Bali Culture - Goa Gajah

Goa Gajah or Elephant Cave is located in the southwest of Bedulu village, next to Yeh Pulu relief, 6 km from Ubud. Known only to local villagers and the bats during centuries of neglect, the cave was revealed to the public in 1954 during archeological...

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Bali Culture - Yeh Pulu Relief

Relief Yeh Pulu was discovered by the army commander of the kingdom of Ubud for the first time in 1925. It is one of the classic monuments from the 14 AD century. The research about this monument was published by DR. W.F Sutterheim, the head of the...

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Bali Culture - Odalan

Bali is know as an island with a thousand temple. It is easy to find a temple ceremonies is called odalan. Odalan is a celebration of the first day when the temple was built. Some odalan ceremonies are short, lasting from 1 to 3 days only, religious...

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Bali Culture - Barong Ngelawang

During celebration of Galungan & Kuningan holy day, there is unique tradition that you will see in Ubud area. It's called Barong Ngelawang. A group of people performs a barong dance on the street, going from one house to another. These are 2 kinds...

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Bali Culture - Mepatung and Ngelawar

In the coolness of the night before the dawn breaks, the Hindus in Bali are simultaneously slaughtering pigs with in their own small group. This activity is called mepatung. A pig of some 100 kg in weight may be purchased by six to eight people. By...

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Bali Culture - Penampahan Galungan

Balinese people will kill one or several domestic animals as special offerings. Which are meant to get rid of negativity in both the bhuana agung (the environment of the individual human being). The meat is afterwards prepared and cooked for traditional...

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Lahirnya Sri Rama/Ramawijaya

Prabu Dasarata mempunyai tiga orang permaisuri yaitu Kausalya, Kaikayi, dan Sumitra. Kausalya berputra Ramawijaya, Kaikayi berputra Barata, dan Sumitra berputra kembar, yaitu Laksamana dan Satrugna. Sifat dan watak para putra itupun amat terpuji. Mereka adalah satria yang berbudi luhur. Mereka...

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Negeri Ayodya

Negeri Ayodya adalah sebuah negeri yang memiliki wilayah yang luas dan subur. Rajanya bernama Dasarata. Ia memerintah kerajaan tersebut dengan adil dan bijaksana sehingga kehidupan rakyatnya menjadi aman dan damai. Raja Dasarata memiliki watak kepanditaan pula. Ia amat menjunjung ajaran-ajaran tentang...

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Lahirnya Rahwana

Tersebutlah Prabu Danaraja yang memerintah Negeri Lokapala. Ia ingin mempersunting puteri Negeri Langkapura, Dewi Sukesi, yang sedang disayembarakan. Agar niatnya berhasil, Sang Prabu memohon bantuan ayahnya, Bagawan Wisrawa, menjadi wakil dalam sayembara itu. Konon Bagawan Wisrawa adalah seorang...

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