Klungkung

Bali's smallest district Klungkung is located between Gianyar and Karangasem, and includes the island of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Ceningan. Klungkung itself is a bustling town. Based on the decree of the Governor of Bali Province on 1993 number 528, Nusa Penida in one of with also fixed as a tourist resort in Bali. And then base of the Regency of Klungkung Government on 1996 decree number 284 there are 18 tourist object in the regency inclusive Nusa Penida. On reaching the town centre. Klungklung was the base of the ancient Javanese Hindu Kingdom in Bali, from where the Balinese royalty of today draws its bloodline. It is the oldest kingdom in Bali, with a most exalted Kings. The famous Kertha Gosa or Royal Court of Justice was built in Klungklung in the 18th century, displays one of Bali's masterpieces. It has a wonderfully made ceiling displaying one of Bali's masterpieces (murals portraying the punishment of hell and the rewards of heaven, and elaborated in thousands of panels of puppets) all on the ceiling. Klungklung's golden glory is forever captured in its floating pavilion, elaborate garden, and charming lotus ponds. Klungklung satisfies one's wish of returning to the glory of the ancient past.
Klungkung has played a most important role in Bali's history. It was the seat of rule of Bali's history. It also seat of rule of Bali's most powerful dynasty of rajas, Dewa Agung, under whom the island was united during a glorious period of rich cultural influence. Gajah Mada, head of Majapahit, pacified and united Bali towards the end of the 13th century, incorporating the island into the Majapahit Empire. He set king Kepakisan, the first Dewa Agung "Great Deity". To rule over the island from his court at Samprangan, near the present town of Klungkung. Several generations later this seat of power was removed to nearby Gelgel, where it established much authority and prestige under the fourth succeeding Dewa Agung.
*indonesia-tourism.com

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Information for come to Bali

Immigration

Visitor coming to Bali by air from outside Indonesia must be in possession of passport that is valid for at list 6 months and have with them upon arrival either a return or onward ticket.

Visitor's requirement to pays VoA (Visa on Arrival) to the bank, ten dollar for seven days and twenty five for thirty day's. If you deny the agreement you must pay a fine twenty-dollar.

The tourist pass is for a maximum of two months and is it not extend-able. For more information please contact immigration office (0361) 764993.

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Tips for Taking Taxis in Bali

1. It is always best to order a taxi by phone especially at night.
2. If you must hail a taxi on the street, be sure that the name of the taxi company clearly marked on it.
3. Insist on using the meter. Don't fall for a driver who bargains or claims that his mater is broken.
4. In the taxi, note the taxi's number and the driver's ID. This may come handy if you want to register a complain or trace belongings left behind.
5. In places such as Ubud, Sanur, and Kuta there are many people who offer you transportation service. If you must take any of their service, make sure you establish the price up front.
6. There are licensed taxi's at Bali's Airport. Avoid taking service from "broken" who offer you transportation.
   

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Religion, People, and Culture

Religion, People, and Culture

Bali is known in the literature that is essentially the temple is used as a symbol of the state slogan of Indonesia, namely: Bhineka Tunggal Ika Manggrua Tan Hana Dharma, which means' Despite different but one also, not both of them (God - Truth) that '. Can be understood if the Bali people can live side by side with embraces other religions such as Islam, Christian, Buddhist, and other. This view is a rebuttal to the assessment that while the Hindu Religion venerate many of God. Although the Hindu community in Bali mentioned the name of God with a variety of purposes, but only one, God or Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa.

Dewa Brahma, Wisnu, and Siwa, called Tri Murti, despite terpilah three, but one also related to the process of birth as a life-or-die utpeti-stiti-pralina. Dewata Nawa Sanga as nine Dewata occupy eight of the wind direction and one in the middle despite terpilah ago a nine-eleven, when integrated with a layer space to the vertical top-down or middle-bhur-bwah-swah, is one also as the power of God in keeping balance of the universe. As well as names and designation that is meant specifically to give the title up-to-an Almighty God.

