Uluwatu

Overview of Uluwatu:

Luhur Uluwatu Temple or Pura Uluwatu temple is located in the region Pecatu Village, Kuta District, Badung.

Temple is located at the southwestern tip of Bali island over the stone bridge and a high cliff jutting into the sea and this is the Temple of Heaven Sad that are trusted by the Hindu as a buffer from 9 of the wind. This temple was originally used to be a place of worship a holy priest named professor Kuturan 11th century. He lowered the teachings of Indigenous Village with all the rules. This temple is also used to worship the holy priest that followed, namely Dang Hyang Nirartha, who came to Bali in late 1550 and end the journey with the so-called sacred Moksah / Ngeluhur in this place. The word is at the origin of the name Luhur Pura Uluwatu.

Uluwatu Temple is situated at an altitude of 1997 meters above sea level. In front of the temple there is a small forest called kekeran base, serves as a support of the sanctity of the temple.

Pura Uluwatu pesanakan has several temples, which are closely associated with temples temples parent. It is Pura Pura pesanakan Bajurit, Pererepan Pura, Pura toadstool, Pura Dalem Pangleburan Selonding and Pura Dalem. Each temple has close links with the Pura Uluwatu, especially in the days of his piodalan. Piodalan at Pura Uluwatu, Pura Bajurit, Pura Pura toadstool Pererepan and fell on Tuesday Kliwon Wuku Medangsia every 210 days. Manifestation of God who was worshiped in the Pura Uluwatu is the god Rudra.

Uluwatu Temple became famous for his right under it is a beach Pecatu often used as a place to surf sports, and even international events are often held here. This beach is very famous waves suitable for surfing to be a place other than the natural beauty of Bali is indeed very beautiful.

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Tanah Lot

Pura Tanah Lot is located on the South Beach area of Bali Island which is in the district of Kediri, Tabanan Regency, which construction is closely related to Nirartha trip on the island of Bali.

According to legend, this temple was built by a Brahmin who wander from Java. He is a successful Nirartha Balinese people will strengthen confidence and build Sad Hinduism Goda at the 16th century. At that time the ruler of Tanah Lot, Beraben, jealous of him because his followers began to leave and follow Nirartha. Beraben Nirartha ordered to leave the Tanah Lot. He agreed, and before leaving Tanah Lot with its power to move his stone blocks to the middle of the beach (not into the sea) and built temples there. He also change the shawl into a snake temple guards. Snake is still there today and scientifically snakes include species of sea snakes that have a characteristic flat tail like a fish, striped yellow and black color has a poison 3 times more powerful than cobra snake. End of the legend states that Beraben 'finally' a follower Nirartha.

Here Nirartha had stayed one night on his way to the region of Badung and then this place by people who had built overlooking the Nirartha shrine (Temple or heaven) as a place of praise and worship Sanghyang Widhi Wasa (God Almighty) to pleaded prosperity and welfare.

Temple or heaven is called "Pura Pekendungan" which is now better known as "Pura Tanah Lot," as one penyungsungan universe. How ikwal Nirartha trip when traveling on the island of Bali and to place it, as written in the chronicle Dwijendra Tatwa which can briefly be described as follows:

At one time Danghyang Niratha come back to Pura Hair Siwi in the way he kelilling island of Bali, where he was when he first arrived in Bali from Brambangan (Blambangan) icaka about the year 1411 or the year 1489 AD, he never stopped at this place.

Once on the Pura Hair Siwi for a while, then he went on his journey that leads toward Purwa (East) and before leaving for his morning prayers Danghyang Niratha perform "Surya Cewana" with people who were there. After implies (splashing) Tirtha against those persons who are party to praying, and then exit the temple Nirartha Siwi hair walking towards the direction to the East. His journey is along the southern coast of the island of Bali with diiring by some people who love teraut bhaktinya to Nirartha. In this journey Nirartha can see how the ocean waves hit the beach add to the beauty of nature is very exciting. He imagined how the greatness Sanghyang Widhi Wasa (God Almighty) who has created the universe with everything in it that can membrikan for human life. Because absorbed attention and look at the beauty of nature with all its contents, to the extent Dangyang Nirartha not feel tired in the journey. As always in the way Nirartha always bring ejection and pengrupak (knife expression to write on palm leaves) so that what is considered important both seen and felt by then arranged in the form kekawain or other composition. Similarly, about his journey from Temple Hair Siwi, so as much fun as he is concerned as well as looking at and thinking about everything that is considered important and will be composed, we knew Danghyang Niratha already come to a place on the South coast South coast of the island of Bali.

