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Pakendungan Temple akendungan Temple is located in west side in Tanah Lot Area it is just 300 meters from Tanah Lot Temple. It was built in year Çaka 1330 to be exact in year 1408. Pakendungan Temple has one unity with Tanah Lot Temple.

When Dang Hyang Nirartha continue his journey to find the Holy Light in Segara (Sea) Kidul Tanah Lot, he was do meditation (yoga

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semadi) in luxuriant forest in the west side of Segara (sea) Kidul Tanah Lot to get some vision of God about the Holy light. The forest name was known as Kendung Forest.

History of Pakendungan Temple and history of Tanah Lot Temple, seems come from one source.

Cause if we expressing the history both of that temple, according to old manuscript source, cannot be dissociated. Both of that temple as Dang Kahyangan temple and representing Fungtional temple, that is as “Pangulun (place to pray) Subak” at kediri district and most of “Krama (people) Subak” in Tabanan regency.

Subak is irrigating system in Tabanan regency.

Pakendungan Temple is located in west side in Tanah Lot Area it is just 300 meters from Tanah Lot Temple. It was built in year Çaka 1330 to be exact in year 1408. Pakendungan Temple has one unity with Tanah Lot Temple.

When Dang Hyang Nirartha continue his journey to find the Holy Light in Segara (Sea) Kidul Tanah Lot, he was do meditation (yoga semadi) in luxuriant forest in the west side of Segara (sea) Kidul Tanah Lot to get some vision of God about the Holy light.

The forest name was known as Kendung Forest.

The place that used by Dang Hyang Nirartha

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meditate, was built a temple and known as Pakendungan Temple. Pakendungan temple is place where Keris sakti (Holy Keris) “KI BARU GAJAH” that had power to subjugate all the disease plants in BALI Island was kept. Keris KI BARU GAJAH was holy keris given by Dang Hyang Nirartha to the Chief of Beraban Village before He leave the Beraban village.

This ancient Keris KI BARU GAJAH was kept in Puri Kediri.

Besides of that, at Pakendungan Temple there is “Beji” or source of holy water. Before hinduism people pray at Pakendungan Temple, they must pray at this place first. The function is to cleaning and refreshing our selves from the dirt in harsh body before we do the pray with washing our face and our foot first, and continued with pray at temple that exist at Pakendungan Temple’s Beji.

After we do pray in Beji, then we continued our pray in Pakendungan Temple. Holy water in Pakendungan Temple’s Beji usually use for all event at Pakendungan Temple and most of people in Beraban village usually use this holy water for drinking water everyday. Pakendungan Temple Ceremonial is every 210 days in Sabtu (Saturday) Kliwon, Wara Kuningan or Kuningan Day, according Balinese calendar. B N (BTN/kmb)

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“Ngoying” one of the sacred ritual in the ceremony in Bali is a part of Usaba Ceremony in Puseh Temple, Selumbung Village Kintamani

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Combine Luxuries with Modern-Ethnic Interior Design mnaya Resort Kuta is an intimate hotel set in a natural environment providing genuine and warm service that located in amidst the upbeat energy of Bali’s most colorful tourism district. This cultural related boutique hotel pays attention to the smallest detail seen in the design and furnishings. A total of 116 spaciously-appointed guest rooms and suites are designed for comfort.

Amnaya combine luxuries with modern-ethnic interior design with the touch of nature that will give homey and cozy feelings.

Supporting facilities include a multi function room, an Indonesian casual dining restaurant, an elongated swimming pool and a journey to complete well-being, rooted in health and beauty therapies, Bhava Spa. Amnaya Resort Kuta is the only culturally- related hotel in its home of the South Kuta area.