Confidence against the existence of Hindu God / Hyang Widhi the Wyapi Wyapaka or ubiquitous also in the self - is a guide who always reminded of the karma or deeds and rewards or consequences, the human behavior that leads to the Tri Kaya Parisudha as terpadunya manacika, wacika, and incorporation or kayika thought, word, and good deeds.

Hindu people believe that the universe and its contents are all God's creation is the gift of God to mankind to be used for their viability. Therefore the guidance literature Hindu Religion teaches that the universe always has been the preservation of and in understanding keharmonisannya translated in the Tri Hita Karana philosophy as a way to finish the three living, namely:
Human relationship with God; as Atma or the soul is poured in the form of the teachings of the religion of spiritual communication pattern up through the various ritual offerings to the Lord. Therefore, in a community called Bali Desa Adat facilities can be found Parhyangan or Temple, referred to as the Three Kahyangan, as the media in realizing the human relationship with Ida Sang Hyang Widhi. Relationship with the natural human environment; antlers or body as clearly envisaged in the framework of residential areas and supporting areas (agriculture), which in one area called the Village People Village Pakraman.
Human relationships with fellow human beings; as khaya or energy in a region known as the Village People Village Krama or citizens, is the driving force for the Atma and antlers.

Implementation of the various forms of worship and offerings upcara to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa by the people called Hindu or of Yadnya / holy sacrifice in various forms on the basis of the whole-world. Yadnya on the implementation of this substance is not released from the Tri Hita Karana with the elements of God, the universe, and people.

Supported with various religious philosophy as a point of departure to the teachings of Almighty God-an, highlighted the teachings of the Hindu Religion Yadnya in five parts called Panca Yadnya, which diurai to be:

1. Dewa Yadnya
Offerings and worship to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, Dewa Yadnya ceremony is generally conducted in a variety of Pura, Sanggah, and Pamerajan (family shrine) in accordance with the levels. Dewa Yadnya this ceremony, commonly referred to as piodalan, ACI, or pujawali.
2. Pitra Yadnya
Homage to ancestors, parents and families who have died, the birth, maintain, and provide color in a single environment him. Hindu community in Bali believes that the spirit of ancestors, parents and families who have died, according to the karma that was built during life, will be toward unification with Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa. Families still Hiduplah should perform the ceremony so that the various processes and the fusion is in progress with both.
3. RSI Yadnya
Offerings and homage to the wise, clergy, and intellectual, who has set many basic teachings of Hindu Religious and moral character in order behave.
4. Human Yadnya
A process to maintain, respect, and respect themselves and their core family (husband, wife, children). In a human journey Bali, terhadapnya be different in the procession since the womb, birth, growing up, marry, have children and grandchildren, to the death. Ceremony magedong-gedongan, otonan, menek kelih, pawiwahan, to Ngaben, is a form of Hindu ceremonies in Bali are included in levels Manusa Yadnya.
5. Bhuta yadnya
Procession and the maintenance of the spiritual strength and resources of the universe. Hindu religion that highlighted the human and the universe was formed from elements of the same, that is called Panca Maha Bhuta, consisting of Akasa (vacuum), Bayu (Air), Teja (summer), Apah (liquid), and Pertiwi (substance solid). Because humans have the ability to think (eyelash) then manusialah maintain the mandatory nature of the organism, including other (animals and plants).

Panca Maha Bhuta, who has a very large force, if not brought under control and will not be fatal to the viability of the universe. Attention to the preservation of nature is what makes the ceremony Bhuta Yadnya often done by people of both Hindu and incidental regularly. Bhuta Yadnya have levels ranging from ceremonial masegeh form a small ceremony performed every day until the ceremony caru and majestic tawur conducted periodically on the count wuku (a sunday), sasih (one month), until the matter of hundreds of years.

