Don’t Miss Sanur Village Festival on August 26th-30th 2015

10^th Sanur Village Festival will be held on 26-30 Agustus 2015, with theme “Dewa Warsa” at Maisonette Area, Segara Beach, Sanur, Denpasar Bali. Sanur Village Festival will be held like the festival before, but with the new package. The program will be held such as festival, exhibition, culinary, art, photography, fun activities, sports, cultural dialogue and Sanur Run. Sanur Run start from Mertasari Beach at 06.00 pm, the Sanur Run participant can breathe the beach air, comfortable and enjoy village cultural activities .

Festivals and exhibitions include Sanur Creative Expo, Agrowisata Expo, Music and Arts Performances, Culture Parade and Ornamental Plants Bazaar. Sanur Creative Expo will showcase the craft industry, a creative gathering event, appointment of commerce, and business contacts. Art and photography include Painting on The Spot, Body Painting and Art to the public, a Photo Contest and Photography Exhibition. There are two categories in the photography competition, for the students and the public. The exhibition will be held at the Griya Santrian start from a week before the event starts until a week after the event is finished

The Fun and Sport activities include International Kite Festival, Fun Games, Jukung (traditional boat) Exhibiton, Fishing Competition, Kid Zone, Village Cycling Tour, Surfing Competition and yoga. Culinary program includes Food Heritage Festival.

 

It is a great Festival in Bali, when you got holidays to come to Bali where you just book your trip thru a reliable travel agents in Bali to make your trip be more easy. I believe your trip will be awesome and great experience.

Have You Ever Taste Balinese Ayam Betutu

‘Ayam Betutu’  is a Balinese traditional roasted chicken with spices. Spices consist of ginger, onion, cassava, turmeric, garlic, Salam leaves and chili. All spices mixed together and put inside of chicken. After that, the chicken is wrapped by banana leaves tied with a string and steamed within 2 hours and before presenting we have to put it into the oven about 15 minutes, and then check out and pure with balinese sauces. Condiment of Ayam Betutu called ‘Sambal Matah’ (raw sauce) made from uncooked (raw) onion slices mixed with red chili and coconut oil.
‘Ayam Betutu’ is usually served in Balinese traditional ceremonies.Now become popular and it can be found in hotel and restaurant menus. ‘Ayam Betutu’ is a popular dish among foreign and domestic tourists.

 

There are different tastes of Ayam Betutu according to the regions in Bali.
Ayam Betutu from Klungkung regency is mainly stuffed with cooking spices.
Ayam Betutu from Gilimanuk regency is popular with its hot and spicy flavour.
Ayam Betutu from Gianyar regency is cooked plantain leaf wrapping.
If you want to taste it, you can go to Ubud Village, the most of local restaurants serve it.

Balinese Welcoming Gate Called Candi Bentar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balinese Welcoming Gate Called Candi Bentar

When I come to Bali I wonderful with Balinese culture, I was see a beautiful gate with unique architectures in every temples in Bali, I was asked our tour guide about that. Made astawa as my tour guide was said that’s building namely Candi Bentar. Candi Bertar (split Gate) is arch shape building term for two similar buildings and unvarying but a mirror symmetry that restricts the left and right of the entrance. the temple has not roof liaison briefly at the top’ so that the two sides apart perfectly, and only connected the bottom by the stairs.

 

The Building is commonly called ” Split Gate” because of its shape as if the temple resembles a perfectly halved. This type of gate building especially prevalent in Java, Bali, an Lombok island. Building like this alleged split gate fist appeared in the Majapahit era. At the temple or Puri”palace” Bali layout zone rules, either Candi Benter or Koro Agung is an integral architectural design. Candi Bentar gateway to the outer environment that limit out side the temple are with Nista Mandala “jaba Pisan” outer zone of the temple complex, while the Kori Agung used as the gate in the environment in the temple and is used to limit madya mandala zone (jaba tengah) eith the utama mandala (jeroan) as an holiest area of Bali’s temple. It can be concluded that both the temple as well as a place to live,Candi Bentar used for outer environment, while Kori Agung for the environment in the temple.

The Uniques Things of Balinese Batik

The Balinese Batik provides showing another venue the artistic excellence of the Balinese people. Their beautiful designs, inspired by religious mythologies, spread throughout the world. Originally stimulated by Javanese motifs, dominated by wayang and other mythological characters, contemporary batik artists has also experienced artistic development that parallels that of paintings. Modern batik artists express themselves through various subjects, from objects of nature such as birds or fish to daily activities such as cremation ( ngaben ) procession or tourist attractions as well as religious and mythological stories, accompanied by modern interpretation.
Ikat and Double Ikat are two amazing techniques that the Balinese have perfected. A piece of Ikat cloth is woven in such a way that the ink is ‘tied’ in one of the two threads. A Double Ikat recursively repeats this technique both threads contain ink. The ink will bleed to its neihboring area, and the result is a piece of cloth with distinctive, subtle patterns.
Tenganan Village is well known for its superb double ikat work. A good piece of double ikat may take months to complete, and it usually belongs to the family heirloom. Certain patterns, such as the black and white, checkered, double ikat are considered to have protective powers against the evil spirits. Thus, they are used a lot to cover or to dress statues that guard the entrance to a temple or sacred masks like Barong.
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Tirta Empul- Place to Purify Yourself

Tirta Empul- Place to Purify Yourself

Bali is a small island that is rich in tourist destinations likes beaches, lakes, and mountains. But do yo know, not only that place you can visit. Bali also presents temples which has a special attraction for you. Temples in Bali generally serves as a place to pray for Hindus people. Several temples in Bali also serves as a place for ‘Melukat’ (ablutions). There are many temples in Bali which has a holy spring that serves as a place for ‘Melukat’. One of the many temples known as a place of ablutions named Tirta Empul Temple.

Yesterday i was visited Tirta Empul Temple. Located in Manukaya Village, Tampaksiring, Gianyar Bali. According to local people, name of Tirta Empul Temple taken from the springs called Tirta Empul which when it defined is a water that gushes from the ground. So Tirta Empul is holy water that gushes out of the ground (holy spring).

To get to the holy spring, first I had to pass through the outside part of the temple. Here there are many statues that decorated by garden of lush tropical plants. In the middle of the garden there are path that lead me to ‘Candi Bentar’, which is the entrance to the temple. After passed the entrance, finally I was arrived at the middle part of the temple.

Here there are rectangular pool which has approximately 30 pieces showers that lined from east to the west with clear water flows from each showers. It made me impatient to showers here. But before I was showers, there are main requirement, I was must used ‘Kamen’ (Balinese Sarong).

I was felt my body is so light and calm after one hour showers. This proves that, in this pool really contained holy water. That’s my little experience while visiting Tirta Empul Temple, and I really want to visit this temple again.
If you want to try the fresh water of tirta empul temple, I recommend you to booking trusted travel agent in Bali, to make your holiday in bali be more easy
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