Beratan Lake at Bedugul Bali

Beratan Lake is a shallow lake with the high caldera about 1231m above sea level and it is located at Bedugul, the famous tourist destinations in Bali. This lake have wide 3,8 km2 and also its deepness is up to 22 meters. The water volume in this lake is about 0,049 km3, so Beratan Lake is the closed lake. Tourist can access the Beratan Lake through the dock which have been provided or desist around Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. In this place, the visitor can do various activities like doing recreation to look around in dock or do the other outdoor activities. The various water recreation activities can also be conducted here, for example riding the boat motorize to circle the lake, parasailing, canoeing with the traditional boat, banana boating, water skiing, and others. Fishing activities are also available in this places for who one love fishing in the lake.








Ulun Danu Temple
Ulun Danu Temple is a Balinese Hindu Temple located at Candi Kuning countryside, Baturiti sub district and Tabanan regency. Its distance from Denpasar town is about 50 km north side the way from Denpasar to Singaraja. It is set at lakeside of Beratan with beautiful lake view and hills surround it. It is situated in the plateau area with cool atmosphere surround it and hills as a backdrop.

The name of Ulun Danu Beratan Temple is taken from the lake where the temple is built at Beratan Lake. The name of Beratan Lake is inseparable with the Beratan Mount as Deity and Goddess as fertility source, prosperity to keep the prosperity in life and society life. In papyrus chronicle of the Mengwi, this temple is referred as the name of Parhyangan ri pinggiring danu Beratan (sanctum located in lakeside of Beratan Lake ). Ulun is come from Hulu word meaning head or power and in this case is intended by Ulun Danu Beratan means power of Beratan Lake that is Danu Goddess.

On the way to Ubud


















The Barong & Keris Dance

Intermezzo:
Two girls dressed up very beautiful traditional do the Legong dance.

First act:
Two servants of Dewi Kunti, Punta and Wijil come up; Punta is telling his younger brothers (Wijil). The sad news that their beloved master (Sahadewa) he will be sacrificed to the Rangda today. A hair rising howling sound is herd, then followed by the appearance of a frightening witch. After the witch disappears, punta and Wijil request the patih (minister) to come soon.

Second act;
The Patih appears and after dancing for a while he squat down and makes prying gesture towards the temple gate. Dewi Kunti enters the stage followed by a servant and shortly afterward Sahadewa appears. Being a loving mother she has not the heart to sacrifice he belove son. However a witch enters and bewitches her. She become angry and orders to Patih to take Sahadewa to the forest in where the Ranga lives.

Third act:
The Patih also loving Sahadewa very much and he does not like his task. He has very sad nearly cries. Again the witch arrives and bewitches the Patih. He become angry and take Sahadewa to the forest. He ties him on a tree in front of the abode of the Rangda.

Fourth act:
While Sahadewa tied on a tree and waits for arrival of his killer, the God of Ciwa appears. He has pity on Sahadewa and therefore gives him immortality.

Fifth act:
The Rangda come out, carried on the shoulders of her followers. She is ready and eager to kill Sahadewa, but because the immortality given by Ciwa, the Rangda can't kill him. Admitting that she can not kill Sahadewa, she ask him for redemption so her (her soul) can go to heaven. Sahadewa agreed and redeem her. Her soul goes to the heaven.

Sixth act:
The Randa has a disciple by name of Kalika. She also want to be redeem like her master, but Sahadewa refuses and there ensues a fight between Sahadewa and Kalika. Kalika using her magic power, meditates and transforms herself into a boar. This boar is defeated. Out she come gain and this time is crow (Garuda / Jabali). She fights and loses again and for the third time she transform herself into the powerful of Rangda, as Ranga, she is too powerful for Sahadewa. He meditates and becomes a Barong. There is short fights between the Rangda and the Barong, but the fight is undecided and the Barong leaves the stage to call his followers.

Seventh act:
Out come of Barong's followers with the Kris and dance with their Kris to attack the Rangda, evil can not yet be destroyed. By the spell of Rangda, the Kris on the hand of those followers turn against to them, but the magic of the Barong hardened their flesh so that although they push the sharp points of the Kris, the dangers, with all their might against their naked chests, they are not even hurt ………… only by a complete trance can the dance be performed with impunity; otherwise a man will wound himself or hurt others. Possessed as they are, they have a super natural power or strength and it takes many men to hold them down to disarm. To take the men out of trance, they are led, one by one, to where the barong stand and the Pemangku (the temple priest) puts sacrificial offerings on the ground. After finished to recite "mantras" the magic formulas, they then sprinkles holy water to the face of each man and gradually the hysterical men come out of trance, daze, simply walking away as if they did not know what had happened to them.
The temple priest to sacrifice a black color baby chicken and the blood should be spilled on the ground as a blood sacrifices to please the evil spirits,
The show end.

Pura Besakih - Karangasem (East Bali)

Besakih Temple is the biggest Hindu temple in Bali which the local people call Pura Besakih. It owns beautiful view from the top of temple area where we can see the wide nature panorama until to the ocean so that way this temple is many visited by tourists from all over the world. Besakih Temple is located in Besakih countryside, Rendang sub district, Karangasem regency, east part of the island. It is located in southwest side bevel of mount Agung , the biggest mounts in Bali . It is because pursuant to Agung Mount confidence is holiest and highest mount in Bali Island.

Name of Besakih is mentioning the temple location which is located in Besakih countryside and come from the word of Basuki which has come from Sanskrit Wasuki, then it become the Ancient Java Ianguage which the Basuki means congratulation. In mythology of Samudramanthana has mentioned that Basuki is a dragon which twines the Mount Mandara . The omission has come from tradition megalithic which has indicated that it has to be sanctified place. It seems Besakih is coming from very old era which is far before the existence of Hinduism influence. Hereinafter an Ancient Bali king, Sri Kesari Warmadewa found the Merajan Selonding Temple in this temple complex area. He also commands to build the Blanjong Monument which is located in Sanur countryside. The Besakih Temple complex is built pursuant to cosmos balance. It is based on the nature conception, hence it is disseminating the fundamental temple complex which is arranged to pursuant to the direction way, so that its building can deputize nature as symbolic of the world balance existence.
















Tirta Gangga







Candidasa

Candidasa is located in hilly bank, beside of the main road between Semarapura towns with Amlapura (Karangasem). It is situated about 50 km to east way from Denpasar town or 1,5 hour from Bali's International Airport. In the center of Candidasa there is a pool which is wide enough, and from that place we can enjoy the beautiful view of the Lombok Strait. Candidasa own beautiful beach with the black sand along the coastal and the magnificence view of the ocean. Now Candidasa is one of the famous tourist places in east part of Bali. In this place, we can find many hotels, villas, resorts and other accommodations which have been built to accommodate the visitor to pay a visit and enjoy the holiday in this beautiful area. Restaurant and art shop to sell the souvenir are also completing this area as a resort area in the tranquility of Bali.

Louisa and her Camera

Tumbletots - End of The Year 2007 Celebration

Louisa - 02.12.07 (Taman Anggrek)