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Bali from Above 2008-02-24 21:54:11 Have you ever seen Bali island form above? No need an airplane, a hang glider, or some kind of parasailing. Here it is, I have made for you some picture of Bali from above. I take some of those pictures from satellite imagery and process it using remote sensing software. Who knows some of you would like to watch it. It’s quite nice.
Badung and Denpasar Situations 2008-02-21 00:22:29 Badung and Denpasar
regency includes Bali’s capital city o Denpasar and the major tourism beach resort center. The Badung kingdom raise during the 19th century with the growing importance of trade and as the Dutch defeated other Balinese rulers. This is ended in 1906 with the Dutch massacre of the Badung house refused to pay for the looting of the wrecked ship of Sanur. The final battle is commemorate by the large statue at the Puputan field (Lapangan Puputan) in the center of Denpasar. Across the street is the museum Bali with traditional artifact. The huge Badung Market (Pasar Badung) offers everything imaginable for sale, and Satria has a bird market. The Maospahit temple (Pura Maospahit) has unusual architecture, and beyond the city in Mengwi the beautiful temples of Sada and Ayun Ga Read more:Badung
Religion and Temples in Bali 2008-02-21 00:05:09 Balinese religion, Hindu Dharma, blends animism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Ancient beliefs in nature spirit are the basis including other faiths, but the key is keeping a balance in cosmos and within oneself. The main believes are the existing of a single divine being, the individual soul, and the effect of action and future rebirths, reincarnation of the soul, and eventual release from rebirth, and union with the divine. An Offering to the deities, human, ancestors and priests, as seen as gifts of thanks or appeasement. Ceremonies can be done almost anytime and anywhere, but auspicious days and temples are best.A Pura or temple is a walled-in place with an inner courtyard containing shrines and pavilions for the visiting deities. Outer areas have cooking areas and performance places.An Odal Read more:Religion
, Temples
History of Bali 2008-02-21 00:03:04 Bali, one of more than 13.000 islands in Indonesia, is famous of its scenic beauty, dynamic culture, and friendly people. Located just south of the equator, tropical Bali has a hot, wet season (November – March) and a cool, dry one (May – September). Towering volcano, some still active, contains large lakes which provide water for irrigating thousands of terraced rice fields, enabling up to 3 harvest per year, over the centuries the Balinese has fused influences from Asia and the west with their own traditions. Prehistoric remains predating the Christian era have been found, but the earliest inscription date only from the 9th century. Buddhism arrived from India during the first few centuries. A.D. followed by Hinduism and trade contacts with china. Relations with Java begin in the 11t Read more:History
Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud 2008-02-20 21:20:49 The Ubud Monkey forest is a small nature preserve on the southern outskirts of Ubud.Balinese macaques, they're very tolerant of people, but are famous for stealing food and sunglasses from tourists, so you have to be careful around them. :)One side in Monkey Forest
, Ubud.
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