116 spaciously-appointed guest rooms consist of 80 Deluxe

rooms (Double/Twin), 22 Amnaya Rooms, (Double/Twin) 6 Amnaya Rooms Pool Access (Double/ Twin) 6 Junior Suites, 2 Amnaya Suites, 6 Family Suites (interconnecting Junior Suite and Deluxe Twin) Amnaya Room is meticulously styled to ensure total comfort and holiday peace of mind. It features a smart decor with a unique work of local artistry adorning one entire wall. The balcony has a clever seating alcove for heightened privacy where guests can take pleasure in the afternoon breeze. An elegant bathroom with a rainshower cubicle and a floor standing bathtub promises spastyled bathing indulgence.

Amnaya Room Pool Access is exclusive room category is positioned on the ground floor with a small gated courtyard and easy access to the pool making it ideal for guests with limited mobility.

It is the epitome of contemporary Balinese elegance with a designer décor in soothing shades of grey.

There is ample space to relax in true tropical style as well as tasteful bathroom facility featuring signature amenities by Bhava Spa. Junior Suite created specifically for guests in need of some well-deserved holiday indulgence, the Junior Suite goes beyond all expectation. It is a spacious sanctuary designed to reflect modern Balinese elegance by respecting the past yet embracing the future.

This category is perfect for honeymooners or couples looking to reignite the flames of romance.

The Junior Suite is a calming setting filled with eye-catching embellishments that distinguish the Amnaya brand.

The Family Suite enables parents with children to stay together in a contemporary Balinese setting with complete peace. This convenient accommodation option provides extra space without compromising adult privacy. Actually two separate rooms linked by an interconnecting door.

Amnaya Suite Designed to take personal comfort to the next level, Amnaya Suite redefines the concept of island-inspired luxury.

This spacious category simply lends itself to relaxation with separate areas to sleep and lounge about in style.

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Let’s Play Megandu Games

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middle of the activity, they agreed to play Megandu. After harvesting, paddy fields were used as the location to play.

This game is commenced with the making of eagle’s egg-like ball. Each child must deposit one ball. After that, a child will be determined by making a draw. After getting the seeker, the seeker will then plunged a stick in the middle of the field. At top of the wood is tied a rope made from coconut bark and the seeker holds it.

The other children put straw balls in the middle of the wood.

The seeker then tightens the string around the wood and tried to wrap around the other children. The others are trying to pick up the

ball and should not get caught. If a child has a strap, it is ready to be guided (throw with straw balls).

The players do not hesitate to throw the child to tears. Furthermore, the child hit by the ball must then serves as a seeker and so forth.

Although it is a tradition for rural children, the megandu game is good for development of children starting from their physical to emotional development that can affect their growth. When modern games are combined with traditional games will provide complementary benefits for the development of children because they get benefits in terms of physical, psychological, and social aspects. B N (BTN/015)

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For satisfaction Amnaya Resort is completed with the Bhava SPA, designed with traditional heritage aesthetic, creates a whole new cultural and influence by Indonesian culture. Shades of bleached wood and cream dominate the room and sprinkled with colors in muted tones.

Sukun Restaurant and Bar is a casual open-plan dining venue next to the lobby that overlooks the pool. It has a laid-back summer vibe designed by Made Wijaya featuring fun wall cut-outs, colourful mosaic tiles and a skyinspired ceiling fitted with quirky light fixtures Bale Gede a multi-functional

meeting room is a sleek and sophisticated environment to execute corporate or social events in comfort, accommodate up to 80 delegates in a theatre style set-up, it comes equipped with the very latest in audio-visual technology that is conducive to all types of business.

The main swimming pool has been designed exclusively by Grounds Kent Architects. It is an elongated body of crystal clear water that is perfect for early morning laps and refreshing dips. There is also ample space to leisurely laze the day away with a collection of reclining chairs and shady umbrellas. B N (BTN/014)

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egandu is a traditional game born from the agrarian activities in paddy fields. The traditional games involving elementary school students are usually played in paddy fields after harvest. “Megandu is said to be the only one game held at Ole, Marga village, Dauh Puri, Marga - Tabanan. Unfortunately, the game becomes

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scarce because people rarely know it and even play it.

