The island of Bali is a prima donna of Indonesia’s famous tourism around the world. Bali is famous for its beautiful beaches, also has a culture that is very unique and strongly maintained by the people of Bali. in the middle of the modern era and the many outside influences that go into Bali, the Balinese people remain strong with the culture. Balinese culture is not separated from the strong religion they embrace that is hindu religion.
Balinese people mostly embraced Hinduism, Hindu religion itself entered into Bali is estimated before the 8th century AD, because in the 8th century, has been found inscription fragments, obtained in Sanskrit-speaking Pejeng. Which in history and its development, hindu religion in Bali is not separated with the development of Hindu religion in Java and India experiencing syncretism with buddhas, that is what makes Hinduism in Bali is not the same as Hinduism in India.
Bali is called as the island of a thousand temples, in fact it has more than a thousand temples, scattered throughout the island of Bali. Pura is a place that is sanctified by hindu religion in bali, because temple is a place to do praying. Of the many temples in Bali, each has a beautiful architecture, and also has its own uniqueness, so many foreign tourists who love to travel to the temple, but, there are limitations and rules such as, should wear cloth and scarves
photo:besakih temple
one of the biggest temples in bali is temple besakih. This temple is located in the village besakih Rendang district, Karangasem regency, from the temple besakih we will see Mount Agung, which is the highest mountain in Bali. The connection of Pura Besakih with Mount Agung is very close, because Besakih Temple is considered to be a mountain platform to worship the gods, and the gods here are conceptualized as Mount Agung. Besakih Temple is known to be a proof of ancient history. Evident from the wake resembles menhir, punden terraces, and the statue became a Hindu era, in the form of meru, pellingih, gedog, and padmasana.
Besides, besakih temlpe, there is an uluwatu temple located in the village pecatu district kuta regency badung bali, Uluwatu temple is located at an altitude of 97 meters from sea level. In front of the temple there is a small forest called the base of kekeran, serves as a buffer holiness of the temple. Uluwatu temple is also famous for right below it is Pecatu beach that is often used as a place for surfing sports, as well as because of the beautiful sunset
photo: temple tanahlot
Next is the tanah lot temple , this temple is located in Beraban Village, Kediri Subdistrict, Tabanan Regency, this temple is located on a big rock, the temple of lot is one of the favorite tourist spot by the tourists, besides the beauty of the temple which is on the rock , is also the best place in Bali to see the sunset
photo: sunrise mount batur
Not to forget there is a ulun danu batur temple, this temple is located on the coastal batur in the village songan kintamani bangli, in its history mentioned temple ulun danu batur is offerings for the Goddess of Fertility Dewi Danu. She is the Goddess of the lake water. Mineral-rich water flows from Lake Batur, flowing from one field to another, slowly descending to the earth. On the way to this temple we will see the beautiful scenery of Mount Batur. same with the Mount Agung, mount batur is also one of the favorite destination of foreign tourists because of the beauty of the sunrise which is often called heaven by the climbers, so, not infrequently many foreign tourists who climb to the top of Mount Batur, be it with friends, relatives, family . to make the climb to the mountain batur you just pay 70 usd / person alone you can enjoy the beauty of sunrise mount batur, after the climb you will be escorted to the hot water then enjoy the original bali coffee before returning to the hotel. there are many more temples in Bali that became a tourist destination and has its own uniqueness
In addition to having a beautiful temple, Hindu religion in Bali also has a ceremony of a very unique diversity, religious ceremony is more often called the Yadnya Ceremony / Ritual, which is a sacred work performed sincerely because the vibration of soul / spiritual in this life based on dharma, the teachings of the existing Hindu sacred literature (Vedas). The Panca Yadnya or Panca Maha Yadnya consists of: dewa Yadnya is a sacred sacrifice / sacred offerings to Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa and all his manifestations consisting of God Brahma as the Creator. The example is the feast of galungan, feast kuningan etc. Pitra Yadnya. It is a sacred offering / sacrifice addressed to the holy Spirits and Patriarchs (pitra): ceremonial Ngaben
photo: ngaben
Manusa Yadnya Is a sacred sacrifice / sacrifice for the perfection of human life. Resi yadnya Is a Yadnya ceremony of religious sacred works addressed to the Supreme, saints, Rishi, Pinandita, Bhuta Yadnya Is a sacred sacrifice / sacrifice to sarwa bhuta the creatures of low, both visible (sekala ) or the invisible (niskala), animals (animals), plants, and various other creatures that are the creations of Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa. the great tawur ceremony.
