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.