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Friday, October 11, 2013
Bali News
World leaders must participate in keeping environment of Bali Denpasar (Bali Post)—
The APEC Summit in Nusa Dua is no doubt to have increasingly boosted the reputation of Bali in the international community. Bali has no longer only belonged to the people of Bali and Indonesia, but it has also been felt by people throughout the world. They admire the beauty and uniqueness of Bali with the strength of sublime culture. However, the world leaders are not only expected to visit and admire Bali with a bunch of praises, but they are also expected to maintain and preserve the environment and Balinese human upholding the Tri Hita Karana (harmony of human, nature and the Creator) concept. “Bali has indeed already been very global and is even considered to have belonged to the world. So, through the APEC Summit, Bali must have more values and positions. World leaders should also keep Bali especially in terms of the environment,” said spatial analyst from the Udayana University, Dr. Putu Rumawan Salain, in Denpasar, Tuesday (Oct 8). Further, Rumawan known to be industrious and consistently struggling for the spatial arrangement of Bali said when Bali had become a barometer and storefront of Indonesia and the world all eyes and attention of the world would be directed at Bali. It was a blessing but on the other hand containing a huge risk. Any minor disturbance against the safety or environmental destruction occurred in Bali would be heard by international community so that it drew the attention of the world. “If the environmental damage continues to occur
in Bali, it will discredit us,” he said. He did not dismiss if the environment of Bali faced many threats and the damage was increasingly severe. Many provisions in the Regional Bylaw (Perda) No. 15/2009 on the Bali Provincial Spatial Plan (RTRWP) were infringed so the spatial arrangement of Bali was in shambles, such as the Benoa Bay reclamation plan and inclusion of Besakih in the National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN). “Violation against spatial arrangement widely happens. Environmental damage is also getting more severe. Thus, we and the leader of Bali must begin to introspect. Do not let the leader misapply the aspect in the development of Bali,” he said. Moreover, added Rumawan, the values of local wisdom of Bali namely the Tri Hita Karana became a universal value and was recognized internationally in the context of sustainable devel-
opment. Whether liking or disliking, Bali should be able to give examples on the implementation of Tri Hita Karana lest the leader of Bali harmed and betrayed the Tri Hita Karana philosophy, for example by issuing a policy on the environmental exploitation. If the environment of Bali was disturbed, Balinese people were also disturbed and ultimately the relationship to the Creator would also be disrupted. Ultimately, the order of Tri Hita Karana philosophy echoed over the years would mean nothing. “The leader of Bali must consistently apply the Tri Hita Karana in any development in Bali. We will feel ashamed if the Tri Hita Karana has been recognized by the world but we are not able to implement it well,” he said while hoping Balinese people to make the Tri Hita Karana an ‘ideology’ as the national ideology of Pancasila. (kmb29)
Hundreds of hectares of paddy field hit by drought Amlapura (Bali Post)—
Of approximately 7,000 hectares of paddy fields in Karangasem, hundreds of hectares of them are hit by drought due to irrigation water crisis. As observation made on Wednesday (Oct 9), there were farmers that did not cultivate their paddy fields for fear of a long drought and worries to get no irrigation water. As a result, some farmers cultivated maize, peanuts or other horticulture crops. At the paddy field in the area of Subagan, most farmers cultivated peanuts. There were also farmers planting watermelons and cu-
cumbers. Meanwhile, at Timbrah, Bugbug and Asak, some farmers planted peanuts. Headman of Pratima village, Wayan Winda, some time ago said at Asak that indeed not all farmers cultivating their farmland could grow rice in this dry season. At the moment, farmers at Subak Dangin Tukad of local village got the turn to plant rice, while in the previous planting season was the turn of Subak Dauh Tukad. Therefore, farmers at Subak Dauh Tukad cleared off their paddy field. On the other hand, the Head of Karangasem Agriculture, Food
