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This ‘Temple of The Dead’ is best known for the stone reliefs on it’s outer walls that graphically depict the horrors that may possibly await souls destined for heaven and hell as recounted by Uma, Ganesha, Shiva and Raksasa. Death by impalement, boiling alive, hanging, burning alive and devouring by demons are just a few of...
Eerily beautiful, this ‘Temple of Death Rites’, otherwise known as Pura Dalem Sidan is dedicated to Merajapati, the guardian spirit of the dead. Considered by some to be one of the spookiest temples on the island, Pura Dalem Sidan was built in the 17th century by I Dewa Gede Pindi, and features a bell tower on which depictions of a le...
This village, whose name translates to ‘watch out for yourself’ after the slogan of the resistance led by the prince and national hero Gusti Ketut Jelantik agains the Dutch in the 1840’s, is the site of another baroquely designed Temple of The Dead dedicated to Durga. Extravagant sculptures of the witch Rangda mark the domin...
There are a variety of day cruises from Bali to Nusa Lembongan and Penida that offer a variety of vessels options to choose from including catamaran, sailing catamaran and high speed rafting vessels. Destinations include purpose-built pontoons that feature family-oriented activities such as water slides, banana boat rides, parasailing, ocean kayaki...
Besides birth rituals, cremation rites or Ngaben are the most important passages to be performed by the family because it is believed that the soul of the deceased cannot truly be released until liberated from the confines of the material body by cremation. It is considered a time of celebration not sadness for the Balinese, a time when the...
