Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Mas Village Bali, is a town of art


Mas Village is a town of art with a focus on carving wooden sculptures. Located in Ubud and Ubud District Regency has a distinctive style in art carved wood sculptures that promotes synergy characteristic of humanism and naturalism. The fame of this town as a town of art has been recognized nationally and internationally that can not be separated from the name of some teachers greatness birth, growth and find their identity and spirit of the art in the village of Mas as famous artist Ida Bagus Tilem (deceased) and others.

Tourist Destinations
Mas Village as one of the objects of tourism and attraction in Gianyar Regency is located between the people of the arts that are mutually supportive and complimentary. In the south of this village Batuan village famous with traditional painting style Batuan, in this town there Kemenuh famous with the center of wood carving in the west is famous Tunduh Lod Village with painting, in the north is famous Village Peliatan with traditional dances and gamelan Kerawitan. In the northeast of this town, there Gua Gajah, a popular tourist destination with archaeological cultures and as a representation of the diversity and function of archaeological cultures of Bali.

Location
Mas Village is strategically located in the heart of tourist destination and easily accessible from any direction with any vehicle. If it relates to the position of the city of Denpasar, then Mas Village is located about 15 km east towards how Ubud. The entry point to the village of Mas is union Sakah very monumental statue of the baby's position in the middle of the road. This baby statue is a symbol and representation of the early life of Bali in local Balinese wisdom believes he is close to the value, philosophy, religion and dynamism. In accordance with the cognitive Balinese baby is representing fertility and early stage of human life before entering the next life cycle includes Brahmachari (Learning stage), Grehasta (Phase married), Wana Prasta (phase maturation and stabilization of life spiritual life aspect) and sannyasin (the compliance phase of life and eternal life in other worlds).

The people in their development
The villagers are no different to other people in the resort of Bali, which have undergone a transformation from agrarian societies of artisans and now continues with trading companies and acquisition of souvenirs for tourists and foreigners. Although the principle of the identity of the village is a village sculpture is also currently developing several tourist objects and attractions that have enriched the fascinations of this town. One goal of attracting tourism and culture with great potential and importance in the north of the village Rudana Museum, one of the museums on the art of monumental Bali, especially painting. This museum has many collections, badges and collected various art.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Celuk village, Bali


Celuk Village is the famous village in Bali, a tourist destination for local residents is very positive and full of innovative gold and silver drafting. This rural hotel is located in the the Sukawati the Gianyar regency sub area and has a distinctive personality and production of gold and silver. Most of them are Balinese professional, artistic and clever design and development of gold and silver drafting.

Celuk village location, on the main road from Dunbar Saji Anya She governance is about 5 km from Denpasar town. Next door village Batubulan village famous Barong Dance, stone carving, Singapadu leisure facilities, such as the Bird Park and Zoo, Bali, Batuan village with traditional painting, wood carving art village in Guangdong village with village Sukawati art Market Center. Celuk village about two kilometers, we will find the open domestic and international tourism in the left and right side of the gold and silver shop various types. It is also within this village, we will find that the activities and seminars handmade, prepare a small or a large order.

The production of gold and silver in this village have penetrated to the local, national and international markets. It possible to measure the change results from the work of art and decoration, good presence, and export commodity type. Type of gold and silver craft has made the rural areas covering a variety of rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, mother of pearl, Tusuk Konde, broaches, and other types. In addition, important, Celuk the workers are able to respond to market demand and production of modern products, such as medals, play and cultural symbols. 

Development in art history spans, the drafting of the silver and gold have been started by a group of family pertained clan Pande. The distinctive activities from the Family Circle, gold and silver spread to society as a whole as a top industry, which is the former farmers. Decades in 1970, it has occurred to change, a significant social and cultural structure of the rural agricultural society to industrial society structure with different features. Even now, some of them jumped once concentrated in the economic structure of tourism services. The change and jumping movement of these structures has brought new prosperity to have a positive impact. Celuk Village, Kuta and Ubud is the prosperity of the income of rural residents in Bali's tourism industry.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Bajra Sandhi Monument

Bajra Sandhi Monument is monument to the struggle of the people of Bali are located in Renon, Denpasar, Bali. This monument occupies a vast area, there are several golf balls around.

