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Hotel Tjampuhan & Spa

Hotel Tjampuhan & Spa

Accommodations, Deals
Hotel Overview, the timeless beauty of Hotel Tjampuhan & Spa has been legendary since 1928, when as a royal guesthouse it inspired foreign artists and provided a tranquil environment for visiting celebrities. Combining a collection of traditional style bungalows and a healing spa facility, the entire property is a tribute to Ubud’s artistic heritage and the spirit of Balinese hospitality. Tjampuhan Spa, positioned at the base of the valley mere metres away from the natural splendor of the river flow, Tjampuhan Spa is dedicated to the therapeutic properties of water. Composed of several semi-open treatment pavilions and an extraordinary hot/cold spring water Jacuzzi created within a mythical stone cavern, the spa has sourced a col- lection of Balinese healing and beauty treatments to...
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Bali’s Undiscovered Temples

Bali’s Undiscovered Temples

Art and Culture
Bali's Undiscovered Temples and Hidden Beauties - # 1 - Masceti Temple in Bali (Pura Luhur Masceti Bali) – Lord Vishnu’s regular Temple Masceti Temple (Pura Masceti), is located on the northern shore of Masceti Beach, Medahan Village, Blahbatuh Subdistrict, Keramas, Gianyar. The trip to Pura Masceti from the famous Kuta area takes about a 1 ½ hours. Masceti Temple was one of Lord Vishnu’s regular worship destinations, (In Balinese religion Vishnu is described as the maintainer of the Universe). Once, Vishnu was in a relationship with Lakhsmi, the Hindu Goddess of wealth, prosperity (material and spiritual), fortune and the embodiment of beauty. Both spent a lot of time together at Masceti Beach as they liked this area very much, they went to enjoy the scenery but also to have dis...
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Minimum 2 temples of 6 temples must see in Bali

Minimum 2 temples of 6 temples must see in Bali

Art and Culture, Bali Road Trips
1. Tanah Lot Temple in Bali (Pura Tanah Lot) – The Temple on its little rock Tanah Lot Temple (Pura Tanah Lot), Bali’s only off-shore temple, is located 13 kilometers southwest of Tabanan, in Beraban village, about a 1 ½ hour tour from Kuta. Tanah Lot Temple (Pura Pakendungan is the ancient name for Tanah Lot) dates back to the 15th century and sits gracefully on its little rock, waiting for the low tide so it can welcome Balinese worshipers. Legend says, Tanah Loth Temple was built by Sanghyang Nirantha one of the last Brahman priests who arrived from Java and got plenty of followers very quickly.  Bendesa Beraben, the local ruler, who was afraid of losing control, ordered the Nirantha to leave. The Newcomer then used his magical powers to split the rock that T...
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Bali’s Nine Temples

Bali’s Nine Temples

Art and Culture
The 9 Key Directional Temples (Water and Mountain Temples), the Must See Temples, and the most popular, Undiscovered Temples and Hidden Beauties, and general explanations about Balinese Mentality and Caste Division. The direction toward the mountains, called Kaja the most significant direction. The direction toward the sea is Kelod. The direction toward the sunrise, Kangin, is found in most secondary shrines Bali's 9 Key Directional Temples That Face A Variety Of Mountains, Lakes or Oceans are: Pura Besakih (Mother Temple), located on the western slopes of Gunung Agung in East Bali Pura Lempuyang (Lempuyang Temple), located on the slopes of Gunung Lempuyang, near Amlapura in East Bali Pura Luhur Batukaru (Batukaru Temple), located on the southern slopes of Gu...
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MAKEPUNG LAMPIT

MAKEPUNG LAMPIT

Art and Culture, Events
Bali’s Wet and Muddy Buffalo Race ARTISTRY from the traditional Balinese is varied and also very diverse. In Jembrana (West Bali) they have many examples of traditional art among which is Jegog (a beautiful form of traditional dance) and Makepung (the art of buffalo racing). Why might you ask is Makepung a traditional art form? Well because of its highly decorated, colorful buffalo and jockeys plus its traditional significance to mark the end of the rice harvest. Another form of buffalo racing in Jembra- na is Makepung Lampit where the buffalo race is held in wet muddy rice fields. Unlike Makepung which celebrates the end of the rice harvest, Makepung Lampit is to mark the start of the rice season – the planting of the rice. So before the planting of the rice, they race the buffalo i...
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Balinese Caste System

Balinese Caste System

Art and Culture
Balinese Caste Division Due to the enormous amount of Balinese Temples in Indonesia and their different levels of importance and meaning, the following summary will create an overview of Bali’s 9 directional temples ( that face the water or mountains), the most popular and important temples, and finally some hidden and sleeping beauties, that are more or less worth an exploration. To understand the Balinese a little better, we start with a general introduction to their mentality and an explanation of the Caste Division.Every village in Bali has several public temples and every Balinese home at least one little house temple as the Balinese are enormously religious. It can probably be said that the Balinese are the most religious people in the world. Official numbers prove that...
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