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Balinese and Tourism

Balinese and Tourism

End the prehistoric era, Bali dituju have to do the search and travel by the penekun spiritual. RSI Markandeya recorded as a spiritual leader from the first set in the Bali trip. Travel search inward purity and balance of natural ago put the milestone in the framework of Hindu southern slopes of Mount Agung which is now known as the Pura Agung Besakih. Pura Basukian trusted as a first milestone with RSI Markandeya followers ensure Bali as the purpose of land to build spiritual values.

What development, spiritual life order simultaneously with the successive governance in Bali. Government Warmadewa Dynasty mentioned in various ancient manuscript support the very viability with cultural and religious customs, so invite the return of local figures and spiritual land of Java. Master Kuturan coming on the 11 th century sektar certainly capable glue framework of the local people living with the framework of Hindu Religion brought from Java. Framework of the village with the customary concept parhyangan as personifikasi God in the Tri Murti is an effort to accommodate the concept of a local union with the Hindu concept.

Ongoing spiritual journey undertaken by Hindu Religious leaders of the land of Java. The archipelago is by Majapahit peak travel and transformation of religion and local culture with Hindu culture. In time, Bali and its people and serve them with the administration's daily life, religion, art, and culture is unique. This unique and, in about 1579, became the focus of a Dutch named Cornelis de Houtman who travel to Indonesia to search for spices. Fertile soil, agriculture and unique culture of the people in the daily attention of quite a large expedition for de Houtman.

Together with Indonesia, known as spices, Bali start from the known world culture. Dutch domination of Indonesia is around 17 centuries and 18 does not give much influence on the life of religion and culture in Bali. Hindu in Bali during that time-even when entering the kingdom of glory in Bali at Gelgel and then moved to Smarapura (Klungkung). Early 20th century, then occupied by Dutch Bali marked the fall of the Kingdom of Klungkung Klungkung Puputan War through 1908.

Facilities Tour

Since control by the Dutch, as if Bali was opened wide for the stranger. Balinese people coming not only as a foreign holiday but not a few observers of the cultural and researchers who came to record the unique art of Balinese culture. From the peeliti culture consisting of a writer, author, painter and this is a unique Bali exacerbated in the international spread. Delivery of information through various media by a foreigner was able to attract tourist to visit Bali. Bali will land admiration ago arouse interest of foreigners to Bali to give a degree. The Island of the Gods, The Island of Paradise, The Island of Thousand Temples, The Morning of the World, and various other names compliment.

1930, in the heart of Denpasar, built a hotel to accommodate tourists during the coming. Balinese Hotel, a building colonial-style architecture, a milestone of tourism to Bali is now the building is still firmly in the original melody. Not only receive the visits of tourists, the arts minister of Bali Village Peliatan make cultural visits to several European countries in the region and the United States indirectly, these visits as well as introduce the existence of the Bali tourist destination worthy of visit.

Tourism activities, which began when it blooms, was stopped due to World War II between the years 1942-1945, which was then followed by the heroic struggle of the independence of Indonesia, including subduct struggle going on in Bali until 1949. Mid-decade an 50-start styled Bali tourism back in 1963 and built Bali Beach Hotel (The Grand Bali Beach Hotel) in Sanur Beach with ten floor building. This hotel is the only residential building in the tourism and high residential tourism facilities (hotels, home stay, pension), which is just developing and building one floor. In the mid 70-Dasa warsa a local government issue regulations Area Bali that set a maximum building height of 15 meters. Determination of this factor is determined by considering the cultural and traditional spatial Bali so Bali still have cultural values that are able to be object of tourism sector.

Exactly, since the operation Bali Beach Hotel in November 1966, the development of residential tourism developed rapidly. From the quality, Sanur relatively more developed side by side with the plan because the Bali Beach Hotel Kuta Beach while the flock berkemabang natural movement of the local housing model. Model homestay pension and more dominant than the standard model of the hotel. Similar to Kuta, Ubud in the area of Gianyar develop naturally, growing in the homes of the population still survive with a rural feel.

Residential development means that class international tourism began with the development of the area of Nusa Dua tourist resort to be international. Managed by Bali Tourism Developmnet Corporation, a government body formation, the area of Nusa Dua is developed to meet the needs of international tourism. Some hotel operators entering the area of Nusa Dua as investors who ultimately kawsan able to push up the development of this tourism Bali.

