Good Things to Do in Ubud

25/02/2018

" OGOH-OGOH FESTIVAL"

Date: March 16th 2018
Time: start 6.00pm
Location: Pejeng Village-Bali

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Descriptions:
Ogoh- ogoh festival is one famous local attraction in bali, you can watched when the balinese poeple cellebrated balineae new year/nyepi.
Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Isakawarsa (Saka new year) according to the Balinese calendar (in 2018, it falls on March 17). It is a Hinducelebration mainly celebrated in Bali, Indonesia. Nyepi, a public holiday in Indonesia, is a day of silence, fasting and meditation for the Balinese.

One part of nyepi celebration is The Bhuta Yajna Ritual (one day before) is performed in order to vanquish the negative elements and create a balance with God, Mankind, and Nature. The ritual is also meant to appease Batara Kala by Pecaruanoffering. Devout Hindu Balinese villages usually make ogoh-ogoh, demonic statues made of richly painted bamboo and styrofoam symbolizing negative elements or malevolent spirits.

Ogoh-ogoh are statues built for the Ngrupuk parade, which takes place on the eve of Nyepi day in Bali, Indonesia. Ogoh-ogoh normally have form of mythological beings, mostly demons. As with many creative endeavours based on Balinese Hinduism, the creation of Ogoh-ogoh represents spiritual aims inspired by Hindu philosophy.

The main purpose of the making of Ogoh-ogoh is the purification of the natural environment of any spiritual pollutants emitted from the activities of living beings (especially humans). The forms of Ogoh-ogoh represent the Bhuta-Kala (Bhuta: eternal energy, Kala: eternal time), according to Hindu teachings. The imperceptible potentials of nature cannot be thoroughly explored by anyone. Philosophically, civilized men are required to manage the natural resources without damaging the environment itself.

Aside from being the symbol of Bhuta-Kala, Ogoh-ogoh is considered a symbol of modes of nature that form the malicious characters of living beings. Each village usually build one Ogoh-ogoh mainly built by each village's Seka Truna Truni (Balinese village's youth organization), but often some smaller ogoh-ogoh also built by groups of children around the village. Some artist also usually build one. After being paraded on a convoy around the town, finally it is burnt to ashes in a cemetery as a symbol of self-purification.

An Ogoh-ogoh is normally standing on a pad built of timber planks and bamboos. The pad is designed to sustain the Ogoh-ogoh while it is being lifted and carried around the village or the town square. There are normally eight or more men carrying the Ogoh-ogoh on their shoulders. This procession is accompanied by orchestral music performed by the youth. The use of flares is also a main part of the parade.

During the procession, the Ogoh-ogoh is rotated counter-clockwise three times. This act is done at every T-junction and crossroad of the village. Rotating the effigies during the cremational parade and the eve of Nyepi represents the contact of the bodies with the spirits. It is intended to bewilder the evil spirits so that they go away and cease harming human beings. (Edited from: wikipedia.org)
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20/02/2018

"NGABEN" (Balinese Cremation Ceremony)

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* Event details:
Date: March 2nd 2018
Time: 10.00am- till finished
Located: Ubud Royal Pallace , Bali, Indonesia

*note: you can booked a local driver to take you to the venue, this ceremony open for public and you can watched.

* Descriptions:
Ngaben, also known as Pitra Yadyna, Pelebon or cremation ceremony, is the Hindu funeral ritual of Bali, Indonesia. A Ngaben is performed, states Victoria Williams, to release the soul of a dead person so that it can enter the upper realm where it can wait for it to be reborn or become liberated from the cycles of rebirths. The Balinese Hindu theology holds that there is a competition between evil residents of the lower realm to capture this soul, and a proper cremation enhances the chance that it may reach the upper realm.

