Tour in Bali

Tour in Bali is very interesting tour, Bali is a small island with total area is about 5.632,86km2.

Bali island is ones of 16.000 island in Indonesian archipelago, located of Bali is between Java and Lombok island, in the north side of Bali island is Bali ocean, in the east side is Lombok strait, south side is Indonesian ocean, and in the west side is Bali strait, East Java strait.

This position makes Bali look very beautiful, because this island is not to big, from the mountain range until the beach it is only need time about two hour.

Ulun Danu temple

When you have a holiday and you choose Bali for your place to fill your holiday,  is very exiting when you explore this island with doing tour in Bali.

Mas Village | Place to visit

Mas village is a nice place to visit ,be located in Gianyar regency, the famous village with their wood carvings art, at Mas village you can see a lot of wood carving gallery, and a lot character of wood carves that you can explore the story, they also have a lot kinds of wood for the material of wood carvings like: Mahagoni wood, ebony wood, crocodile wood, and the most expensive and unique is Sandalwood, why sandalwood is expensive? Because sandalwood is smells good and smells forever, and also difficult to sandalwood to grow bigger like another kinds of wood usually.

Celuk Village | place to visit

Celuk village is a nice place to visit in Bali,Celuk village is the famous gold and silver homework in Bali, Celuk village is located in Gianyar regency, if you like to see the art of gold and silver, and want to see how the gold and silver maker artists make this art? You can watch, learn, and see how beautiful ornaments that already they were created.

Batubulan | place to visit

Batubulan it is nice place to visit in Bali, If you ask anyone in Bali, about what the most famous things that we can see in Batubulan village..? Or what Batubulan stand for? And they will say ‘stone carvings’. Batubulan is a home of stone sculpture; you can see a lot of stone carve along the street of Batubulan street. And now, Batubulan also famous of their house of boutiques, and Barong dance stage, that you can watch and see everyday.

Kintamani | Sightseeing Tour

Nice view at kintamani.

Kintamani represent the mountain range village in Bali, with the very amazing crater of Batur and lake Batur and also their hot water pool.And the natural view around it’s also very beautiful, in around of cauldron of lake Batur, there are six old countryside, that is often conceived as countryside of BaliAge, which this group BaliAge, they had their own culture form, unique house and life style.

Kintamani area is consisted of some countryside that is: north countryside Kedisan, Buahan, Abang, Trunyan Songan,Batur middle side, south Batur, north Batur, Sukawana and Kintamani village. Total area of Kintamani is 160 km square, with the population about 15 000 people, a lot of them working as a farmer, the others work as merchant and work in tourism industries.

In Kintamani had a mount Batur, the height is 1717 meters, it is had erupted it is happened at least 24 times since year 1800, and still be active until this moment. From this eruption, hence a lot of natural product which can be exploited by the people around it, like for example its sands, which out from the eruption, which is used as construction material.

Batur lake

lake Batur is the biggest lake in Bali, functioning as irrigating source to all farmers around that area and also for society Bali generally. Kintamani also famous with their restaurant, the visitor, tourist from around the world has been visit Kintamani restaurant, from the restaurant you can enjoy your lunch, and also enjoy the breathtaking, amazing view of Kintamani.

The located of kintamani is in Bangli regency, it is take time about 1,5 hours from Denpasar( capital city of Bali)

Tips:
• Remember to bring your camera video, because you can take your nice picture, with nice view as the background.
• Bring sun glasses for you that with sunshine.
• Have a nice tour and have a nice day.

Tampaksiring/ Tirta Empul temple,|Places of interest.

Tirta Empul,water resource.

