August 20th, 2008 by balitrivialist
Today, on 20 August, Bali celebrates Galungan. This festivity falls every six Balinese month or every 210 days and is marked with en masse worship on the victory of good qualities against the bad ones within each individual Hindu devotee. Balinese Hindus place offerings at the family temple at the house compound, at the village [...]
June 24th, 2008 by balitrivialist
Bali Art Festival in Denpasar update: 31st Bali Arts Festival 2009 will take place from 13 June – 11 July 2009 (source: indo.com) The Thirtieth Bali Art Festival 2008 is being held from 14 June until 12 July this year, theme as the cultural event overall is “Citta Wretti Nirodha—Self Restrain toward Balance and Harmony”. [...]
February 28th, 2008 by balitrivialist
A gem of a temple sign, found in Kuta-Tuban The Balinese temple is a sacred space to honour the Gods with rituals and offerings. Sanggah refers to temples in private premises, Pura is a temple in the public domain. To respect common courtesy when entering a temple please wear proper clothes and stay away in [...]