A quick Ngaben is preferred, but usually too expensive. In Balinese culture, people go through an interim state where they bury the dead for a while usually near Pura Prajapati, pool fcom
s and cremate many recently dead on the same day in an elaborate community-based Ngaben ceremony.
Once the families are financially ready, they select an auspicious day, make bade (coffins) to carry the deads, and announce the event in the village. The families also make a patulanganto cremate the body in, which is either a lembu (bull or mythical animal-shaped bamboo-wood-paper coffin) to burn with the dead, or a wooden wadah (temple-like structure). Once the co**se is ready for the cremation ground, it is washed, dressed in Balinese attire, family and friends pay their last goodbye with prayers and the mourners take it for cremation. They carry the co**ses with rites, dressed in traditional attire, accompanied with gamelan music and singing, to the kuburan (cremation grounds). If the path passes through major road crossings, the coffin is rotated three times to confuse the evil residents of the lower realm.

At the cremation ground, the co**se is placed into the bull-shaped lembu or temple-shaped wadah, final hymns are recited and the cremation pyre lit.While the co**se burns, the Balinese music team plays the beleganjur music, a battle song symbolizing the soul's fight with evil underworld to reach the worry-free upper realm. Twelve days after the cremation, the families collect the ashes, fill it inside coconut shell, carry it to nearby river or sea to return the remains back to the elements.
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06/02/2018

"Bali dan Tri Hita Karana"
(Sebuah Hubungan Sebab-Akibat)

Bali merupakan sebuah p**au di indonesia yang terkenal dengan patiwisatanya. Banyak tempat menarik yang bisa dikunjungi di p**au ini dari persawahannya, gunung, pantai, kehidupan desa, dan sebagainya. Semua ini bisa dinikmati dengan nyaman tentram dan damai.

Berbicara tentang p**au bali, tak ubahnya kita menelaah tentang manusia bali dan bagaimana kehidupannya di p**au ini. Ya, memang Manusia bali merupakan satu etnis yang sangat unik karena mereka mampu menciptakan dan memelihara budaya-budaya yang mengagumkan dan semua ini sangat diminati oleh semua orang di belahan dunia manapun. Manusia bali merupakan sebuah kelompok manusia yang mampu beradaptasi dengan tantangan zaman, mereka mampu mengimbangi setiap perubahan yang ada tanpa harus menghacurkan identitas dan warisan budayanleluhurnya. Dan ini akan dan masih terus berlangsung sampai kapanpun.

Tri Hita Karana, sebuah konsep hidup pada masyarakat bali yang merupakan warisan dari generasi ke generasi yang merupakan landasan utama segala aktivitas masyarakat bali. Aktivitas budaya, agama, tradisi, bahkan aktivitas sosial sehari-hari, semuanya dipengaruhi oleh konsep tri hita karana.
Secara etimologi kata, tri hita karana bisa di artikan sebagai "tiga hal penyebab kebahagiaan" (tri:tiga, hita: kebahagiaan, karana: penyebab). Konsep ini menekankan pada keseimbangan hidup umat manusia dalam segala aspek kehidupannya dengan menjaga hubungan yang harmonis dalam berbagai element. Adapun tiga pembagian dari tri hita karana diantaranya:
* parhyangan: parhyangan berasal dari akar kata hyang yang berarti tuhan , ini adalah hal tertinggi dalam hidup orang bali, sehingga hubungan manusia dengan dengan tuhan akan terus tetap dijaga harmonis. Masyarakat bali sadar dan yakin bawasannya segala hal dalam kehidupan bersumber dan berakhir pada tuhan yang maha kuasa, oleh karena itu dengan menjaga hubungan baik dengan penciptanya maka hidup manusia juga akan baik dan selalu diberkahi.
* pawongan: berasal dari akar kata wong yang berarti manusia/orang dimana dalam konsep pawongan manusia bali akan selalu berusaha menjaga hubungan baik dengan manusia lainnya baik itu manusia bali maupun manusia dari luar bali. Konsep ini juga erat kaitannya dengan hakekat hidup manusia sebagai makhluk sosial yang tidak bisa hidup sendiri sehingga akan selalu bergantung pada manusia lainnya. Dengan menjaga hubungan baik dengan manusia lainnya manusia bali yakin kehidupannya pun akan baik begitu p**a sebaliknya.
* palemahan: dalam konsep terakhir ini manusia bali akan selalu berusaha menjaga hubungan baik dengan lingkungannya baik itu rumah tinggal maupun lingkuangan luar dimanapun mereka berada. Lingkungan tentunya sangat perlu di jaga karena semua kebutuhan hidup manusia berasal dari lingkungan termasuk di dalamnya alam/sumber daya alam. Semua ini akan dimanfaatkan oleh manusia untuk kelangsungan hidupnya.