The name of Tirta Empul

Tirta Empul is a name of a temple in Tampaksiring regency, Tirta Empul it is came from two words, it is Tirta and Empul. Tirta mean Holy water and Empul mean flow up; the decision is Tirta Empul is a big water resource. Behind the history, the story of Tirta Empul is about war, fighting between Indra God ( the God Of water ) against Maya Denawa ( Bad guy),he is a king, but have a bad character, he forbid the society to do the religious ritual , so often happened natural disaster, it is like epidemic disease, the agriculture is not useful, it is not succeed, finally the people in Tampaksiring- Bali, live in misery, to contend that’s problems, than Indra God and his army going to fight against Mayadenawa and with his governor is name Kalawong. On that great battle, mayadenawa and his army was almost lose, than Mayadenawa trying to escape by lost his stable his foot trails, Mayadenawa walking with side ways sole of his foot, because of that this village is called Tampaksiring, Tampaksiring is made by two words, Tampak is mean the sole of foot, and siring is mean side way. Well, after that, Mayadenawa is not just give up like that, he escape , but than he make a new problems with he made a poisons resource, a poisons pool, which that pool near and flow into the river where the people on that village use that river to take a shower, take the water for drink water also, and now because the water is poisonous, once time ,when the Indra god army and the people in Tampaksiring village feel thirsty and want to take a shower, they take the water from that river, and also drink directly, because the river had a douche also, and the water is very clear so the people can drink the water from the douche directly, well after they drink that water what poisonous, all the Indra God army’s and the people who drink that water was die, and unconscious, Indra God knows about that, than with his god power he implant his stick into the ground, and then it is magic happen, from the ground emerge a pure water , is very ..Very clear, look likes silver water, and than that water is drink to his army and the peoples, and the magic was happen again, where that die people and unconscious can live again and recover unconsciousness. Well, Mayadenawa knows about that, and than he escape into the north and hiding beside the stone in the big ravine in Petanu river, but Indra god know wherever Mayadenawa was hiding, and than indra god shoot him with bow and arrow, than Mayadenawa die by the arrow of Indra God. Mayadenawa die and his blood flows with the water in petanu river, and than Indra God cursing Petanu river, cause the water in Petanu river is dirty by Mayadenawa bloods, until now Petanu river is cannot used for agricultural land in Bali. The people believe if they used the water from that river. Their agricultural land is not succeeding. Well, to celebrate the Indra god victory, all the Hinduism people in Bali celebrate that with a big ceremony it is called Galungan ceremony. Galungan it is mean a victory of ‘DHARMA’ is mean kindliness, against “Adharma” is mean badness. And until now and forever Galungan and Kuningan days is celebrated as the important and happy ceremony in Bali. And the fight Indra god against Mayadenawa as the basic story about Galungan And Kuningan days, and because of that also the big ceremony at Tirta Empul temple is also on Galungan.

When Tirta Empul is was founded?

tirta empul.

From the era of ‘Indrajayasinghawarmadewa’ in 960, the holy pool ‘Tirta Empul’ is arranged as the pool, when the water is sanctified by the king ‘Indrajayasinghawarmadewa’ he named that water resource as ‘Tirtha ri air hampul ‘ is mean water come from the ground . That data is had in the sakenan inscription. No body knows in detail when and who find Tirta Empul, maybe since Tirta Empul created, ( in myth is created by Indra God) Indra god is the god of water, since Tirta Empul was created, no body write it’s inscription. So well, if in 960 Tirta Empul is already exist, so Tirta Empul is created older than year 960.

What is another archeological thing that we can see at Tirta Empul?

1. Lingga yoni, is located 10 meter to the west from the holy pool (Tirta Empul).Lingga yoni is the symbols of Ciwa god with his wife Dewi Parwati ( Parwati goddess ).is also symbols of man and women.
2. Lion totem, beside the Lingga yoni, but the face of this lion is not perfect because its too old. On Hindus mythology, when durga Dewi ( Durga goddess ), is the wife of Ciwa ,when she pursuing her Anemy the name is Raktawija, she taking a ride by Lion.
3. Tepasana, is the holy building, which is for worship indra god.
4. Tirta Empul holy pool, the size of this pool is 15 x 50 meters, the water from this pool is poured into the direction go down stream through passing the douches, which the water is used for ‘tirta’ ( holy water ) for the ceremony of ritual or in so many ritual in Bali.
5. Douches, the douches in Tirta Empul is divided to become four group, that is :
1). Group 5 douches, is located most east, looks likely very sanctified, because that is encircled by wall, and in the middle of the pool, there stand a holy building to worship’ Dewi Gangga’ (goddess from Gangga river in India).this douche is assumed by the local people is had a same holy spirit with the water in Gangga river in India.
2).group 8 douches, located in the west of group 5 douche, this group divided become two part, the first part is consist of 5 douches, in east , among other things there is functioning for the hallowing of x’ self from relevant with the oath in this life.
3).group of 13 douche, is located in most west part turn to south, the function is for abolitions.
4).group of 5 douches, turn to the west. This douche function is for sanctifying woman, which not yet menstrual in time.
6. Another than that, we also can see the first president palace of Indonesia “Soekarno” in up from the temple.

*Tips:

*When you Tour in Bali and to visit entering in to the  temple, you must use sarong and belt, that already had in the front of the temple.

* I’m sorry for the menstruation women, just can see the temple from outside.

*Make sure , you are bring camera with you, becouse a lot of unique things that you will see overthere.

Tirta Empul Temple

Goa Gajah |Visit Place of Interest in Bali

Goa Gajah

The name of Goa gajah.