In an effort to preserve this cultural heritage, Megandu was once featured in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) several years ago by Wintang Rare Art Studio directed by I Wayan Weda. In the BAF XXXVII it was also featured through creative dance entitled Megandu

by Ni Luh Nyoman Sri Suryati

and I Wayan Muder who makes the arrangement. In the Festival ke Uma 2017, the Megandu game is also presented with the involvement of urban and rural children.

In the past, Megandu was commonly played by children of Ole hamlet in the fields after massive harvest, while herding cattle, mowing grass, looking for dragonflies and looking for eels. In the

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Tanah Lot Becomes a Center for Comparative Study anah Lot tourist attraction is not only interesting to visit, but also exuding fragrance that draws the management of other tourist objects to come and learn. They want to learn more about the management of objects, human resources, arrangement of the region as well as services to domestic and foreign tourists. So, it is natural if Tanah Lot is often selected as the object of comparative study for management of tourist object in Bali or outside the region.

For instance, a comparative study was conducted by Uluwatu tourist attraction

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management led by chief of Pecatu customary village, South Kuta. The group of nine people learned more about problem solving implemented at the object. “The arrival of the Uluwatu tourist attraction management is to share the management of tourist object, where Uluwatu has similar characteristics to Tanah Lot,” said Operations Manager of Tanah Lot, I Ketut Toya Adnyana.

The frequently experienced problems include the handling of complaints, area supporting facilities and the system applied by the management. Tanah Lot itself has established a stand-alone management agency.

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But they always not tire to try and practice their style every day. So that as long as they try, they become profesional surfer and can follow the surfing competition to expose their style, both national or international competition.

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aja Batun Bedil, by the Hindu community in Bali, is often taken advantage for filling in the offerings presented to God. However, it is now also served in hotels for tourists. The cake in brownish red color looks like a bullet (Batun Bedil) and is a part of the Pitri Yajña ceremony. The tradition remains in practice up to these days.

In addition, the cake can also be enjoyed as a snack by farmers on the island. When working on their rice fields by involving many people (through mutual assistance), the cake is served for refreshment. They are accustomed to consume it after the first break or after lunch.

Served on banana leaves, farmers eat the cake with siu (spoon of leaf) and accompanied with coffee drink. Even though it belongs

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“They learn a lot that can later on be applied in the management of Uluwatu under the Pecatu customary village,” he said.

He also added that initial discussion about the management of Tanah Lot was the beginning of management under two parties namely the government of Tabanan district and Beraban customary village. There was agreement governing the sharing profit based on percentage for the government of Tabanan district, Beraban customary village, Tanah Lot Temple, and the temples around the area as well as customary villages in Kediri subdistrict.

Tanah Lot is indeed the most popular tourist destination in the whole universe.

Other than due to the panorama of magnifi-

cent sunset and temple in the middle of sea, it also happens due to the touch of area arrangement and services to customer side. The management involves two elements (government and customary village) that always make self-improvement and oriented to customers without exploiting cultural values ​​and the natural environment.

After sharing the information, the apparatuses of Pecatu customary village made their time to look directly to the field regarding the gate management tickets, checking of tickets to the beach and temple areas. “They hope this information can be made into a reference for improving the management of Uluwatu in the future,” added Toya Adnyana.

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to a cheap cake, when enjoying it the farmers look calm, cheerful and full of gratitude. Unfortunately, such natural atmosphere is rarely found today.

Nevertheless, the cake is often sold in traditional markets. There are cakes still looking like bullets or rolling cakes in appropriate with

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raveling on Paradise Island of Bali seems incomplete if you have not had time to enjoy lawar delicacy. It is a distinctive and familiar food of Hindu community in Bali. Traditional stalls certainly offer this unique menu. Sometimes, restaurant and hotel also present it, but it has been tailored to meet the international flavor so that it can be enjoyed by people from different countries.