Itulah tiga hal yang sangat prinsip bagi kehidupan manusia bali dan akan selalu di pegang teguh kapanpun dan dimanapun. Inti dari konsep tri hita karana adalah harmonisasi kehidupan dimana semua hal itu kembali kepada manusianya jika dia mampu.menjaga harmonisasi maka hidupnya akan harmonis dan begitu p**a sebaliknya.

Begitu besarnya pengaruh konsep tri hita karana ini di bali. dapat dilihat dalam kehidupan manusia bali bawasannya tri hita karana merupakan penyebab segala hal yang ada dalam perputaran kehidupan di bali, begitu p**a selanjutnya segala aktifitas kehidupan manusia ditujukan/tujuan untuk tri hita karana. Terakhir akibat baik/buruk segala aktivitas itu bisa kita lihat pada tri hita karana (parhyangan, pawongan, palemahan). Disinilah sangat jelas sekali kausalitas (hubungan sebab-akibat) dari tri hita karana dengan manusia bali itu sendiri.

Mungkin terdengar cukup simpel mudah melakukan/realisasi dari ketiga konsep ini, namun dalam kenyataannya sampai sekarang manusia bali masih terus berusaha menjaga harmonisasi tersebut
Namun adap**a yang tidak mau ambil pusing untuk menjaga hubungan baik tersebut.

Gede Julius

04/02/2018

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04/02/2018

Electric bike tours

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22/12/2017

***Top 5 Dance in Ubud***

1. Barong
This is one famous and authentic dance from bali. The story tell is about the fight between godness (barong caracter) and badness (rangda caracter) and this process never stop and forever in out life.
In bali This concept also we called "rwa bhineda", two different thing in human life. Like bad and good, male and female, black and white, etc. Not only in bali, some other country also believed with this concept, like in chinese culture they called "yin-yang". For us this concept teached us how do you make a balanced between thats different and make harmony of life and happiness oriented.
When you are stay in bali especially in ubud, this dance very recomended to watched, duration about 1hour and lot of attraction you will see. Usually every morning this performance you can watched at batubulan village start at 9.30am (about 30minutes drived from central ubud), and also you can watched everynight at ubud village start at 7.30pm. The ticket is very cheap, just idr100k/usd8.

2. Legong
Legong is a form of Balinese dance. It is a refined dance form characterized by intricate finger movements, complicated footwork, and expressive gestures and facial expressions.

Legong probably originated in the 19th century as royal entertainment. Legend has it that..............read more at

***Top 5 Traditional Dance in Ubud*** 1. Barong This is one famous and authentic dance from bali. The story tell is about the fight between godness (barong caracter) and badness (rangda caracter) a…

20/12/2017

Ubud today...
Quite, wet, cold, fun....

18/12/2017

**Top 8 the Most Amazing Food in Ubud**

This article will explained about the most authentic and pop**ar food in ubud:

1. Babi guling (suckling pig)
This food is very populer in bali, and also the top ranked of balinese food. If you asked poeple in bali everyone knows well about babi guling. This food made by young pig/ baby pig and all of body will grilled on wood fire about 2-3hours. The taste is very yummy because the put lot of spices + coconut oil inside of pig stomach (before that, they have to cleaned and wash by hot water to killed the bacterial). The coconut oil make a good smell and also make all spices spread to all pig body. Special part of babi guling and the most tasty is the skin, the colour is brown and bright also very chrispy (coconut oil make the nice smell).