Goa Gajah is a name of an old Hindu and buddhist temple. The word of ‘Goa Gajah’ is came from two words, that is ’Goa’ and ‘Gajah’ Goa is mean ‘cave’ and ‘Gajah’ is mean ‘Elephant’. So, Goa Gajah it is mean Elephant Cave. The words of Goa Gajah, it is predictable came from the words ‘Lwa Gajah’ well a little bit look similar, the first is Goa Gajah, and now is ‘Lwa Gajah’, where, ‘Lwa Gajah’  is a name of Buddhist Monastery or nunnery, it is a place where it is used for doing penance or meditation by Buddhist monks, and in epigraphy of Jaya Pangus king, of Jaya Pangus kingdom in 1443, it is said ‘Goa Gajah’ it is a place of hermits abode for the ‘Ciwa’ priest.
In Sanskrit language, the name of Goa Gajah is called ‘Antakunjarapada’, according to historians,  Goa Gajah it is had a connecting with the place of hermits abode in India that is ‘Kunjarakunja’. Where, that is a place for doing penance by Rsi Agastya, he is a hermit from India, where , next he came to Bali to do his journey. The name of ‘Kunjarakunja’ in India has a meaning, that is; The word ‘Kunjara’  is mean Elephant, and the word ‘Kunja’ it is mean Forest, (jungle).It is probably the design at the top of Goa Gajah it is arrangement of this sort, in order to describe or explain that is a place of hermit abode be located in the nature of mountain range. Hindu peoples, believe mountains have a great supernatural power, believe is the mountain is the place of Gods, it is a holy places, where it is good for meditations.

Structure of Goa Gajah

Holy water douche

The structure of Goa Gajah it is like a ‘T’ letter, at the west tip, it is had a statue made by stone that inform of ‘Ganeca’.(Ganesha) is a human, but he had an Elephant face, he is a son of Ciwa God,’Ganesha’  had four hands, human body, but his face had an Elephant tag, and he had a trunk, like an elephant. In Hinduism he called a God of happiness and God of passion and knowledge. Well, At the east tip, you will see three of phallus, in Hinduism this phallus it is call ‘Lingga yoni’it is a symbols of man and women,  it is also symbols of Man and Women it is called ‘Purusha and Pradhana’ Purusha it is mean a Man, and Pradhana it is mean a Women. Well, in front of Goa Gajah it is about 10 meters from the mouth of the cave you will see six douche holy water, it is must be seven douche, ones of that douche it is guess had in the middle, why it is had seven douche? It is because that douche is the symbol of the seven holy rivers in India, Which Rivers is: Gangga River, Sindhu River, Saraswati River, Yamuna River Godawari River, Seraya River and Narmada River. In Bali, by the hindus it is call with ‘Sapta Tirtha’ Sapta it is mean seven, and ‘Tirta’ it is mean holy water. That douche was found in 1954 by Krigsman from ancient on duty, which before that douche it is still buried under the ground. The archeological department said, Goa Gajah was made in 11 century, but it is just founded in 1923, where, before it is same with the douche, still buried on the ground.

Who and when Goa Gajah was founded?

No body knows who was founded goa gajah, but it is guess by the archeological scientist Goa Gajah was build in start period in 10 Century. in under of Udayana Kingdom. Udayana king that became a king in 989-1022 Century. Well, in era of Udayana government it is had four empire adviser the name is ‘ pakira kiran I jero mekabehan’ what it is member is a group priest of Ciwa and priest of Buddha who called ‘ Mpungku Ciwa sogota’the member of ciwa priest  is called ‘ Dang Acarya ‘ where the members at least 21 peoples. and then only four priest of Buddha members which  is called ‘Dang Upadhaya’ they (Buddha priest) use Goa Gajah for meditations and doing penance as a vihara on that times.

The located of Goa Gajah

Goa Gajah is located at the west side from Bedulu village, Blahbatuh district, in Gianyar regency, it is about 27 kilometers from Denpasar (the capital city of Bali). By car is take time about 30 minutes from Denpasar.

Tips :

* Take care about the stairs,when the rain season coming,the stairs  is could be slipery.

*  Bring a hat or umbrella, to protect you from rain and sun.

* Well,if you tour in Bali,don’t forget to bring Camera, handycam for you who like to make a moment.

* To get into the temple ,you must use the shawl, that will be giving overthere when you pay the        enterance fee, the enterance fee it is ussualy not more than Rp.10.000,00. or  is about us$1.

* And I’m Sorry for the women who get menstruation, it is can’t enter into the main temple.

About Bali|tours,peacefully place.