On this beach there is a small island consisting of parangan soil (hard soil) (Temple or heaven) there because according to his inner vibrations of the sacred and the supernatural guidance that the place was good for a place to worship Sanghyang Widhi Wasa (God Almighty). From this place, then people can worship the greatness sanghyang Widhi Wasa (God Almighty) to invoke the wara nugrahaNya safety and welfare of the world. Likewise, among others Nirartha advice to people who mengahadap at night, which finally after leaving tenpat Nirartha it, then by these people built a shrine (Temple or heaven) that is named Pura is now better known Pakendungan as Pura Tanah Lot. and this is where Nirartha stop and rest. Not long Dangyang Nirartha between resting there, then there came the fishermen to face the Nirartha while carrying a variety of offerings to arranged to him. Then after the late afternoon, the fishermen Nirartha begged for him to spend the night dipondok pleasing them each, but his petition was rejected by Nirartha all, because he preferred to spend the night in the small island. Besides the fresh weather, the scenery is very beautiful and from there belaiu can release freely view all directions. In the evening before Nirartha rest, he gave teachings such as religion, morality and the teachings of other virtues to the people who come face to it. When it Nirartha advise to people is to build Parhyangan.

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Singaraja

About Singaraja:

Singaraja / The King of Lion (Singa = Lion and Raja = King)
Ki Gusti Panji Sakti, a so-called many names: Ki Barak, Gde Pasekan, Gusti Panji, Panji Sakti Ki, Ki Gusti Panji Sakti Anglurah, which connotes strong - strong, spirited leader, populist, has a super natural power - magical, is the founder 1660an Buleleng kingdom in the year. Buleleng Previously known as the Den Bukit. Communities in South Bali Majapahit era of growing influence, Den Bukit seen as "the area far behind the hill there." Mysterious region, terra incognito, many migrants go, pirates. People who want to stay they stay away from coastal areas, choose a place more central, to the southern region. So that the area south of the hill called Central or South Bali Bali.

During his reign in Den Bukit Panji Sakti since 1660an until 1697 highly respected friend and foe alike. With Gowak troops organized with the people, he has mastered the kingdom Blambangan, Pasuruan, Jembrana. Until 1690an Panji Sakti enjoy the glory.
Buleleng is the name of Panji Sakti built castle in the middle of corn fields gembal which is also called Buleleng. Located not far from the river which is also called Tukad Buleleng. Hall called the Castle of Buleleng. The older castle, situated in the village named Sangket Sukasada castle. Ki Gusti Panji magic estimated 1699 died, leaving many descendants.

But unfortunately the sons of Ki Gusti Panji Sakti have thoughts that differ from one another so that the kingdom of Buleleng become weak. Buleleng kingdom divided. Finally mastered Mengwi kingdom, including Blambangan. Remove from the grip of Mengwi then in 1783 fell to the Karangasem royal hand. Since it happened a few times from the turn of the king of Karangasem. One of the original king of Karangasem is I Gusti Gde Karang enthroned as king of Buleleng years 1806-1818. As king he has also mastered the kingdom of Buleleng and Jembrana Karangasem. He is known for hard and suspicious character to the foreign nation. Indeed at that time foreign nations like the Netherlands and Britain want to control through Buleleng and Jembrana Bali.