Even, every organizing feast

related to customary activities and Hinduism like Galungan, Kuningan, Sarasvati, Pagerwesi and humanity ceremony, lawar definitely graces the event because it is an obligatory offering to God Almighty as an expression of gratitude. After that, the meals are eaten together.

There are different types of lawar whose name is adjusted to the ingredient in use. Well, one of them is the lawar nyuh made of coconut that can be enjoyed anytime. When served with porridge or rice bag,

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the way to make it or looking like a ring. This type of traditional Balinese cake is usually sold in the morning.

To make the cake taste more delicious, it can be made traditionally (manually). First of all, choose white rice. Furthermore, it is soaked for about 12 hours and then ground into flour.

After that, fill with a little water and knead and steam. Once cooked, take out and shape them to resemble a bullet or roll to taste.

In the next process, the shaped batters are then put into boiling water filled with brown sugar, refined sugar, screwpine and a bit of starch to make the flour and sugar mix well. Having been cooked, take out and serve with grated coconut and sprinkled with a little salt.

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Surfing Mania at Batubolong Coast Tanah Lot

urfing has really gained popularity in Tanah Lot. As the sun approaches the horizon, you can see line of young Balinese men approaching the beach on their surfboards, controlling them with the same gracefullness as in their traditional dances, mastering the waves and penetrating the tubes. Surfing in Bali is said to have began at some time around 1970 although it is likely a lucky few were surfing the island to there selves some years before then. Bali in many peoples opinion is a surfing theme park with so many different waves on a relatively small island for all abilities and all year round consistency.

The most consistent time of the year for decent swell is from July through to October which is the middle of the dry season and also the most popular time to visit the island and therefore the most crowded. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a surfboard, although wave-riders may make use of kneeboards, body boards (aka boogie boards), kayaks, surf skis, and their own bodies. Surfing-related sports such as paddleboarding and sea kayaking do not require waves, and other derivative sports such as kitesurfing and windsurfing rely primarily on wind for power, yet all of these tools may as well be used to ride waves.

Two major subdivisions within contemporary stand-up surfing are reflected by the differences in surfboard design and riding style of longboarding and shortboarding. In tow-in surfing (most often, but not exclusively, associated with big wave surfing), a surfer is towed into the wave by a motorized water vehicle, such as a jetski, generally because standard paddling is often ineffective when trying to match a large wave’s higher speed. Batubolong Coast at Tanah Lot area famous as a place for surfing among in local surfer or international surfer cause height of its wave which is compatible for surfing. Local surfer usually the young man from entire Beraban village and surrounding villages. They usually do not have experience in surfing world before.

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it fits perfectly on the tongue.

Uniquely, every region in Bali has a method and different recipes in preparing the coconut lawar. Some mix it with pork skin, chicken meat, or chicken lungs and liver.

Its main ingredient is young coconut mixed with base genep (Balinese basic spice). It consists of herbs and natural ingredients such as garlic, aromatic ginger, lemongrass, pepper, turmeric, nutmeg and chili. How to prepare it? First of all, finely ground all spices and then fry. To make it more palatable, mix well with sambal embe (fried shallot).

Furthermore, the chicken lungs and liver are boiled until cooked.

Then, drain and slice them into small pieces. The chicken lung and liver slices were smeared with fried herbs. After that, mix the chicken meat with chopped coconut evenly. Add chili sauce, lime juice and fried shallot to give fresh scent. Ultimately, the coconut lawar is ready to serve.

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Tugun Karang, a Psychical Gateway to House Compound

ccording to Balinese people, especially the Hindus, every sacred building or shrine placed in the yard of a house or family temple must be respectively functioned according to its location and name.

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believed to be the abode of deities, ancestral spirits and other psychical beings. Moreover, the Tugun Karang shrine or often called as Pengijeng Karang is very often associated with the psychical and haunted thing.

