Mysteries of Trunyan Village

The village of Trunyan is squeezed tightly between the lake and the outer crater rim of Batur, an almighty volcano in Kintamani. This is a Bali Aga village, inhabited by descendants of the original Balinese, the people who predate the arrival of the Hindu Majapahit kingdom in the 16th century. It is famous for the Pura Pancering Jagat temple, but unfortunately visitors are not allowed inside. There are also a couple of traditional Bali Aga-style dwellings, and a large banyan tree, which is said to be more than 1,100 years old. At Kuban sub-village close to Trunyan is a mysterious cemetery that is separated by the lake and accessible only by boat - there is no path along the steep walls of the crater rim. The village of Trunyan itself is situated at the edge of Batur Lake. This location is inaccessible except by boat, and it takes around half an hour across the calm waters. Getting to Lake Batur takes around two hours drive to the northeast of Denpasar along the main road to Buleleng and through Bangli Regency.

Unlike the Balinese people, the people of Trunyan do not cremate or bury their dead, but just lay them out in bamboo cages to decompose, although strangely there is no stench. A macabre collection of skulls and bones lies on the stone platform and the surrounding areas.

The dead bodies don't produce bad smells because of the perfumed scents from a huge Taru Menyan tree growing nearby. Taru means 'tree' and Menyan means 'nice smell'. The name of Terunyan was also derived from these two words.

The women from Trunyan are prohibited from going to the cemetery when a dead body is carried there. This follows the deeply rooted belief that if a woman comes to the cemetery while a corpse is being carried there, there will be a disaster in the village, for example a landslide or a volcanic eruption. Such events have been frequent in the village's history, but whether women had anything to do with it is a matter of opinion...

You can visit both the village of Trunyan and the Kuban cemetery by chartered boat from Kedisan. Sadly, nowadays the boat trips are now blatant tourist traps, as touts and guides strongly urge you to donate your cash to the temple project or leave a donation for the dead. These touts ruin an otherwise fascinating experience.

Taman Kerta Gosa

 

Kerta Gosa
As a former empire, fair if Klungkung has many relics which is now a tourist attraction.One is Taman Gili Kerta Gosa, Klungkung Semarapura palace cultural heritage.Kerta Gosa is a building (bale) which is part of the palace complex of buildings Semarapura and has been built around the year 1686 the foundation stone of power and the first holder of the throne of the kingdom of Klungkung is Ida I Dewa Agung Jambe.
Kerta Gosa consists of two buildings (Bale) is Bale and Bale Kambang kerta Gosa.Called Bale Kambang because the building is surrounded by a pool of Taman Gili.Uniqueness Kerta Gosa with Kambang Bale is on the ceiling surface or the ceiling is decorated with a bale of traditional Kamasan style painting (a village in Klungkung) or style puppets are very popular among the people of Bali. At first, the paintings that adorn the ceiling of the building was made of cloth and parba. New since 1930 is replaced and created over plasterboard then restored in accordance with the original picture and still intact today. As a cultural heritage Semarapura Kraton, Kerta Gosa and Bale Kambang enabled to adjudicate and the place where religious ceremonies are especially Yadnya cut teeth (mepandes) as sons and daughters of the king.
The function of these two buildings is closely related to the function of education through puppet paintings presented at the ceiling of the building. Therefore, the paintings is a series of a story that takes the main theme of Swargarokanaparwa and Bima parwa Swarga who guide karma phala penalty (due to the merits of human deeds done during his life) as well as re-incarnation into the world because of the deeds and sin- sin. Therefore not wrong to say that psychologically, the themes of paintings that adorn the ceiling Kerta Gosa building contains the values ​​of mental and spiritual education. The painting is divided into six rows of terraced.
Bottom row illustrates the theme of the story comes from Tantric. Dereta second from the bottom illustrates the theme of the story in Swargarakanaparwa Bimaswarga. The next row of Kasyapa Bagawan themed story. The fourth row of the theme or meaning Palalindon the characteristics and meaning of the earthquake are mythological.Advanced story taken from the theme Bimaswarga ineffable in the fifth row which lies almost on the cone ceiling of the building. In the last row or the sixth is occupied by a picture of the life of nirvana. In addition to the roof of the building Kerta Gosa, wayang paintings also decorate the ceiling of the building to the west of the Bale Kambang Kerta Gosa. On the palate this Kambang Bale puppet themed paintings from the Ramayana and Sutasoma Kakawin story.
Taking the theme from kakawin yanga provide clues that the building functions Kambang Bale is a place to hold religious ceremonies Manusa Yadnya cut teeth son-in Klungkung king. The attraction of Kerta Gosa than traditional Kamasan style painting in Bale and Bale Kambang Kerta Gosa, other important relics that are still around and can not be separated in terms of historical value is great pemedal (gate / gate). Great Pemedal located west Kerta Gosa emit highly value cultural heritage palace. In this Court contained Pemedal also artistic value of traditional Balinese architecture. This gate serves as a crutch ever holder of the throne of power mechanisms (Supreme Deity) in Klungkung for over 200 years (1686-1908).
In the event of war against the Dutch military expedition known as the Puputan Klungkung on April 28, 1908, the last holder of the throne and his followers Dewa Agung Jambe fall. (Recordings of this event is now immortalized in a monument Puputan Klungkung is located across Kerta Gosa). After the defeat of the core building Semarapura Kraton (innards) is destroyed and turned into residential places.The highest remaining debris is Kerta Gosa, Bale Kambang with her and Taman Gili Palace Gate which turned out to be a very interesting object both in terms of tourism and culture, especially historical studies.
Kerta Gosa was also once functioned as a hall of court during the Dutch colonial bureaucracy in Klungkung (1908-1942) and since the appointment of a chief regional officer indigenous kingdoms in Klungkung (Ida I Dewa Agung of Klungkung State) in 1929. In fact, former chair of court equipment and table wear wooden carvings and Prade paint is still there. Those things are evidence of traditional indigenous heritage institutions such as courts ever apply in Klungkung in the colonial period (1908-1942) and the period of Japanese occupation (1043-1945). In 1930, restoration of paintings ever done puppet contained in Kerta Gosa and Bale Kambang by the painter of Kamasan. Restoration of the last paintings done in 1960.