Crops and Horticulture Agency, Komang Subratayasa, delivered that his party did not receive any reports related to the existence of paddy field facing drought. Actually, farmers should have anticipated such condition because the irrigation water always reduced during dry season. On that account, farmers had accustomed to applying the cropping pattern with the existing subak system. Planting rice was made in turn to avoid harvest failure due to shortage of water. After the turn to grow rice ended, they cultivated peanut or other horticultural crops. (013)
People protest and claim investor to have violated bylaws Mangupura (Bali Post)—
Land arrangement project in the area of Subak Karanggadon at Darmasaba hamlet, Darmasaba village, was protested by subak members and local community. The project estimated to make residential area was complained because it had not owned yet a permit and was conducted without notification to subak members. Not only that, residents also accused the project of violating the awig-awig or customary bylaw of Darmasaba hamlet. As field observation made on Tuesday (Oct 8), the road construction was underway. A truck was carrying materials and project workers were busy unloading the materials such as stone. Heavy equipment was also used in the project. The land having been leveled was also estimated to be used as road body. Its width was about 5 meters and one of the road section used the land of paddy field. Chief of Subak Karanggadon, I Ketut Sudarka, encountered at location claimed not to know about the project. It happened because the project owner had never coordinated with the subak. “I do not know what to be made. Seeing the condition, it can almost be ascertained if the land will be used for housing. It is impossible for farming road,” he said. His party claimed to deplore the existence of such project. According to him, the land conversion like that would be detrimental to local subak. The subak area spreading across an area of 53 hectares would diminish. “It is said that subak is a world cultural heritage. But, if the land conversion continues, the subak area will obviously dwindle,” he said. As a form of protest, his party admitted to have sent a letter to Badung House, Revenue Service and Pasedahan Agung of Badung including the Regent of Badung. The letter No. 08/SBK/III/2013 dated October 2, 2013 essentially contained the objection to land conversion at Subak Karanggadon. The letter was made based on meeting decision of subak members dated April 4, 2009 which affirmed that the area of Subak Karanggadon covering 53 hectares might not be converted in order the subak remained sustainable. In essence, they were asking the government, especially the Regent of Badung, not to issue any permit for the investor related to the establishment in the subak area. Similar opinion was also expressed by local community leaders I Ketut Udiana and Made Suka. According to Udiana, the project had violated the awig-awig of Darmasaba hamlet which ratified on December 20, 2003. In Article 24 was mentioned that moor and rice field area might not be harmed or converted into housing or the like. As adjacent resident, he also stated to reject the land plotting at the location. Made Suka added that local residents had rejected the housing since the very beginning. Moreover, near the opened location stood the Taman Temple and khayangan temple whose sanctity was very well preserved. He was very disappointed with the current condition. Responding to the report of local residents, relevant regional working units (SKPD) in the Badung government such as the Revenue Service and Pasedahan Agung, Highways and Water Resources Agency, Agriculture Agency as well as village officials of Darmasaba came down to location for a checking. Based on explanation of village official, the developer had not made coordination with village authority. In other words, the project had not got approval from the village. Meanwhile, the Head of Revenue Service and Pasedahan Agung of Badung, I Nyoman Gede Agung Murdita, asserted the aspirations revealed by the public would immediately be followed up. His party also deeply supported the measures to maintain the subak area. (kmb25)