Tugun Karang comes from the word tuhu meaning ‘to know’ or ‘have knowledge.’ Karang means

‘yard’ or house yard or human body. Who can understand and know about one’s body well, and then he or she is the one who reaches the balance of physical and psychical realm. In the Hindu mysticism and philosophy, Tugun Karang is the ultimate mantra.

Tugun is Tang, Ang and Ung; summarized into Karang, namely Ang

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and Ah. Ang and Ah are double syllables symbolizing the life and death.

Tugun Karang made by the elders of Balinese people is not just a sacred and simple building. It is a sanctified building made and put at a special location through magical and mystical calculation. Thus, the Tugun Karang serves as a pecalang or guardian in a house compound that keeps safety psychically.

Each sikut satak of home yard must have two kinds of shrine, namely the Pangulun Karang in the form of kemulan or threechambered shrine and Panunggun Karang functioned as mentioned before. According to I Gusti Ketut Dalem, a permanent lecturer at the Dharma Duta Faculty of the IHDN Denpasar, Tugun Karang shrine is the abode of Ida Ratu Sedahan Panunggun Karang, in charge of security guard in the house compound.

“Actually, he has existed before there are people taking advantage of the land area either intended for housing or moors. According

to the elders, they have diverse manifestations according to the place and position. There is manifestation as Jero Dukuh or elder figure, elephant, horse, tiger and other forms,” he said.

Many people do not know that Tugun Karang is the gateway of psychical beings coming from psychical world to physical world.

Moreover, if a human is willing to enter the psychical dimension must seek permission and pass through this gateway. The deity abiding in the Tungun Karang shrine also plays an important role to protect residents from psychical attacks, such as witch.

However, lately many people are ignorant and do not believe in the power of psychical beings in Tugun Karang. The Kala Tattwa palm-leaf manuscript carries that Ida Bhatara Kala changes its form into Sedahan Karang / Sawah / Abian with the function as Pecalang, having the same function as Pangerurah, Penganggit Lawang or Patih in family temple or public temple.

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Denpasar Tightens Cooperation with Tottori University

First Lady Enjoys Bali Agung Show

n a series of the visit to Bali on Thursday (Aug. 10), the Bali Safari & Marine Park received the visit of Mrs. Hj. Iriana Joko Widodo (wife of the President of the RI) and Mrs. Hj. Mufidah Jusuf Kalla (wife of the Vice President of the RI) and

the wives of ministers.

The recreation visit was welcomed by the directors of Taman Safari Indonesia, Jansen Manangsang and Hans Manangsang accompanied by the wife of the Governor of Bali, Mrs. Ayu Pastika. During the visit, the entourage enjoyed

o establish a closer cooperation between the government of Denpasar and Tottori University, Japan, some programs have been planned in order to be more beneficial to both parties. This was summarized in the Denpasar municipality meeting with four students of Tottori University at the official residence of Regional Secretary of Denpasar, A.A. Ngurah Rai Iswara, on Sunday (Sep. 3).

The four students are Tsumogi Nishimura, Erika Yoneshiro and Aoto Watanabe from the Faculty of Science and Kazutaka Sato from the Faculty of Engineering.

They were accompanied by Joni Sugimoto and senior figure of the Denpasar-Fukuoka Brotherhood, I Gusti Kompyang Pujawan, while Regional Secretary of Denpasar Iswara was accompanied by Assistant III in charge of Public Administration, IGN Edy Mulya.

The relationship between these two institutions has been initiated

by Denpasar Mayor Ida Bagus Rai

Dharmawijaya Mantra. Now, it just needs to further develop in the field of education, culture, employment, health and so forth. The four students were very enthusiastic with the program of the Denpasar municipality so they will inform them upon their arrival in Japan.

Thus, more volunteers will come to Bali, not only running the program but also traveling.

They spent ten days in Bali by becoming a volunteer as Japanese language instructor at the Mataken Gakko, a free Japanese language education institution for everyone wishing to learn Japanese there.