Sanur Village Festival

Sanur Village Festival offers you cultural activities like traditional dance performances, music, water sports and Food festival full of delicious cuisines.

al activities like traditional dance performances, music, water sports and Food festival full of delicious cuisines.

Sanur Village Festival 2011 Dates
Start Date:	12th August 2011
End Date:	16th August 2011
Theme	'Life Marine' will highlight the role of marine life in Balinese culture and day activities.
Activities	Cultural Activities, traditional dance performances and water sports activities.
Venue:	Beach at Sanur, Bali.
Location:	Bali, Indonesia

Sanur Village Festival has become a major event in Bali Event Calendar. The main aim of the festival is to attract large number of tourist from various countries. After its huge success last year, the organizers of the event are planning to make this event even better and bigger. These year Sanur village festival promises a lot of water sports activities and adventure. The event is inspired by Marine life which plays a vital role in daily life of Balinese. Sanur Village Festival is highlighted as major tourist attractions of Bali event calendar. So all your beach and water sports lovers out there pack your bags and have a wonderful time at Sanur Village Festival.

Lawar (traditional baliness food)

Lawar is a traditional Balinese food. This food is used as a dish and the dish, and hassold widely in homes to eat with a brand lawar Bali. Lawar is one type of side dishesmade ​​from chopped meat, vegetables, some spices and kelapadan sometimes inseveral types of lawar given element that can add a sense of lawar it is blood from the meat itself, the blood is mixed with spices certain spices that adds delicious lawar it.Lawar itself can not long survive this food if allowed to stand in the open air only lastedhalf a day. Naming varies, usually based on the type of meat that is used or the type ofvegetables. When used pork produced then lawar called lawar pigs., And so if usedvegetable jackfruit, then lawarnya named lawar jackfruit. There is also giving its namefrom the color red when lawarnya namely lawar lawarnya colors red, white lawarlawarnya when the color white and there lawar named lawar padamare, which is a kindlawar made ​​from a mixture of several types lawar. Lawar as a friend Rice served withother types of side dishes.

