauty of coast. The Le Mayeur Museum is one of the art museums in Sanur also a lot of drawing the tourist enthusiasm to visit this place. As a tourist place in Bali, 

Sanur Beach is one of the alternative place to perform the event from local, national and also international. For example events are held in this place like Kite and Jukung Race. Other tourists facilities can be found in this place are the existence of hotels with international standard like The Grand Bali Beach Hotel, Bali Hyatt Resort, Sanur Beach Hotel and more. The various of this tourism facilities are mixed with other facilities for local resident are making the good combination tourist area which is different like Nusa Dua that is a closed area. The art shop, accommodation from cheaper hotels until five star hotels, bar and restaurant are quite a lot available in this place.