Articles tagged ‘jaba’

The Holy Springs of Tirta Empul: Tampaksaring, Bali

By Barrie | July 18th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

North of Tampaksaring on the road to Kintamani you will see the turnoff to Tirta Empul. It is to here that the Balinese come from all over the island on pilgrimages to bathe in the holy springs and thus cleanse themselves spiritually.

 

Pura Luhur Batukaru: Exploring the outer courtyard

By Nick | January 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

Heading inside the outer courtyard, I passed through a candi bentar (split gate). Balinese temples usually have either 2 or 3 courtyards (outer, middle, inner). The jaba (outer courtyard) is the realm of the people, where public dances will take place, the jaba tengah (middle courtyard), is a transition area between the realm of [...]