Denpasar Badung Traditional Market
Denpasar Traditional Market
is a center of town's economics which is located in Gajah Mada Street,
that is main road and become a shopping centre of Bali. This traditional
market is apposite to the village temple that is one of three biggest
temples in Denpasar. It is initially does not as big as like now because
have changed experiences and modification which is adapting to the
requirement and town growth. This market cannot be discharged from the
existence of an existing market in the cross Badung's river that is
called Kumbasari Market because the local society will feel incompletely
go for shopping if they are not come to Kumbasari Market, especially
for the Balinese who want to buy the ceremony items.
Kumbasari Market
Denpasar Market is a market selling the
costume and clothing items with the prices are relative cheaper than
clothing items sold at the shops in Gajah Mada Street which are most
owned by citizen of Chinese clan. Kumbasari Market is previously called
by Peken Payuk (pot market), it sell the items from gerabah /jar like
pot, pengedangan, cubek (plate from land), paso (pail from land),
caratan (water jug from land), jeding (barrel from land), penyantokan
(mixer from land), coblong (cup from land), kekeb (rice cover) and
others. All of these items are the kitchenware and also the items for
ceremony. Since this market most popular as a place to sell payuk/pot,
hence Kumbasari Market in the past referred as Peken Payuk or pot
market. But now it sell the material or art items for tourist therefore
it is one of tourist destinations in Denpasar Town.
History
Denpasar
Market is opened on 24 April 1984 by Bali 's Governor, Prof. Dr. Ida
Bagus Mantra. Then after experiencing of the fire accident, it has been
repaired in year 2000 at that moment Bali 's Governor is Mr. Dewa Made
Berata. This market owns the broadness about 14.544 M² and broadly park
9064 M² which is built in four floors. The local people who go for
shopping at this market are not only from environment of Denpasar
community but also come from outside of town. The moment before the big
holiday like Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi and others, this market is always
crowded by the buyer which are most of them the local society. Opening Time
Denpasar
Market is opened at 5 o'clock in the morning and close at 5 o'clock in
the evening. Then, it is changed by the evening market opened from 05:00
pm until at 05:00 am the day after. Meanwhile at Senggol Market in
Kumbasari is opened at 02:00 pm and closed at 11:30 pm. The unique of
Senggol Market's name is possibility taken away from the situation and
condition of people movement on shopping where they each others jog
because of visitor denseness. This Senggol Market is selling the variety
of food, from the cheap Balinese, Javanese and Chinese cookery. It is
also sell the various types of clothes from adult until children one.
Pursuant
to Papyrus Chronicle of the Mengwi (Lontar Babad Mengwi), the temple
which is now referred by Taman Ayun Temple that it had been newly
sanctified in the year 1634 M and it is named with Taman Ahyun Temple.
The word of Ahyun is coming from from the root word Hyun meaning a
temple is founded in the park (pool with the beautiful garden) which can
fulfill the desire. The word Ahyun is then changed into Ayun word.
Taman Ayun Temple is one of Hindu Temples in Bali become tourist
destination which has been visited by many tourists from local and
foreign. This temple is usually visited by tourist once having a set
tour to Tanah Lot Temple due to this temple is the same route of the 
Bedugul Botanical Garden or 
The
history of this temple is difficult to be found out even in the ancient
omission exists in this temple. For example some profile area like
harpoon own the Ancient Bali type, but no written data found it. The
effort study and research of this temple history remain to find
difficulties. The temple festival at Luwur Watukaru or Batukaru Temple
is executed every six-month or 210 days which is every Thursday Umanis
Wara Dungulan (Balinese Calendar), just the day after Galungan Day (the
biggest Balinese Hindu Holidays). The extension day of temple festival
is executed during eleven day, to give the opportunity for Hindu public
society especially in Bali to come for praying. Pengempon (the society
who take care of the temple) has the obligation to take care of the
temple inclusive of ceremony execution. This fact is one of
characteristic power outside of physical of Watu Karu Temple.
The
three elements temple area of Watukaru or Batukaru is equal to other
temples in Bali generally which is consisted of outside area (Nista
Mandala), Middle area (Madya mandala) and Center area (Utama Mandala).
After refurbishing three temples are of this temple in some years ago,
the element conception and structure of these three temple areas are
progressively become everlasting and conceptual. This is especially in
outside area where we can meet the existence of Wantilan building
(Meeting Hall) which can be used for multifunction and it is located on
the right of the entrance gate. The refurbishment at the parking area
has made easy for the Hindu society or all tourists who pay a visit to
this temple. It is also other public facilities like toilet which is
located at outside temple area or the left side of entrance gate is in
good condition and cleans enough. 
Taman
Ayun Temple is a temple which is used as altar by Hindu people
specially exists in Bali Island and it is one of the heritages from
Mengwi Empire. It is encircled by big fishpond with huge temple area.
The temple buildings are boosting high with high philosophy, story and
religious. Inside of this temple area, there is a small fishpond
encircles the main temple building. Other buildings in this temple area
are reflecting to the empire power with each function.
Tanah
Lot is a Balinese Hindu Temple on the rock and the seawater encircles
it when the sea water is tide. It is looked to be adrift in on the ocean
and owns the magnificent view of sunset in the late afternoon. There
are several points to see this temple with all amazing view. At this
temple, we can find other Hindu temples like that make it a holy place
in Bali. There are sea snakes dwell the cave in front of