Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 6:11AM Om Swastiastu!
Today's Bali Photo of the Day features the Balifornian Team on a recent visit to the Bali Puppet and Mask Museum. We will be blogging more about this wonderful new museum as our tour group loved it, so stay tuned.
The Balifornian Team~ Putu, Dino and KadekHappy travels!
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 11:30PM Keliki Village is well known for its painting style which depicts Balinese village life in the 1930's. The works are full of small details and the works are often miniature. A detailed painting can take over a year to create and may contain thousands of people in everyday activities such as going to temple much like this woman is doing here. Other depictions may include cremation ceremonies, cockfights, preparing of offerings, dance performances, etc.
A Balinese village woman brings her offering to the local temple
This kind woman worked for a couple days with her family to create a beautiful offering that she is taking to the local temple for the annual Odelon Ceremony. A Temple's Odelon is the anniversary of the temple and occurs every 210 days as that is the lenght of the Balinese calendar.
Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 6:52PM Om Swasti Astu samua,
Today's Bali photo of the day is from an elaborate beach ceremony in the seaside village of Jimbaron. Our Bali Culture Tour got extrememly lucky on this day as we headed to Jimbaron for our farewell seafood feast complete with lobster, fresh fish, huge shrimp, fresh veggies, coconuts and more. I would love to say that we planned the tour on this evening because we knew the huge celebration would be going on, but as with many cultural events in Bali, they just seem to appear out of nowhere. Thousands of people decended on the beach to either witness or partake in an evening ceremony.
A young Balinese girl and her friends attend a beach ceremony in Jimbaron, BaliThis beautiful young girl and her three friends are headed to take their places in the procession. It was a beautiful site as hundreds of Balinese dressed in fine temple gear gathered together just before sunset.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 2:19PM Today I have a nice shot from a recent Art and Culture Tour. After a long day of visiting temples, partaking in ceremonies and the like, our tour headed to Jimbaron Beach in South Bali for their famous seafood feasts as it was the last day of the tour. Typically we will head to Jimbaron for a farewell seafood dinner but this time there was a surprize for us. There were hundereds of people on the beach having a ceremony and a concert celebrating the recent environmental efforts of the local youth organization. There were floats, banners, flags and all sorts of celebratory accutemount. We got many fantastic photos and here is one...
A beach ceremony on Bali's Jimbaron BeachWe would love it if you could share this post with others.
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Monday, September 10, 2012 at 10:51AM Hello and welcome to your Bali Photo of the day. While touring a temple in West Bali I noticed the sun coming through the foliage of this ancient tree and the way it illumnated the Hindi shrine. I loved the light, the craftsmanship of the stone carvers, and the feel of the location. I hope you enjoy it as well.
The verdant green as seen from a Balinese Hindu Temple in West BaliDid you know Balifornian Tours works with you to customize an experience to fit your desires and passions? We make it easy and handle everything from picking you up at the airport until we drop you off at the airport. We only do the things YOU want to do and our extensive experience can help you decide what are the best activities for you. Contact us today to see how we can help you craft the vacation of your lifetime AND at a price that is lower than most generic tours as well!
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