Long time ago this food made only for ceremony like: wedding ceremony, birthday ceremony, temple ceremony, etc. Now you can find babi guling everytime and everywhere in bali, specially ubud. In ubud you can eat babi guling at local restaurant they called warung.
So when you stay in ubud, dont forget to try babi guling and choose which the most part your favorite and please dont eat to much because babi guling has lot of fat.

2. Lawar bali
Same like babi guling lawar bali also very pop**ar in bali. Lawar bali is similiar like mixing vegetable because in this food they..........read more....

This article will explained about the most authentic and pop**ar food in ubud: 1. Babi guling (suckling pig) This food is very populer in bali, and also the top ranked of balinese food. If you ask…

18/12/2017

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*Barong Dance* This is one famous and authentic dance from bali. The story tell is about the fight between godness (barong caracter) and badness (rangda caracter) and this process never stop and fo…

14/12/2017

"Volcanic Natural Hotspring"

This is one place you have to visited when you stay in ubud. Located at mount batur caldera area, just on the front of batur lake (kintamani distric).

From ubud this hotspring is very near, you can tak drive about 1hour. Here you can swim and relaxing ylur body with natural hotspring and we are sure you will feel enjoy and relaxed. This hotspring also famous for medicine, because the sulfur inside the water is very good for your skin and if you have some skin problem you can come here and try the sensation.

Most of travellers their combined the sunrise trekking at Mount.batur + take a bath at natural hotspring. This is very amazing trip for you lot of fun, amazing view and off course healty.

So when you come to ubud dont forgot to visited this place.

"Enjoy your travel"

13/12/2017

"Letusan Gunung Agung dan Rahasia Alam Semesta"

Bali adalah sebuah p**au kecil dari ribuan gugusan p**au yang ada di indonesia. Pulau bali sendiri di kenal sebagai bagian dari cincin apinyang membentang dari kawasan barat indonesia sampai bagian timur. Di bali ada dua gunung api aktif hingga saat ini yaitu gunung agung (3142 meter) dan gunung batur (1717 meter).
Berita paling populer saat ini adalah tentang aktifnya gunung agung, dan seolah olah gunung agung bangun dari tidurnya selama setengah abad. Publik pun dibuat cemas, tidak hanya masyarakat lokal bali namum juga orang luar negeri ramai membicarakan tentang meletusnya gunung agung. Banyak orang luar negeri yang khawatir akan rencana liburannya di bali, dan terutama banyak dari mereka yg merencanakan perayaan tahun baru di Bali.
Akibat letusan awal gunung agung Beberapa kali bali airport harus ditutup karena abu vulkanik dari letusan sangat berbahaya bagi pesawat dan keselamatan. Selain...... Read more....

Bali adalah sebuah p**au kecil dari ribuan gugusan p**au yang ada di indonesia. Pulau bali sendiri di kenal sebagai bagian dari cincin apinyang membentang dari kawasan barat indonesia sampai bagian…

13/12/2017

UBUD VILLAGE - BALI

Ubud is a town on the Indonesian island of Bali in Ubud District, located amongst rice paddies and steep ravines in the central foothills of the Gianyar regency. Promoted as an arts and culture centre, it has developed a large tourism industry.

Ubud has a pop**ation of about 30,000 people. It can be difficult for visitors to distinguish the town itself from the 13 villages that surround it.[2] The area surrounding the town is made up of small farms, rice paddies, and dense forest.

*History of Ubud*
Eighth-century legend tells of a Javanesepriest, Rsi Markendya, who meditated at the confluence of two rivers (an auspicious site for Hindus) at the Ubud locality of Campuan. Here he founded the Gunung Lebah Temple on the valley floor, the site of which remains a pilgrim destination.