Bajra Sandhi Monument is a Balinese Struggle Monument to pay homage to the heroes and a symbol of struggle for the soul nursery preservation of the Balinese people from generation to generation and from age to age. Location of the monument is located in front of the Office of the Governor of Bali Province is also in front of Parliament Building Niti Mandala Renon Bali Province in the field exactly Puputan Renon.

Overall the data area rectangular monument square with the application of the conception of Tri Mandala:
As President Mandala is a lot / building most in the middle
As an Associate Mandala is a courtyard that surrounds the Main Mandala
As Nista Mandala is the most outer courtyard which surrounds Associate Mandala
Main building of monuments to the Mandala arranged into 3 floors:
Utamaning Main floor 3 Mandala is positioned at the top serves as a calm, quiet, quiet place to enjoy the atmosphere of the distance around the monument. Visitors can see the panorama Denpasar from this place. When the weather is sunny so the views of Denpasar pins. To reach this place must pass through a fairly high melingkat stairs.

Main Madyaning Mandala is a 2 floor serves as a diorama, amounting to 33 units. Floors 2 (two) of this struggle as a miniature display of the Balinese people from time to time. Dioramanya similar to those in the Monas, Jakarta. But it is here only shows the struggle of the people of Bali. Start time of the kingdom, the influx of Hindu, Majapahit, colonization, wars of independence, until today.

On the outside perimeter of the room have an open porch or patio to enjoy the surrounding atmosphere.
Main Nistaning Mandala is the ground floor of Building Monument, which contained information space, keperpustakaan space, exhibition halls, meeting rooms, administration, building and toilet. In the midst of the room there is a lake that is named as Puser Tasik, eight poles and also the great staircase rose-shaped tread virgin.

The existence of physical building is strongly relating to the meaning of Hinduism philosophy, namely Yoni colossus. The monument is likely colossus device meanwhile the building base as yoni. From other side, the Yoni colossus is also describing the story of twiddling Mandhara Giri at Ksirarnawa which is taken away from passage of Adi Parwa (Hindu's Book).

This building Monument is consisted of:
  • Jar of Amertha symbol by Kumba (a kind of pot) what is seen on the top monument.
  • The Dragon Basuki tail exists near by Swamba and its head at entrance gate
  • The body of Bedawang Akupa realized at its base of monument and the head at entrance gate
  • Mount of Mandara Giri realized by the high of monument boosting
  • Pool encircle the monument is supposing as Ksirarnawa (milk ocean).

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Jagatnatha Temple, Bali

Jagatnatha Temple is a Hindu temple in Denpasar town center. Is precisely located in the the Wisnu Street, east side of field Puputan Badung. This temple was listed as Kahyangan Temple and the Hindu God altar. If it is the name of the the Kahyangan temples around Bali temple compared to the name of the name of this temple was to take the suspension or village is located in Besakih Temple, Ulundanu Batur Temple, the Lempuyang Temple area of the temple, Temple area in Puncak Mangu Temple and others.Jagatnatha Temple andakasa to take a special name, which is not exit concept. 

Which temple in Bali, Jagatnatha Monastery to open the ceremony through the implementation of the May 13, 1968. Unique Jagatnatha Temple does not have Pengempon social groups (like the temple management). Since the opening of the temple, Jagatnatha Temple, with only a few people, and to arrange funds to build into the daily rituals. And other Hindu people, it is to deal with by Jagatnatha Development Committee. 

To perform the ceremony In addition Jagatnatha Temple has been built growth, deal with the Committee of the Hindu holy day (PAHARA Hinduism) who is the institutional staff is based on the Bali local government Act. PAHARA Hindu generally taken away from the Badung regency and Denpasar town, the local government. Today, the full implementation of the processing by the Government of Denpasar town. 

