BEDUGUL

By: Venny Ariyanti

                    This picture I take when I at the Bedugul, Bali.

Bedugul is a mountain lake resort area in Bali, Indonesia, located in the centre-north region of the island near Lake Baratan on the road between Denpasar and Singaraja. Bedugul is located at 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of the city of Denpasar. Other nearby lakes are Lake Buyan, and Lake Tamblingan. Bedugul enjoys a mild mountain weather due to its location at an altitude of about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above the sea level.

Major sites in Bedugul are the Pura Ulun Danu Bratan water temple and the Bedugul Botanical Garden. The Botanical Garden, opened in 1959 under the name Eka Karya. With a total area of 157.5 hectares (389 acres) is the largest in Indonesia.

Referency:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedugul

When I came in Bedugul, I really amazing with the place. Because the place is very quite, and so cold. With the clear air also.

TANAH LOT

Travelling to Bali,,, it was my first experience. I visited some tourism places. and one of them was TANAH LOT. Then some information about Tanah Lot............
Tanah Lot is located in coastal side of Beraban countryside, Kediri sub district and Tabanan Regency. It is situated in 30 Km in west side of Denpasar town and about 11 Km in south side of Tabanan town. The temple is built on the rock with 3 acre size and reachable in a few minute by walk, because it is just 20 meters from the coastal lip. This temple is very famous among tourist destinations in Bali with spectacular view of sunset. At some nooks of coral reef around Tanah Lot Temple there are holy tame snake in black and white color where according to the local society believe that it as a deity property and as the guard of the temple from the bad influence. This unique animal can be seen in this temple area is the snake which are generally can be met in the coast. Part of its stomach there are no athwart skin, there is only small skin, but this sea water snake very noxious but snakebite case are very seldom happened, because the sea water snake generally very passive.

The word of Tanah Lot is consisted of two words that are Tanah word interpreted as a reef looking like gili or isle. Lot or Lod word has meaning the sea. So Tanah Lot is meaning the small island floating on the sea. The location is now called as Tanah Lot has been used at a Megalithic period as a place that looked into holy, proven from the existence of menhir. Pursuant to environmental condition, hence the structure of Tanah Lot Temple is built at irregular reef plain of its angle which is only consisted of one plain yard as Jeroan.

The function of this temple can be realized from the function of the main temple building which is located in the temple main area. In this place, there is a main temple to worship the god in form of Dewa Baruna or Bhatara Segara, the sea power. The media of worship to this god is the temple building with 5 storied meanwhile the 3 storied temple building in north part of this area is purposing to worship to Dang Hyang Nirartha.

In order to know the status of Tanah Lot Temple can be realized from the temple history, function and also incoming devotee existence pray when temple ceremony is held. In this case can be realized as follows:

• Tanah Lot Temple as dang Kahyangan(the big Holy Temples in Bali ), because the history and the Penyiwi (The people taking care of the temple) are from the local people from Tabanan regency and surrounding area
• Tanah Lot temple as Segara Temple, because its function as sanctum to worship the Bhatara Segara, the God with manifestation as the ocean Power Deity.
 

By : Pretty Angel

Sukawati Art Market By: Fawaidatun Nisa'

If we talk about shopping. we will feel so interesting. it is of course, because shopping is one of interesting hobbies of woman. exactly, a place where we can shopping is Market. I will explain about Sukawati Art Market. The tourist attraction in Bali, it is one of interesting sights in Bali.

Sukawati is a market that provides many goods and craft arts Balinese. Expertise price bargaining can be done in this market.Suitable for those of you who will buy souvenirs typical Bali. The sale anything is a hand craft and art. Such as sandals, beads, clothes, paintings etc.