Pesta Kesenian Bali ( Bali Arts Festival

 Pesta Kesenian Bali kembali digelar. Untuk penyelenggaraan ke-33 ini, tema yang diangkat adalah "Desa Kala Patra" atau adaptasi diri dalam multikutur. Pembukaan dilakukan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jumat (10/6). 
Dalam sambutannya, Presiden memuji pelaksanaan PKB yang sudah mencapai 33 kali dan berharap PKB dapat terus digelar sebagai ajang promosi pariwisata serta sarana mewujudkan perdamaian dunia. Perhelatan kesenian akbar ini akan digelar selama satu bulan di Taman Budaya, Denpasar, dan diikuti lebih dari 10 ribu seniman. Pawai peserta PKB digelar di depan rumah jabatan gubernur Bali gedung Jayasabha, Jl Surapati, Denpasar, Sabtu (11/6/2011). Pawai PKB disaksikan Menteri Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Jero Wacik, Gubernur Bali Made Mangku Pastika, dan kepala daerah kabupaten/kota lainnya.

 Ribuan masyarakat berduyun-duyun datang ke lokasi pawai. Mereka berjajar di sepanjang dua kilometer dari Lapangan Puputan Badung hingga lokasi PKB di Arda Candra, Art Center, Jl Nusa Indah Denpasar.

Anak-anak, muda-mudi hingga orang tua bersuka ria dan berdesakan menyaksikan pawai PKB yang berlangsung tiap tahun tersebut.

Pawai diawali dengan pemukulan gong oleh Pastika disaksikan ribuan masyarakat Bali. Disusul dengan barisan para peserta PKB dari sembilan kabupaten/kota, peserta dari luar Bali dan mancanegara.

Setiap daerah menampilkan ciri khas keseniannya, mulai dari pakaian adat, ritual pernikahan, taria-tarian hingga gamelan. Seperti Kabupaten Badung dengan atraksi mekotekan, Gianyar yang mengarak bade dan lembu dalan ritual Ngaben, Tabanan dengan Ngaben tikus sebagai simbol membasmi hama yang menyerang sawah.

Salah seorang warga, Ketut Jerimpen yang datang bersama anak-anak dan istrinya sangat senang bisa menyaksikan pawai meskipun harus berdesakan. "Kami selalu menonton pawai setiap tahun. Anak-anak sangat gembira bisa melihat kesenian dari daerah-daerah di Bali. Ya, memang sangat berdesakan tetapi puas bisa menonton," katanya.

 Gubernur Pastika berjanji akan memperbaiki pengaturan pawai sehingga memberikan kenyamanan kepada masyarakat dan wisatawan yang menyaksikannya. "Tahun depan akan kita perbaiki lagi sehingga lebih teratur," katanya.

PKB melibatkan sebanyak 15 ribu seniman dari Bali, 16 daerah luar Bali dan lima negara asing. Seniman akan bergantian memamerkan atraksi seni dan budaya di Art Center selama satu bulan.

Danau Buyan

 Kawasan obyek wisata Danau Buyan yang terletak di sebelah utara bedugul di jalan menuju kota Singaraja Buleleng, tempat yang sangat sejuk di kelilingi kebun strowberry dan perbukitan yang sangat indah, banyak yang berkunjung kesana memanfaatkan danau ini untuk memancing atau hanya sekedar berekreasi saja. penduduk sekitar danau juga memanfaatkan air danau tersebut untuk mengairi sawah dan juga untuk memelihara ikan di sekitar danau

Taman Ujung (the water palace)

Taman ujung atau water palace merupakan obyek wisata cagar budaya yg terletak di kawasan bali timur atau tepatnya di kabupaten Karangasem desa Tumbu, kawasan obyek wsata ini berdekatan dengan pantai Jasri, untuk menuju tempat ini amatlah sulit karena kurangnya petunjuk jalan yang menuju obyek wisata ini. tiket masuk obyek ini terbilang amatlah murah yaitu sekitar 5000 rupiah per orang disana kita akan melihat sebuah istana terapung di tengah-tengah sebuah telaga yang amat luas tempat peristirahatan raja-raja karangasem terdahulu, tetapi pengembangan obyek wisata ini kurang begitu mendapat perhatian dari pemerintah setempat karena terlihat dari sebagian obyek wisata ini di alih fungsikan menjadi tempat pertanian oleh penduduk sekitar dan terkesan amatlah kumuh di lingkungan di area obyek wisata ini, promosi tentang obyek ini juga amat kurang karena hanya terlihat orang-orang lokal aja yang dominan mengunjungi obyek wisata ini padahal waktu saya berkunjung ke tempat ini merupakan hari libur, tetapi meskipun banyak kekuranganya tempat ini layak dikunjungi karena suasana alamnya yg cukup indah di kelilingi bukit dan lautan..