Times next tourist facilities housing ago with the very rapid growth in the center of tourism, especially in residential areas Badung, Denpasar and Gianyar. Area Kuta Beach, Jimbaran, Ungasan, and a residential area of tourism in Badung regency, Bali, and the central city area to Denpasar. Ubud, Kedewatan, Payangan, and Tegalalang into the development of residential tourism in the area of Gianyar.

Controlling growth is very rapid, the Regional Government of Bali and then set 15 in the area of Bali as a tourist residential area following penunjangnya facilities such as restaurants and shopping centers. Up to now, Bali has have more than 35,000 hotel rooms consist of klas Pondok Wisata, Melati, up to 5 Stars. Facilities hotel appears in many variations from the model of the home, standard hotel, villa, bungalow, boutique hotel and the price variation. This diversity gives more value for the Bali offers many options to the traveler.

As a result of the development of tourist visits, the various support facilities such as restaurants, art shops, art market, entertainment facilities, recreational and grow rapidly in the center of tourism and residential tourism in the area. The tourist who came to Bali, finally have a lot of options in enjoying their holiday in Bali, the tourism organization such as PHRI (IHRA), ASITA, and other institutions of tourism in Bali, which is professional to manage and provide services of tourism, as it were, to give assurance to comfort tour in Bali.

* source of the Bali Provincial Government website

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Balinese from Period to Period

Balinese with society and culture that is unique is not the migration of the new growth. Bali Daily society with a culture that always show the color of the local culture shows that the flow passing through Bali has a long history. Various archaeological findings in the various regions prove Bali travel long island of Bali in unison with the region and other countries.

As with other areas in the archipelago, during the early period of life-form in Bali are grouped as pre-historic era. During the pre-history is not found records that describe the order of life form. Which is the reference the findings of various equipment is used as a means of sustaining human life when it Bali.

Various findings of the pre-history, pre historic era Bali - as with most other regions - covering three levels of culture phase. The first layer is the life of the culture on the hunt. Natural, hunting is a way to maintain viability of very clear and easy to do. With the simple tools of stone, they found that survival in the region Sembiran in the north and Bali Batur region, human Bali is able to survive. Legacy equipment that is better, with the use of bone, also found in the cave Selonding in the area Bulit, Badung South. This shows that the hunt is long past time along with increasing thought pattern that the better.

Still based on the findings of ancient objects, Bali envisaged that the start time to leave and go hunting in the farming plant. Although the order already entered a form of life on the raise, the group human Bali at that time the switch is alive. Various residual found similar findings as in many offshore areas west of Bali, North Bali, Bali and South. Believed to live with the settlement order as the transition of human life from Bali in time to pre-history era history. Residual nekara ancient form of bronze and a variety of metal goods in the region Pejeng Gianyar, and again proves that the order have a more structured society.

Concurrently with the pre-history of the era to era history, the influence of Hindu India's entry to Indonesia are estimated to give a strong impetus to the cultural leap in Bali. This transition, which is commonly referred to as the Bali Ancient century between 8 to 13 centuries, with a very clear change again due to the influence of Majapahit who intends to unite the archipelago Palapa Oath Gajah Mada in the early 13 th century. Framework of government and community structures to adjust the pattern of Majapahit. Of local culture and ancient Balinese Hindu culture of the Javanese Majapahit in Bali cause rejection of the various resistance in various regions in Bali. Slowly and surely, with the adjustments and mixing the two sides, Bali, to find the pattern of cultural thought patterns in accordance with the community and the natural Bali.

Adjustment model is that it would then form a society and culture inherited Bali has become a unique and special, absorbing elements of Hindu and Javanese Majapahit, but thick with local color.

Development of cultural patterns in Bali next time-period, age and occupation era of independence, following the natural flow that is receiving the same outside influences that dissolved in color to the local culture.

* source of the Bali Provincial Government website

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