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Kuningan Day in Besakih

February 02, 2008 By: putu Category: Bali Tour

It was Kuningan Day, one of Balinese Hindu celebration. I still made a tour with Remi and Sri Bayu. I pick them up at their hotel in Kuta after I finish my Kuningan prayer at home. Before reaching Besakih we made a stop to enjoy the view of rice terrace in Bukit Jambul.

On the walk from the parking lot to the temple, we notice some family still doing their Kuningan pray at their family temple. Tamiang, special offering (decoration) made for Kuningan were placed in each corner of house and temple building. When we arrived at the temple, we notice few families that come from far away has come to this Bali’s biggest to do their pray. We walk around the temple to explore more and waiting for the Mount Agung to show up. But we were not that lucky. The biggest mountain we covered by cloud. As we left the temple, more and more Balinese people come.

We then continue our trip to Ubud area. We pass temple ceremony in Mas then see rice terrace in Tegalalang. We saw a Kuningan parade on the way where a village took their holly symbol of Barong and Rangda going around the village accompanied by Balinese gamelan. Before heading back to Kuta we visited Ubud monkey forest.

Click here to see pictures of this day.

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