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Once a main shrine of the Pejeng kingdom in the 10th century, Pura Penataran Sasih is directly linked to the Bali Aga mountain retreat of Penulisan north of Kintamani. Its piece de resistance is an hourglass-shaped bronze-cast gong measuring more than 186 centimeters and the oldest surviving artifact in Bali, dating back to 300 BC. According to l...
Although small in size, Pura Penataran Topeng has a very significant history. Perched atop the Petanu River in Blahbatuh Village, Pura Penataran Topeng was home to 21 sacred masks dating back to an ancient era. These masks are named the Topeng Gajah Mada (Gajah Mada Mask) and to this day, experts have yet to trace its origins. Some speculate that t...
The principal attractions near Perancak Village are the rows of brightly decorated and colorful fishing boats that launch from the harbor at dusk, sometimes carrying 20 or more fishermen. These Madurese/Bugis-style prahu fishing vessels are a holdover from the Madura and South Sulawesi traders who settled along Bali’s west coast for g...
Meaning ‘The Temple Where All Things Are Measured’, King Jayaprangus built Pura Pengukar Ukaran on a ravine edge in the 12th century. The temple complex contains handfuls of pre-Hindu megaliths and a multitude of bales (pavilions), worn carved stones and an ornate shrine with lingga. A descending flight of large stone steps sits on it...
This unique gem of North Balinese Culture specializes in beautiful reproductions of antique Buleleng traditional textiles indigenous to this region. At the Berdikari Hand woven Cloth Factory you may watch thread being spun and traditional endek cloth in silk or cotton being dyed and woven using hand weaving processes called ATBM, or alat tenun bu...
