TIPS FOR A HOLIDAY IN BALI

Respect to the middle group of the religious procession that runs slow. Do not ever sound the horn.

Do not give attention or try to neutralize those who offer goods or services (such as foot massage service at the beach) if you are not interested or do not have a plan to buy or use their services.

When swimming at the beach, do not swim in a restricted area has been, because the flow of the sea can be very swift. Swim between the red and yellow flag.

Keep valuables you. Goods and important documents you should be left alone in the hotel. If you have taken, do not dally, bag or backpack should always be within range of your attention.

If you attend a religious ritual, Dan Piţa glove use, do not walk in front of people who are praying, do not use flash when take a picture with the camera, and never sit higher than the pastor who led the ceremony.

Especially for women, do not enter the temple if you are experiencing mensturasi.

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Denpasar

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Denpasar The capital city of Bali, Denpasar has many community temples called *Pura* One is the Museum called Pura jagatnatha which is dedicated to the Supreme God, Sang Hyang Widi Wasa. The statue of a turtle and two dragons prevalent in all temples signify the foundation of the world.

The Museum offers a fine variety of prehistoric and modern art, whereas its architectural design resembles that of a palace. The government supervised "Sanggraha Kriya Asta" has a wide variety of handicraft and works of art. The Werdi Budaya presents a yearly art festival between June and July, with performances, exhibitions, art contest and so on.

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Bali Culture

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Bali Culture In religion, the prehistoric influences, especially those of the megalithic periods were still quite strong. Beliefs at that time were focused on worship of the spirit of the ancestors which was symbolized in the form of temples which was called pyramid terraces or terraced buildings. Sometimes at the top of the building a menhir was placed, i.e. a monolith column as the symbol of their ancestor's spirit.

During the Hindu period, menhir could be seen in the construction of the temples which looked similar to the terraced pundan. Belief in the gods of the mountains, the sea etc, originated from the period before the arrival of Hinduism, was still reflected in the lives of people after the Hindu religion came in. At the beginning and during the period of King Sri Wijaya Mahadewi, the religion practiced is not mentioned. We know only the names of the priests who bore the name Siwa, such as Piwakangsita Siwa, biksu Siwanirmala and biksu Siwaprajna.

Based on that, the religion that developed at the time was the Siwa religion. Only during the period of King Udayana and his queen, there were two large religions practiced by the people, i.e. the Siwa religion and the Buddha religion. This information was obtained from the charters which mentioned mpungku Sewasogata (Siwa-Buddha) as the king's assistant.

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