 Pura Luhur Uluwatu Added on 12 September 2007
The spectacularly located Pura Luhur Uluwatu, on the westernmost tip of the rocky Bukit Peninsula, is one of the sad kahyangan, or `six great sanctuar |
 The Nirartha Legacy in Bali Added on 12 September 2007
The promulgation of Hindu and Buddhist doctrines in Bali is attributed to a number of key historical figures typically Brahman priests from Java and t |
 The Majapahit Past in Bali Added on 12 September 2007
The temple of Bali are the legacy, in part, of an architectural tradition that dates back to the last great empire of Indonesia`s Hindu Buddhist past, |
 Sacred Bathing Places in Bali Added on 12 September 2007
Water has a special place in Balinese life, not only because of the vital role it plays bin irrigating the island`s rice fields, but also because of i |
 Cave Temples and Rock-cut Sanctuaries in Bali Added on 12 September 2007
The practice of carving temple out of solid rock has an ancient history in India dating back to the time of the great Mauryan emperor Ashoka (c.270-23 |
 Sacred Rice and Subak Temples in Bali Added on 12 September 2007
Rice and its cultivation are central to the Balinese way of life. In Balinese eyes, rice is a gift from the gods-it was created by the Hindu deity Vis |
 Death and the Afterlife in Bali Added on 06 September 2007
Death in Bali is considered to be both ritually polluting and contaminating. These perceptions are reflected in the location of the pura dalem -the |
 Village Temples Added on 06 September 2007
Balinese society is complex and multifarious, being divided by social hierarchies based on caste, occupation and descent. In the not so distant pas |
 A Typology of Temples Added on 06 September 2007
A conservative estimate reckons that there are some 20,000 temples in Bali. Most of the time they are deserted, watched over by a lay priest, or pe |
 Ornamentation and Iconography in Balinese Temples Added on 06 September 2007
Balinese temples are enlivened by a variety of stone sculpture and relief which to the Western eye have an almost baroque or rococo quality. The or |