Sir Stamford Raffles, a British love of Bali, both natural and cultural after a visit this tiny island in the year 1811. After that he came again to the Buleleng want to cooperate with I Gusti Gde Karang to build a port city with the name of Singapore. Raffles are tempted to see the harbor crowded with Buleleng he saw a very strategic location between the islands of the archipelago. Indeed Buleleng era was the heyday of the monopoly of opium and slave sales. King of Buleleng I Gusti Gde Karang Raffles apparently interested in the plan. But can not be done, because Raffles himself strongly opposed to the sale of slaves who had been carried out continuously by the king of I Gusti Gde Karang. Between love and revenge, in 1814 it took the British warships to the Buleleng, but no battle.
At night, Wednesday November 24, 1815 natural disasters occurred in Buleleng. Several villages buried under mud with residents, there is a drift towards the sea along with its inhabitants.
After that I Gusti Gde Karang clear land and build a new palace, situated on the western side of the street named after the castle Singaraja. New castle across the street with a castle built Buleleng Ki Gusti Pandji Sakti. and finally the call Buleleng (old name) and Singaraja (the new name / modern).

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Mount Batur

Legend of Mount Batur:

Mount Batur is an active volcano in the district of Kintamani, Bangli regency, Bali, Indonesia. Located in the northwest of Mount Agung, the mountain has a caldera measuring 13.8 x 10 km and is one of the largest and most beautiful in the world (van Bemmelen, 1949). Caldera ridge height ranges from 1267 m - 2152 m (peak G. Abang). Inside the caldera, I formed a circular caldera II with diameters of approximately 7 km. Basic caldera II is located between 120-300 m lower than the terrace of Kintamani (basic Caldera I). Inside the caldera there are crescent-shaped lake which occupies the southeastern part of about 7.5 km in length, maximum width 2.5 km, circumference about 22 km and breadth of about 16 km2, which is called Lake Batur. Mount Batur Caldera eruption is expected to form because of two huge, 29,300 and 20,150 years ago.

Mount Batur consists of three volcanic cone with each of the crater, I Batur, Batur Batur II and III.

Mount Batur has erupted many times. Activities eruption G. Batur is recorded in history began in 1804 and the last eruption occurred in 2000. Since the year 1804 to 2005, Mount Batur has erupted about 26 times and most devastating occurred on 2 August and ending 21 September 1926. The eruption of Mount Batur is a flow of hot lava pile Village Ulun Danu Batur and Batur.

New Batur village, was rebuilt at the edge of the caldera to the south of Kintamani. Ulun Danu rebuilt, it is still renowned as the most beautiful temple in Bali. This temple is dedicated to honoring "Goddess Danu" the goddess of water authorities, as well as the temple is located in Lake Bratan also dedicated to worship the "Goddess Danu".

Mount Batur region known as the object tourism Bangli regency. Perhaps the story in Lontar Susana Bali, Mount Batur is the peak of Mount Mahameru who moved Batara Pasupati untuik be Sthana Goddess Danuh (palace goddess Danu). At any given time, all the Hindu people from different regions of Bali comes to the Batur deliver to Suwinih to repel pests disaster that befell their fields. By delivering this suminih the Batur mountain region into a fertile area.

Areas that can be highlighted as a tourist attraction is the crater, caldera and the lake. There is water flow in soil that drains the water of Lake Batur, which came into spring in several places in Bali and is considered the "Holy Tirta"

Contained cultural tourism in the region of Mount Batur is Trunyan. Although the entire population are Hindus Trunyan like most people of Bali, they stated that the Hindu heritage Trunyan an original Hindu kingdom of Majapahit. In the north there Trunyan Kuban, a village where the tomb, but the bodies are not buried or burned, but placed under a tree after an elaborate funeral ceremonies. Pemakamanan place is filled by the bones, and can so we found a body that is still new.

Trunyan is a place located on Lake Batur, Kintamani, Bali. In this area there is a fairly unique burial customs. Residents who had died His body was buried on a large rock basin which has 7 pieces.

Only corpses lined woven bamboo taste. Uniquely after for days - days even though not embalmed, the corpses was not spread bad smell.

Indigenous Villages Trunyan regulate the procedures for citizens to bury. In this village there are three grave (sema) that are intended for three different types of death. When one resident died of natural Trunyan, his corpse will be covered white cloth, diupacarai, then placed without buried under a big tree called Taru incense, at a location called Sema Wayah. However, if the cause of unnatural death, such as accidents, suicide, or murdered, his corpse will be placed at a location called Sema Bantas. As for burying babies and small children, or people who've grown but not married, will be placed in the Sema Young.