The name of Bali

Ulun Danu Temple at Bedugul Bali

The word of ‘Bali’ like how the peoples call this island, first time emerge carved in the stone of Blanjong inscription, was founded at Blanjong village in Sanur at Denpasar regency. That inscription numerical is year “835″ before century. It is about in 913 century, where is released by the king, so called “Sri Kesari Warmadewa “. On that inscription, Bali Island it is called ‘Bali Dwipa’. These words represent the combinations of word from language of Sanskrit element. Which it is consist from two words, that is “Bali ” and ” Dwipa”. The word ‘Bali’ have various meaning, for example : ” Kembali” it’s mean comeback, “wali” it’s mean devoting, “sesaji” it’s mean offerings, while the word “Dwipa” it’s mean ‘island’. The name of this“Balidwipa” is probably gives by the merchants from India, that was predictable they are disseminating in south-east asia, includes Bali, about in 1 century pre christian.

Geographical circumstance and sum up the resident.

Green view rice terrace

Bali based on geographically is one of 33 province of Indonesia. Province of Bali it is consist of 6 ( six) island, where they are is : (1) Bali island, is the biggest island, the main island of Bali, as the mother of this island, and then Bali have five more island, where they includes in Bali province. That 5(five) islands is ;( 2) Nusa Penida Island, (3) Nusa Lembongan, (4) Nusa Ceningan,(5) Serangan island and (6) Menjangan Island. Where the wide of this entire district it is about 5.633 kilometers squares. Province of Bali consist of 8 (eight) regency and one capital city, (middle town), and 53 sub district. Bali Island consist of 674 villages and 3945 of Banjar, what I mean about Banjar is?” Banjar” is like a group, when in one of the village they have too many people; (population) so it is could be difficult to control, and to manage. So they makes some groups it is consist of 200 – 300 people and that groups it is call with “ Banjar”. One of the villages in Bali it is maybe have 4, 5, 7, or maybe more, It is depend from the large of their villages, and also have 1399 of custom countryside. The population in Bali it is about 3.156.392 people in 2001 population census, now it is probably about 3.500.000 peoples. Bali Island is located between the Asia and Australia continent. Geographically, in the middle of Bali island  is had long mountain unfolding from west to east, between that mountain it is have a number of mountain as the  top, it is Agung mountain, as the highest mountain in Bali, the high it is about 3.142 meters, Batur mountain, (1.717 meters,) Abang mountain (2.152) Batukaru mountain ( 2.276 ). Agung Mountain and Batur Mountain it is representing natty mount. In north side and south of that mountain it is had mainland unfolding. In Bali also had four lake, among other things is lake Batur, (1.607.5 Ha),Beratan lake (375,6 Ha ), Buyan lake,(336 Ha )and Tamblingan lake (110 Ha). The rivers steaming from forest and lake it is mostly empty into the southland, likes Unda River, Petanu River, Ayung River, Pulukan River, Loloan River, etc. Bali is included the district with tropic climate where influence by the wind seasons that change ones in six month. Bali had two seasons, there is dry season at April until October and rain season from October until April and the normal temperature here it is about 28 Celsius degrees. The air dampness means it is about 97%.

Religion and Culture

90% (ninety percents) of Balinese people it is embracing Hindu’s religion. The Hinduism temple in Bali  is called with “Pura” Bali had a thousands temples, where the biggest temple in Bali is Besakih temple, Besakih temple is the mother of temples in Bali. Can you imagine, in Bali had 1399 of customs countryside’s, every countryside’s own 3 (three) main temples, those are: (1) Pura Dalem, (2) Pura Desa, (3) Pura Puseh, and that it is not includes another temples, In Bali also had a lot of Historical temples. That is just about the temples, how about the culture? Bali had a lot of culture of their life’s, for example in era of 70-80‘s,it is about 70% of Balinese people  work as a farmers, farming is their main job. Balinese people it is cannot be separated with their hobbies to do art, and create some idea to makes what the things that they makes it is going to be interesting and fun, for example, they makes their rice fields looks nice with arranging in such a manner like to be a rice terrace. And until now the rice terrace in Bali it is still famous and become one of the tourism objects. They also had a irrigation system it is call “Subak”.Subak is the name of farmers groups of irrigation system in Bali, that is the way to how they controlling the water from the rivers in Bali. Another than that culture, Bali also had a lot of art and culture, for example the Balinese dances, wood carvings, paintings, Balinese traditional music’s and gamelan etc. Bali it is had a thousands of dances too, the most famous dances is, Barong dance, Kecak dance, Legong dance, Pendet dance, and etc. Bali had a lot of name from the tourist from foreign country. That is :Bali is the paradise island, Bali is an island with thousand temples, The island of dances, the last paradise, and many more…so my conclusion is Bali is the great Island carrying peace and touching into your heart, love god, love people, love world and love Bali.