The temple is a lot of words of tourist attractions, because the temple is open to tourist destinations.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

The Tirta Gangga Park


Tirta Gangga is a big fountain and a big pond located Abang eastern molecular District, in Bali Karangasem regency beautiful park. Built in 1948, the annual the Karangasem King tribute Angluerah Ketut Karangasem tirta Gangga Park. 

Park Prior to this, there is a large source of local community that the water from the land is a sacred spring, so they called this place Embukan means that the source of in this region. According to the local bath for God, the source of local operation, but also for local communities from the nearest village of drinking water. Therefore, the source of the expense of local people, and maintain the natural park. 

King of Karangasem into a beautiful, and now, it has become one of the famous tourist destinations in the eastern Bali.Tirta Gangga Park also has a wide range of public swimming pools cool and clean water in order to improve this park has had an idea it can be used to everyone who visits this place. It is situated at the foot of Abang mountain cool temperatures, particularly at night or morning time. The lush tropical gardens and surrounded by parks and fishponds are running in another pond, who pay to visit this beautiful park, the impression of every tourist. Buildings and other decorative intentionally, Puri, the spirit of Argonne Karangasem (Argonne Karangasem Palace), so it: Gangga park Tirta Sukasada Park (taman Sukasada) which is located in Ujung rural can be said that a trade union.

How do I find Tirta Gangga?
tirta Gangga strategic location, next to the main cross-strait provoke from Karangasem town new Niagara, it is just 20 minutes or 2 hours and 15 minutes from Denpasar town from the local town. You can also join the eastern part of the exciting tourist Bali, we call it Karangasem travel, you will find interests in many parts of the eastern part of Bali, including Tirta Gangga.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Sukasada park, east Bali

Sukasada park is a beautiful park, relax in that time the king, is a large fish pond around the heritage buildings of the old days of the meeting place or Karangasem Karangasem empire Taman Sukasada,. It is located in the town of about 5km Ujung Amlapura in rural areas. The park, very private pool di Dirah very like a ghost of his reign only brother GDE Oka (1890 from 1849) and King Ghost Footage rated virtue of my old (1893 from 1849) originally occurred on. The pool is called during the exile of black magic that you claim to run around the (leak) pool operation. This I Gusti Bagus Jelantik lead to the Kingdom era Karangasem, governance, expansion of the pool and pool area, also, beginning in 1909, building luxury has been developed in the (modern style) Geely, it's nothing style of Europe Sukasada / Sukasada Park Taman Ujung Karangasem was given the name after it has been estimated that in 21 years.

The location of the park along the coast, the establishment of many sources of the southern part of the town of Karangasem, the surrounding area. That exist in the western part of Lombok Bali Geely omitted from the building of the Empire Karangasem, are present in an existing pool, such as the central controller and Narumadapaku brow of the total area of ​​the pool and long history, also, most of Lombok. Park Sukasada when foreign tourists all began to visit until the well-known of the following year and a lot of foreigners from 20 years again because it is recognized, we are in Bali park Sukasada this, in the east to Bali can say that the mascot of one of the tourist destinations. I Gusti Bagus king Jelantik Karangasem Green Card Argonne Anglurah Ketut Karangasem politicians, writers, architects will look like. He is not the construction of a park, I've created a lot of form, he also made the construction of some of the (Karangasem gong) gateway pre-Agung Karangasem, it is whether there is a tower is to find.

Location
It is located in rural areas of about two hours, or a regent Ujung Karangasem Bali International Airport, from the south. You until you reach the town of Karangasem, from Sumatra bug ー Ida Street Road east of Bali Denpasar town. Time will be on the right side of the town of Karangasem take about two hours south. Taman right Sukasada is located in the appropriate place to visit on your holiday in Bali and the beautiful old buildings and the coast.