Why's Bali called the island of the thousand temples?

Why's Bali called the island of the thousand temples?

It is not surprising that Bali is called the island of the thousand temples. Everywhere you see a temple.
There are so many temples that the Government does not bother to count them. There are small temples, very small temples with only a very few shrines; there are large temples, very large temples with more than 50 shrines, such as the Temple of Besakih , the mother temple of Bali. There are even lonely shrines on the oddest places where one does not expect them at all. Every family, every compound, every clan or society has a temple; you mention a society or organization and has a temple. In the compound where the family lives there is the family temple. The desa, village itself must have at least three temples;

Pura Puseh

Pura desa and

Pura Dalem

The clan has its own temple. Subak or irrigation organization has a temple, called Pura Subak or Pura Bedugul. Every place where the water to irrigate the rice field is divided has a temple or at least a shrine. Bali has a whole has a temple, the pura Besakih or the mother temple, where every sect and nobility have their own temple.

The balinese are worshippers of ancestors. The family does this in the family temple or house temple. The village does this in the Pura Puseh and all Bali does this in the temple of Besakih.

In South Bali the house temple is always in the North-East corner of the compound in regions South-West of Mount agung. The reason for this is that the top of Mount Agung is the highest spot in Bali and the highest is for God, Ida Sanghyang Widhi.

Because the people should pray towards and God lives on the top of Mount Agung as the highest spot in Bali and Mount Agung happens to lie in the East that is why in South Bali the house temples is in the North-East corner of the compound. In North Bali it is the South-East corner where the house temple is built.

The number of shires in the house temple depends on the wish of the family and it also depends on where the family originally comes from. That is why the visitors in one house temple sees only a few shrines and in another, right next to it, much more. But in a house temple there must be at least two shrines, the “Sakti Kemulam”; the Kemulan is for God and the purified ancestors and the Sakti is for the producing power of God. No matter how poor the compound is the house temple is there. This house temple can be very temporary built only of bamboo, but it can also be very elaborate; the shrines are very nicely carved and painted with gold leaves.

Only the purified dead, that is to say the dead, who have been cremated, join God in the Kemulan shrine in the house temple. With some high caste people the family makes a shrine for every ancestor who in his life had done a great service to the family, and accordingly in the house temple of such a family there are more than one ancestral shrine.

Near the entrance to a compound there is always a guardian shrine in front of or behind it; sometimes there are two shrines in front of it, flaking it. The guardian shrine is for the spirit that has to guard the primes.

As told before a full-fledged village has to have at least three temples:

Pura Puseh, where the founders of the village are worshiped, always lies in the Kaja sphere, towards the mountains, so it lies on the highest spot in the village; Lord Brahma the Creator, resides there.

Pura Desa, the village temple, is built in the center of the village, where Lord Wisnu, the maintainer, is worshipped, because in Pura Desa the activities of the village manifest to maintain the welfare of the village and its inhabitants. In old societies, Pura Desa always has the Bale Agung, a long wooden building where the villagers monthly come together and sit to discuss village matters. The Bale agung is also the place where the Ngusabha ceremony, a ceremony to honor Dewi Sri, the rice Goddess is held. Pura desa with a Bale agung is called Pura Bale Agung, because not every Pura Desa has a Bale agung.

In the Kelod share, towards the sea, so on the lowest part of the village, lies the cemetery. Near it the pura Dalem is built. This is the right place for Pura Dalem, because it is the temple of death or the temple for the dead. Of course Lord Siwa, the Destroyer, resides and is worshipped there.

The site of the three main temples is in accordance to the deep belief of the Balinese that the mountains are for god; the plains, the center of the country, are for the people and the sea, the lowest part of the country, is for the demonic forces.

Besides the three main temples there is the clan temple, called Pura Ibu, Pura Pemaksan or Pura Panti. Outside the village out in the rice fields, is the Subak temple, maintained by the organization of irrigation and farmers, where naturally Dewi Sri, the Rice Goddess is worshipped.