Explanation of why the bodies were sprawled casually on sema though it does not cause odor naturally, still occurs decomposition of the bodies is due to Menyan Taru tree, which can remove the smell fragrant and is able to neutralize the smell of rotting corpses. Taru means the tree, while incense is fragrant. Taru incense tree, only grows in this area. Be Tarumenyan who later better known as Trunyan believed to be the origin of the name of the village.

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Ubud

About Ubud:

Ubud is a resting place in Gianyar regency, Bali island, Indonesia.

Ubud especially popular among foreign tourists because this location is situated between the fields and forest that lies between the chasms of the mountain that makes nature so beautiful. In addition, Ubud is known for its art and culture that is growing very rapidly and developed. The pulse Ubud community life can not be separated from art. Here there are also many art galleries, and arenas of music and dance performances are held alternately every night in all corners of the village.

Already tahun1930's, Ubud is popular among western tourists. At that time the German painter, Walter Spies and Dutch painter, Rudolf Bonnet settled there. They were assisted by Cokorda Gede Agung Sukawati, the Puri Agung Ubud. Now their work can be seen at the Museum Puri Paintings, Ubud.

With the current conditions may be mentioned that Ubud was an "international village" is unique and always interesting to visit. A Look at the history of Ubud, on the basis of ejection Markandya Purana, the name of Ubud itself transcribed from the word ubad (drugs). This is the basis and guidelines for the leaders and the leaders and the entire community to make Ubud as a drug in search of peace and inspiration to everyone who came to the village with 13 offices and 6 villages banjo pakraman.

'Excellence potential of the region, customs, culture, art and community characteristics become one of the attractions of Ubud to continue to visit and to distinguish it from other areas, "Chairman of the LPM is clear at once figures Puri Ubud Ubud, Tjokorda Raka Sukawati.

In tourism, cultural tourism Ubud forward. The progress of tourism can not be separated from the good cooperation with the LPM intergovernmental Ubud Village, traditional institutions (Village Pakraman) and that most of the wrestling community in the tourism sector. Support territory geographical conditions, such as terracing rice fields, monkey forest region, Puri Ubud and Ubud market, as well as museums and artshop, artistic life of the community ranging from the art of dance, painting, gambelan be a supporter of Ubud Village as a village with a large tourism visits.

Last two years, the development of very rapid development seen from the eight indicators of supporters. In education, in 2008 Kelurahan Ubud been free three illiterate, and has become a village guard and a village health post that housed the clinic I Ubud. Economic field, the availability of vast employment opportunities, no productive age population are unemployed. As a world tourist destination, safety and order a top priority.

Besides involving Pecalang and guards, have also formed independently Public Security Unit which has been equipped with a fleet of patrol. Busyness as a tourist destination, not discourage public participation in development. Culture of mutual help still thick and development planning which is always the principle of consensus agreement mengendepankan atarpemerintah village, LPM, and other traditional institutions.

Puri Agung Ubud

Puri Agung Ubud is situated right in the heart of Ubud. Is the center of Ubud Kingdom government in ancient times, as well as arts and cultural center, and customary, which was held at right in front of the castle. Ubud Palace still has a spatial and buildings maintained as the original. On the front page, after the gate, there is an area called the shelf Saji. Here are held once a week performing arts of dance, for tourists. And every day, carried out training of various groups of gamelan music art in Ubud. All activities are increasingly thicken the atmosphere of Ubud art as an art-minded village.

Vanara Wana / Monkey Forest

Vanara Wana or Monkey Forest, (better known as the Monkey Forest) is a sacred forest located in Ubud area, to be precise entry into the territory Padangtegal traditional village, Ubud. In this forest there is a herd of monkeys by the hundreds, who have inhabited this region for hundreds of years. In this area there is also Pura Dalem Padangtegal, which was founded in the early 20th century. Temple has the architecture and ornaments of great antiquity and artistic. You can also search for the sacred springs under which the hidden dragon statue, which when taken, dipecaya can cure all kinds of diseases.

Rafting

In the area west of Ubud, there Tukad (river) Ayung. In this river many tourist activities, among them the Rafting and kayaking. There are several tourist services that offer this service. In addition to tourist, along the cliffs Tukad Ayung also has an enchanting natural scenery, and there are dozens of hotels.

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