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Calendar Event for October 4 through 28 , 2013 4 Oct Tilem Sasih Ketiga Odalan Ida Ratu Geng Penataran Agung Besakih Odalan Ida Ratu Raja Puraus di Merajan Seloding Besakih Pura Ulun Kulkuk Besakih 6 Oct Saniscara Pon Julungwangi Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Kayuputih Buleleng 8 Oct Anggarkasih Julungwangi Pura Tirtaharum Tegalwangi Bangli Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang Pura Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Tulikup Pura manik Bingin Sidemen 9 Oct Buda Umanis Julungwangi Pura Penetaran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli Pura Puncaksari Pdi Sangeh Abiansemal Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi Sidan Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Jakatebel Merajan Pasek Prateka Batusesa Merajan Jeroan Dauh Cemenggon Cemenggon Pura Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja. Merajan Pasek Subadra Kramas-Gianyar Pura Dalem Maya Blahbatuh Gianyar Linggih Bhatara Kayu Selem Besakih 17 Oct Wraspati Wage Sungsang Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas Klungkung Pura Siang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Petemon Merajan Pasek Gelgel Melinggih Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih 19 Oct Purnama Sasih Kapat Bathara Tiga Sakti Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Meru Cakra Lombok Pura Lempuyang Madya Karangasem Pura Penerejon Kintamani Pura Pulaki Buleleng Pura Tirta Empul Tampak Siring Pura Puseh, Pura Desa, Pura Penataran, Pura
Luhuring Akasa, Bhatara Hyang Basukih Desa Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Tirta Negari Singapadu Pura Puseh, Desa, Penataran Tangsub Sukawati Pura Penataran Agung Tegallalang Pura Desa Denjalan, Tegaltamu, Tegehe, Batu Yang lan Batuaji Batubulan Pura Puseh Singakerta Ubud Pura Nataran Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Bakuang Ceningan Nusa Penida Pura Pasek Getas Kawan Kedewataan Ubud Pura Agung Dukuh Sakti Pangku Subami Braban Pura Pasek Gelgel Carik Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Klanting Dukuh Krambitan Pura Pasek Bendesa Mas Gadungan Selemadeg Pura Agung Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Selemadeg Pura Penataran Pasek Kayu Putih Bandem Karangasem Pura Puseh Werdi Agung Bolang Mangondow Sulut Pura Dukuh Segening Wangsiang Karangasem Pura Dalem Khayangan Arya Gajahpara Sukaluwih Tejakula Buleleng Pura Pasraman Suci Renon Denpasar Pura Penataran Agung Kertabumi Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta Pura Luhur Waisnawa Asah Badung Sepang Buleleng Pura Ulun Danu Batur Songan Kintamani Pura Agung Bhuwana Skyline Jayapura Papua Pura Dalem Bengkel Banjar Benoh Ubung Denpasar Merajan Suci Geriya Penataran Banjar Gemeh Denpasar Pura Pejengaji Tegalalang Pura Panti PasekGelgel Desa Meliling Kerambitan Pura Pejenengan Dukuh Ogan Desa Sangkan Gunung Rendang Karangasem Pura Dadia Dukuh Segening Desa Swastika Buana Saputih Banyak Lampung Tengah Pura Dukuh Sakti Belatung Kukuh Kerambitan Pura Gumang (Bukit Juru) Desa Bugbug Karangasem Pura Kawitan Arya Samping Banjar Langon Kapal Pura Pejenengan Pule Sari Desa Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem Pura Segara Penimbangan Banjar Galiran Desa Bakti Seraga Buleleng Pura Puseh Yeh Ulakan Desa Suana Nusa Penida Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah Desa Batur Kintamani
Pura Pasek Tangkas Kori Agung Kukuh kerambitan Pura Penataran Ubud Pura Luhur Giri Kusuma Dauh Peken Blahbatuh Pemerajan Agung Jambe Guwang Sukawati Pura Taman Sari Busungbiu Busungbiu Buleleng Pura Giri Jagat Nata Ketewel Sukawati Pura Dang Khayangan Penataran Agung BaturningMambal Abiansemal 22 Oct Penampahan Galungan 23 Oct Hari Raya Galungan Pura Wakika Kupang, NTT Pura Agung Girinatha Sumbawa Besar NTB Pura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Pura Atambuananta Kutamba NTT Pura Webananta Kupang, NTT Pura Giripati Mulawarman Pontianak Pura Mustika Dharma Cijantung I Jakarta Timur Pura Mustika Dharma Kompleks Kopassus Cijantung Jakarta Timur. 24 Oct Wraspati Umanis Dungulan Pura Watukaru Tabanan Pura Lempuyang Luhur Karangasem Pura Kentel Gumi Klungkung Pura Pasek Gaduh Umadesa Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Kubayan Wangaya Gede Penebel Tabanan Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Tiyingan Merajan Pasek Gaduh Umadesa. 25 Oct Sukra Paing Dungulan Pura Ulun Suwi Jimbaran, Badung Pura Luhur Cemenggon, Sukawati Pura Pasek Ubung Denpasar 26 Oct Saniscara Pon Dungulan Pura Segara Jembrana Pura Dalem Gede Losan Klungkung 27 Oct Redite Paing Kuningan Pura Dalem Tegal Tamu Sekar Mukti Batubulan Pura Kubayan Umagunung Sempidi Badung 28 Oct Soma Kliwon Kuningan Pura Desa Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Sawah Selemadeg Pura Pemerajan Agung Benawah Kangin Gianyar Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Pelapuan Busungbiu Pura Kahyangan Tulus Desa Apuan
Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.