Articles tagged ‘Temples’
Royal Cremation: Ubud
By Barrie | June 20th, 2008 |
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There is one thing that I encourage all visitors to Bali to do is witness a cremation. Culturally and spiritually inspirational, Balinese cremations are a colourful and, depending on the caste level, an extravaganza to rival any funeral in the world. Naturally, over the decades I have seen many but I was fortunate in the [...]
Travelling the North-East Road Pt. 2
By Barrie | May 6th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Waking to a glorious sunrise bursting over the ocean is one of those special moments and although reluctant to move on towards Singaraja along the north-east road, it was the adventurous side that took over and it was not long before we found ourselves driving along the road out of Tembok bathed in glorious sunshine [...]
Important Balinese temples
By Nick | November 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Bali has thousands of temples, when you take into account the major temples, village and family temples. For a newcomer it can be hard to get grip of what the temples stand for and how important they are.
Working Besakih temple into a day trip in East Bali
By Nick | August 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Besakih temple is the most important temple in Bali. Though not the the most beautiful, Besakih is certainly the largest extending over 3kms into the surrounding forest. Perched on the western side of Gunung Agung, Besakih holds a special place for Balinese Hindus and visiting the temple to recieve blessings with Balinese friends can be [...]
Pura Penataran Agung at Besakih temple Bali
By Nick | August 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Pura Penataran Agung is the main temple in the Besakih complex. For people who intend visiting the temple here is a map detailing the individual shrines and points of interest. Pura Penataran Agung is unique in many ways, not least in that it is split into 6 separate levels, so bring comfortable shoes.
Map of Pura Penataran Agung
By Nick | August 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Here is a map of Pura Penataran Agung at Besakih temple in East Bali, detailing shrines and other important places.
Map of Besakih temple Bali
By Nick | August 22nd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here is map of Besakih temple Bali showing the location of the major temple structures.
Temples in Padangbai Bali
By Nick | May 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Padangbai has 5 major temples, Pura Dalem, located downtown, Pura Segara located next to the beach in between town and the main beach, Pura Telagamas, Pura Silayukti and Pura Tanjungsari in the eastern end of Padangbai.