They admitted that Bali is very beautiful and so are the beaches.

Several tourist attractions have been visited such as Kuta, Sanur, Ubud and Tanah Lot. Balinese culinary art did not escape from their tongue. They were very happy when invited to eat roasted suckling pig. In general, their arrival in Bali is expected to further strengthen the relationship between the two institutions.

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lunch at Tsavo Lion Restaurant, followed by the performance of the Bali Agung Show.

Coinciding with the occasion, it was also held the Gianyar SME exhibition in the lobby of Bali Theater that got positive response from the entourage.

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Solutions of Bali to Overcome Congestion

here are funny-like jokes related to solutions of traffic congestion handling in Bali. What is that? Japanese government should ban export or embargo its automotive products to Indonesia, especially Bali. Is it possible?

This somewhat eccentric and joking suggestion emerged in an informal discussion of four Japanese

students from Tottori University at Bali Travel News office on Monday (Aug. 4). Escorted by his mentor Joji Sugimoto, they are Tsumugi Nishimura, Erika Yoneshiro and Aoto Watanabe. They studied at the Faculty of Sciences. Another one, Kazutaka Sato is a student of the Faculty of Engineering.

They have been in Bali since 10 days ago. Many tourist attractions

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Students of Tottori University of Japan look familiar when making a visit to the office of Bali Travel News on Monday (Sep. 4).

have been visited such as Kuta Beach, Sanur, Ubud, Tanah Lot and others. This is their first arrival to this Island of the Gods. They know about Bali mostly from internet browsing. In their minds, Bali is a small island having beautiful beaches along with the high and unique culture as well as friendly community.

“I am afraid of the crowded traffic conditions,” said Kazutaka Sato. He just laughed when knowing that almost all of his country’s vehicle products are spreading on the highway ranging from cars to motorcycles. “It should also be considered how to optimize buses and trains if available and other mass transportation mode,” he said.

Balinese people are also recommended to prefer walking or cycling rather than using a motor vehicle when traveling to a relatively close distance just like the Japanese people that like to walk.

In addition to transportation problems, these college students

Four Cultures of Karangasem Set as National Cultural Heritage our cultures and Karangasem are at issue after being set as national cultural heritage this year. The four cultures of Karangasem designated as national cultural heritage are the Usaba Sumbu of Timbrah customary village, Usaba Dangsil of Bungaya customary village as well as Selonding and Mekare-kare or Mageret Pandan of Tenganan village.

Head of the Karangasem Culture Agency, Putu Arnawa, said on Tuesday (Aug. 22) the session of cultural determination was led directly by Prof. Pudentia Maria Sri Sunarti, from the expert team of intangible cultural heritage of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

These four traditions were proposed because they are considered the most feasible according to the requirements set by the central government, especially the ministry of education and culture.

Nevertheless, he indeed admitted that quite a lot of traditions in Karangasem must be preserved.

On that account, the proposal of traditions into intangible national cultural heritage will be done gradually every year due to budget constraints. If they have been determined as intangible national cultural heritage, then the government

must perform a reconstruction to restore or preserve them so as not to become extinct. This measure has been done to revive the art of Wayang Wong and Gambuh at Ban village, Kubu, one of the cultural heritages having been well known.

A year ago, two Karangasem traditions were established as intangible national cultural heritage. They consist of Gebug Ende of Seraya village and Terteran of Jasri villages. After going through a session at the ministry of education and culture, the two traditions were officially determined as national cultural heritage. After the determination, both are planned to be further proposed to UNESCO into a world cultural heritage. The proposal process will be done by central government.

Another title of national cultural heritage for Karangasem was also achieved through Tenganan village with its distinctive geringsing cloth. It was established as a national cultural heritage a few years ago after proposed by the Bali provincial government to central government. Moreover, after holding the title as national cultural heritage, the typical geringsing cloth of Tenganan was also established by UNESCO as world cultural heritage.

