Bali Forever Slideshow on YouTube
View this excellent slideshow of Bali on YouTube.com
Bali Slideshow
View this beautiful Bali slideshow on YouTube.
Nyepi Ogoh Ogoh Procession
Biking in Ubud
Here are some photos from a recent morning bike ride with guests.
A common site in the fields is to see flocks of ducks feeding
Kori Agung - Temple Gate
Every major temple is divided into courtyards seperated by Kori Agung, which are elaborately carved gates with shrines on each side such as the one above. The grand style of this gate comes from the former Mengwi Kingdom which once stretched from Lake Bratan to as far south as Denpasar.
Kul-kul - Drum Tower
The drum tower is a four poster pavilion with one or more wooden slit drums in it used to summon the villagers for an assembly or other reason. The rhythm of the drum beat varies according to the reason for the summons.
Closer look at the drums in the kul kul
Galungan
It’s Galungan today. Everyone in Bali is celebrating at home so it is rather quiet in Ubud. The streets are lined with bamboo poles placed at the entrance of each home which the locals have spent the past few days making. The celebrations go on for the next 10 days until Kuningan.
Odalan - Balinese Temple Anniversary
Recently we had our Odalan at Villa Semana temple which was well attended by all Villa Semana hotel staff and family memebers. Here are some photos which we took. The morning started early with preparations of offerings of fruit and colourful decorations for the temple and shrines around our hotel. Once the offereing were done, we began our prayers after which we all enjoyed a good meal, singing and had alot of fun. (more…)