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Review Museum

Wisata - Museum Bali - Address : Mayor Wisnu Street,Denpasar, Opening Hours : Sundays-Thursday: 08.00-15.00, Fridays 08.00-12.30, Saturdays and public holidays closed, Facilities : Exhibitions and bookshop

MUSEUM PURI LUKISAN
Address : Jl. Raya Ubud, Bali
Opening hours :09.00-17.00 dailly
Facilities : Exhibitions and bookshop

NEKA ART MUSEUM
Address : Jl. Raya Sanggingan,Ubud
Opening hours :09.00-17.00 daily
Facilities : Art Gallery,gift shop



NYOMAN GUNARSA MUSEUM OF CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Address : Jl. Pertigaan Banda No, 1, Takmung, Banjarangkan, Klungkung
Opening hours :10.00-17.00 daily
Facilities : Museum library, gallery

THE BLANCO RENAISSANCE MUSEUM
Address : Jl. Campuhan, Ubud
Opening hours :09.00-17.00 daily including weekends and public holidays
Facilities :The maestro’s studio, Mario Blanco’s gallery, library

MUSEUM RUDANA
Address : Jl. Cok Rai Pudak 44,Peliatan,Ubud
Opening hours : 10.00-17.00
Facilities : Art gallery, art studio and bookstore

AGUNG RAI MUSEUM of ART
Address : Jl. Pengosekan, Ubud, Bali
Opening hours : 09.00-17.00 daily
Facilities : Art gallery, and book shop

MUSEUM PENDET
Address : Bale Bali,Nyuh Kuning, Ubud
Opening hours : 10.00-17.00 daily
Facilities : Galleries and meeting room

MUSEUM SIDIK JARI
Address : Jl. Hayam Wuruk 175, Tanjung Bungkak Denpasar
Opening hours : 10.00-17.00
Facilities :Galleries, book shop

PUTRAWAN MUSEUM OF TRIBAL ART AT ALAM PURI VILLA
Address : Jl. Trenggana 108, Penatih, Denpasar
Opening hours : 10.00-17.00 daily
Facilities : Museum shop, library

RUNA JEWELRY MUSEUM
Address : Banjar Abiansemal, Lodtunduh, Ubud
Opening hours : 10.00-17.00 daily
Facilities : Museum shop

MUSEUM SUBAK
Address : Sanggulan Village, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Tabanan
Opening hours : Monday to Saturday 08.00-16.30, Fridays: 08.00-13.00, Sunday and Public holidays closed

MUSEUM LE MAYEUR
Address : Hang Tuah Street, Sanur
Opening hours : Sunday to Thursday 07.30-17.30, Fridays: 07.30-13.00, Saturdays and holidays closed

MUSEUM BULELENG
Address : Veteran Street,Singaraja
Opening hours : Open daily except public holidays

GEDONG KIRTYA
Address : Veteran Street, Singaraja
Opening hours : Monday to Thursday 07.30-03.30, Friday 07.00-12.30, Weekends and public holidays closed
Facilities : Art gallery, book shop

PURBAKALA ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM
Address : High Street, Tampaksiring
Opening hours : Monday to Thursday 08.00-03.00, Friday 08.00-12.00

THE DIOROMA MONUMENT TO THE STRUGGLE OF THE PEOPLE OF BALI
Address : Niti Mandala, Denpasar
Opening hours : Monday to Friday 08.30-04.30, Weekends 09.00-04.30, Public holidays closed

HEROES OF MARGARANA CEMETERY AND MONUMENT
Address : Kelaci Village, Tabanan
Opening hours : Monday to Friday 08.30-12.00, Sunday and public holiday closed

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Religi Budha Bali

Most of the Balinese Hindu practice of a kind referred to, or Dharma, Hindu Religion Religion Tirtha (Holy Water Religion). Hinduism in Bali is a syncretism elements of Hindu and Buddhist beliefs with the original Bali.

Hinduism and Buddhism arrived in Bali and Java menerusi also directly from the subcontinent of India in the 8th century and the century-16. Elements of both religions have evolved and join in Bali.

Catur Warna

In Bali, the system applies Catur Warna (color), which said Catur color comes from the Sanskrit word that consists of four Catur means and said that the color comes from the word Wr fiber (read: wri) means choosing. Catur four color choices mean life or the life of four in the division based on the talent (in order) and skills (karma) someone, and the quality of the workplace as a result of education, the development of talent from which to grow in themselves and by ditopang Reliability mentalnya in the face of a job. Four of the famous and the term was Catur Color: Brahmana, knight, Waisya, and Sudra.