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also highlighted the garbage they encountered in several tourist attractions. Similarly, they also paid attention to the existence of clean water. “We have a small island named Okinawa. It is just like Bali.

The culture is also unique and has beautiful beaches,” said Erika Yoneshiro.

So, when knowing in person

about the condition of Bali, would you still want to come again?” Surely, we still want to come because the culture is unique and beautiful,” said Tsumugu Nishimura.

What expressed by these young and first and second semester students can become useful input for the government to make Bali better in the future.

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Sinar Bahari Wins Regatta on Kerobokan Beach

he activity organized to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day in Buleleng is so vibrant. Several races are held again by local government.

One of them is a regatta held by the fisheries agency on Thursday (Aug.10). A total of 80 boats as representatives of fishermen group in North Bali struggled to be the fastest with the starting point on Kerobokan Beach, Sawan, and finished on Binaria Beach, Lovina, Buleleng subdistrict.

The competition always flooded by participants and the audience was opened by Regent of Buleleng, Putu Agus Suradnyana, with Deputy Regent Nyoman Sutjidra as well as the Head of Buleleng Fisheries Agency, Ni

Made Arnika.

Regent Putu Agus Suradnyana said the regatta is an important moment in uplifting the spirit and fostering the love to maritime world as it poses a great potential owned by the country especially

by Buleleng region. No less important is that this competition is worth developing into a tourist attraction that can be visited by foreign and domestic tourists.

“This time there is a foreign participant. This should be utilized by the fisheries and maritime affairs agency to increase the interest of tourists coming to Buleleng.

Later on, the fisheries agency must cooperate with the tourism office to promote this competition,” he said.

Head of the Buleleng Fisher-

ies and Maritime Affairs, Made Arnika, said the regatta was followed by 80 participants as representatives of fishermen groups of each subdistrict. In addition, it was also graced with a duck catching competition on Lovina Beach.

“This year, we are just looking for 80 participants considering the venue is not enough to accommodate more than 80 participants,” she said.

Champion Sinar Bahari fishermen group from Kaliasem village, Banjar, could dominate the champion in this year’s regatta. The first champion was won by Ardiansyah and Dedy Rahmawan, the second by Rahmat and Dayat equally from the Sinar Bahari fishermen group.

Both champions were warmly

welcomed by their home villagers. Moreover, their villagers hailed the champions like a hero considered to bring in good reputation for their home village

and fishermen group. While the third champion was achieved by Hambali and Usman from Satria Samudra fishermen group, Sawan subdistrict.

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A Bartender Must Be Able to Do Juggling bartender should be able to do juggling, other than being good at mixing beverages. Visiting guests will not only drink the concoction, but also need entertainment. “By presenting juggling attraction, guests will have more opportunities to drink a lot and sell more,” said IGN Wiantara, when appearing to be the jury in the Bali Travel News Mocktail Break, some time ago.

This food and beverage lecturer at the STIPAR Triatmajaya said that juggling attraction is able to draw the attention and change the atmosphere where guests initially do not get interested in drinking. But after watching the attraction, they finally want to try. “Therefore, some tourism training institutions deliberately include bartender curricula, either in formal, regular or extra-curricular subject.

Bartender competition is able to generate the creativity of young generation,” he said.

Juggling activity has been introduced for more than ten years ago.

However, there are rarely events holding such a competition. “We do hope that Bali Travel News can hold this mocktail contest on a regular basis to encourage more skilled young bartenders. This competition will further stimulate young bartenders to better fill in themselves, especially in processing drinks,” added this assessor of FB service who is also a master assessor and FB trainer.

Juggling activity is a skill owned by students that is not only enough to see, but must often be trained with the community. Young people pursuing the bartender today are just like an acrobatic dancer that is capable of performing very beautiful artistic show. They are able to display the throwing and capturing techniques with high

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difficulty level. “Students are now able to throw a number of items with little error. Variation of the movement is also a lot, so it does not become monotonous,” added this author of Bartending & Mixology (2016) and Cruise Line Knowledge (2015).