The town was originally important as a source of medicinal herbs and plants; Ubud gets its name from the Balinese word ubad(medicine).

In the late nineteenth century, Ubud became the seat of feudal lords who owed their allegiance to the king of Gianyar, at one time the most powerful of Bali's southern states. The lords were members of the Balinese Kshatriya caste of Sukawati, and were significant supporters of the village's increasingly renowned arts scene.

Tourism on the island developed after the arrival of Walter Spies, an ethnic German born in Russia who taught painting and music, and dabbled in dance. Spies and foreign painters Willem Hofker and Rudolf Bonnet entertained celebrities including Charlie Chaplin, Noël Coward, Barbara Hutton, H.G. Wells and Vicki Baum. They brought in some of the greatest artists from all over Bali to teach and train the Balinese in arts, helping Ubud become the cultural centre of Bali.

A new burst of creative energy came in the 1960s after the arrival of Dutch painter Arie Smit (b. 1916) and the development of the Young Artists Movement.

The Bali tourist boom since the late 1960s has seen much development in the town; however, it remains a centre of artistic pursuit.

*Streets in Ubud*

The main street is Jalan Raya Ubud (Jalan Raya means main road), which runs east–west through the center of town. Two long roads, Jalan Monkey Forest and Jalan Hanoman, extend south from Jalan Raya Ubud.

*Buildings in Ubud*

Puri Saren Agung is a large palace located at the intersection of Monkey Forest and Raya Ubud roads. The residence of Tjokorda Gede Agung Sukawati (1910–1978), the last ruling monarch of Ubud, it is still owned by the royal family. Dance performances and ceremonies are held in its courtyard. The palace was also one of Ubud's first hotels, opening its doors back in the 1930s.

A number of Hindu temples exist, such as Pura Desa Ubud, which is the main temple, Pura Taman Saraswati, and Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal, the temple of death. The Gunung Kawi temple is the site of the royal tombs. Goa Gajah, also known as the Elephant Cave, is located in a steep valley just outside Ubud near the town of Bedulu.

The Moon of Pejeng, in nearby Pejeng, is the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world, dating from circa 300BC. It is a pop**ar destination for tourists interested in local culture.

*Economy in Ubud*

The economy of Ubud is highly reliant on tourism which focuses on shopping, resorts, museums, and zoos. In contrast to the main tourist area in southern Bali, the Ubud area is less densely pop**ated. A number of smaller boutique-style hotels such as the historic Tjampuhan Hotel are located in and around Ubud, where spa treatments, massage parlors, taxis, or treks up nearby mountains are commonly offered.

*Ubud Culture*
The town and area has a number of art museums, such as the Blanco Renaissance Museum, the Puri Lukisan Museum, Neka Art Museum, and the Agung Rai Museum of Art. Close-by is the Museum Rudana in Peliatan,

The Tek Tok is a traditional Balinese dance that is accompanied by musical sound of mouth 'Tek Tok' altogether with various combinations of body movement and other sounds. The story Draupadi Parwa told in the Tek Tok Dance tells a moral message, when a woman who embodies the values of patience, sacrifice, compassion, devotion, and holy sincerity is disrespected, then disasters and calamities will befall a kingdom or state. This story also conveys the message that truth, virtue, devotion and genuine compassion will always be protected by God. The Tek Tok dance performance is held regularly at the Bali Culture Center (BCC) in Ubud four times a week.

*Ubud Nature*

The Ubud Monkey Forest is an animal park located near the southern end of Jalan Monkey Forest. It houses the Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal, and approximately 340 crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) monkeys live there.

The Campuhan ridge walk is a hill in nearby Campuhan, from where one can see two rivers, Tukad Yeh Wos Kiwa and Tukad Yeh Wos Tengen, merge. A one meter wide paved-block track runs about two kilometers to the top of the hill.

**Edit from: wikipedia.org
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