Warna Brahmana : Logo with white, is functional in the society in which every person in swadharmanya focused dedication in the field of religious spirituality.

Warna Ksatrya : red with logo is functional in the society in which every person in swadharmanya focused dedication in the field of leadership, heroism and defense security of the country.

Warna Wesya : yellow logo is functional in the society in which each person focuses pengabdiannya in the field of community (economic, industrial, and others).

Warna Sudra : black with logo is functional in the society in which each person focuses pengabdiannya in the field of employment.

In the life of the community from time to time the implementation of the system tends to diffuse Catur color leads to a closed system which is called Catur Sailendra or blood derivative. But Catur color indicates the functional group, while Catur Sailendra blood derivative shows.

* Feast of Religion

For the religious feast embraces Hindu Dharma, are calculated based on generally wewaran and pawukon. The combination of Panca Wara, Wara and Wuku Sapta. However adapula Day feast using Saka calendar.

* Based on the Feast Day Wewaran

* Galungan - due on the day: Buda, Kliwon, Dungulan
* Kuningan - Due on: Saniscara, Kliwon, Kuningan
* Saraswati - Due on: Saniscara, Umanis, Watugunung. Science Day, worship at the Sang Hyang Aji Saraswati.
* Banyupinaruh - Due on: Redite, Pahing, Shinta
* Pagerwesi

* Based on the Feast Day Calendar Saka

* Siwaratri
* Nyepi

* Religious Ceremony

Religious ceremonies conducted in the Hindu Dharma, Religion, in collaboration with the local culture. This is a unique property, and that is only found in Bali.

* Manusa Yadnya

* Otonan / Wetonan, the ceremony is conducted on the day of birth, such as birthday celebrations, there was 210 days.
* Cut Gigi ceremony, religious ceremony is held for a mandatory pemeluknya. The ceremony is conducted on the go already embraces the adolescent or adult. For women who have experienced the menstruasi, and for men who have entered a clever reverse.

* Pitra Yadnya

* Ngaben ceremony, a procession is a ceremonial burning corpse, as in the Hindu concept of the burning corpse, this ceremony as an effort to speed the return unsur-unsur/zat maker of sport / wadag / gross human body.

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the surf sports

Bali is one of the islands in Indonesia that is famous pariwisatanya. Where is the island of Bali have places of scenic beauty and unique culture which is the attraction of tourists. One place that became the main destination of tourists is the beach. Since the Bali Island has many beautiful beaches such as the famous Kuta beach with white sand and the beautiful sunset. Sanur beach and the sunrise with his, Puri, Dimona, Dream Land, and many more. However, not only the beauty given by the beaches. Some of them popular with water and become a good tourist attraction is pleased with the surf sports.

Tourism in Bali itself from the surf sports. By the 1940s some of the foreigners who come to Kuta beach to search for waves. Surfer often because of the demands to find a good wave. Then the defects in many Surfer came to the island of Bali to try to surf. Because usually the Surfer provide information about a new place to the other Surfer. And at that time there has been no lodging, so that the Surfer who come and stay in the houses around the community. With the advent of time start to appear hotel restaurants and bars around Kuta. Until finally met around the Kuta Beach hotels and various entertainment as we know at this time.

To stabilize and bolster tourism in Bali is one of the media. The role of the media here is very important, in addition to providing information, the media can also become a means of tourism promotion. So also the case with the print media surf. Where can provide information about the sport of surfing in Bali could attract tourists to come to this island of God. Besides the print media can also become a bridge to the Surfer into the local surf sports. Surfer and not a little local race that could have been in the international classes.

newspaper also barpartisipasi always in the championship which was held by the surf brand-surf brand in Bali. And not infrequently the championship participants, who come from surfing various countries. The media can contribute in the surf sports. Provides information about the situation in Bali and surf beaches are good for surfing. And do not forget to load feature, the Surfer, both local and non-local. And the print media can also be facilities for the local non Surfer who want to enjoy the waves in Bali and know the local Surfer.

Until now there has been some media that focus on sports surf. And almost all have the same goal, namely to promote world surfing in Bali. Due to the advancement of sports surf can be expected to promote tourism on the island of Bali.

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