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Held at least two times annually on Sash Kasah (the first month in the Balinese calendar) in the village of Timbrah in the Karangasem Regency, this very unique ceremony called Ngusaba Dalem or Ngusaba Guling involves offering hundreds of roast suckling pigs (babi guling) to Ida Batari Durga (Lord Shiva’s consort) as a token of gratitude and r...
Held just outside of Candi Dasa in the indigenous Bali Aga village of Asak in Karangasem Regency, this ritual ceremony features a very traditional dance form called the Pendet Rejang. This ancient dance with its own function, role, attributes and elaborate costumes, is performed around June/July each year and takes place in the Great Hall of the vi...
This very unique and traditional Balinese ‘kissing ritual’ held on the first day of the Balinese Saka new year (in March or April, the day after Nyepi) is a mandatory ceremony involving the young maidens and bachelors of Banjar Kaja, South Denpasar. Facing off on opposite sides of the local pitch, the youths slowly advance towards each ...
The Balinese Saka year (lunar new year) celebrated in March or April – Nyepi is the traditional day of silence in which Balinese Hindu celebrants are meant to fast, self-reflect and meditate between the hours of 6am and 6am the following morning. It is also during this period that the entire island literally shuts down and an eerie silence an...
Celebrated every 210 days in sync with Kuningan, the ancient ritual of Perang Jempana (Sacred Battle of the Deities) is held at the Pura Panti Timbrah in Paksebali Village, Bangli Regency. The Perang Jempana is held in the late afternoon and involves dozens of young men from the village carrying effigies of various deities on beautifully decorated ...