Sometimes the accompaniment is also managed well, so that its appearance is like a dance blended with music accompaniment. It is not different from a dance movement with tanjek or break of gamelan that becomes a point drawing his concern.

“More importantly, a bartender must be able to process drinks and know the taste because it is required to know the taste,” said the most favorite lecturer in STIPAR Triatmajaya (2000-present).

In essence, continued this professional motivator, a bartender is not only skilled in practice, but must also have knowledge by reading books and listening, have the skill that can mix with methods to be mastered. Besides, it is related to the mastery of ingredients as well as working attitude and appearance in dressing.

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Sadha Kapal Temple

I Made Wijaya Kusuma

A Beautiful Decorative Carving Temple

Manages Rangkung Bali Siddha Holistic Center fter long separation, I Made Wijaya Kusuma is now a founder of the management of the Rangkung Bali Siddha Holistic Center. He collaborates with an Ayurvedic doctor namely Dr. Made Sagiananda who has traveled around the world across Asia and America related to the Ayurvedic Wellness Therapies.

“The island of Bali has taksu (divine vibration) for healing, so that developing spiritual tourism is very possible,” he said.

Under the holding company of PT. Bali Jani (Bali Siddha Ayurvedic Wellness Therapies Alternative Medicine), Wijaya as Managing Director has been engaged in herbal products and planed to manage several Ayurvedic destinations in the area of​​ Bali as well as outside Bali. “I’m developing a tourist destination at Lebih village, Gianyar, Rangkung Bali Siddha Holistic Center (RBSSHC),” he said.

Wijaya said that Ayurveda is an ancient system of Indian medicine having been thousands of years old. Ayurvedic treatment is meant to restore the balance of energy from within the human body holistically (mind, body and soul).

“We want to invite local people as well as tourists to live healthy naturally,” he said.

This tourist attraction is combined with recreation, such as treetop, outbound, camping ground, trekking, restaurant, villas, ayurvedic wellness therapies and yoga class. There is also a meditation as well as herbal product with an area of ​​8 hect-

ares. “I have a vision to make this Rangkung Bali Siddha Holistic Center destination into the center for world’s holistic healing in Bali based on Tri Hita Karana implementation,” he explained.

This man born in Tabanan on August 27, 1967 has dedicated himself in the field of management for more than 25 years. His career started since before graduating from Civil Engineering at Warmadewa University, Denpasar (1991) with an apprenticeship at PT Kresna Karya of Bali Branch as site engineer in several projects in all areas of Bali.

He had occupied several strategic positions at general contractor in Bali and developer in Jakarta, such as marketing coordinator, project manager & marketing manager, director, president director at private companies in Jakarta and financial consultant & appraiser. He then returned to the Island of the Gods in 1999 by working in the world of hospitality.

Wijaya launched his career as chief engineer & project manager at Alam Kulkul Boutique Resort, senior chief engineer at Grand Istana Rama Hotel who later earned the trust for the position of executive assistant manager leading nine departments with hundreds of employees. After that, he joined the Accor Group as chief engineer at Hotel Sofitel Seminyak, then with Harris Resort Hotel Kuta Bali where he gained much experience of international hotel management system.

Wijaya got the position as general manager at Mayaloka Villa

Seminyak as a strategic step from his experience to lead the management of villa or hotel. During the period of 2012 - 2013, he got the opportunity to lead and operate the new property in the area of ​​BTDC Nusa Dua named Amarterra Villa & Spa (Ex Royal Kamuela Nusa Dua) ​​as general manager to start the pre-opening, grand opening and operation. This property applies the concept of luxury villa with five-star service and offers 39 villas spreading across the area of 2 hectares.

Starting in 2013, he became an entrepreneur in the field of property management, hotel and villa management that assists hotel / villa owners in pre-opening and the operation. Then, during the period of 2013 - 2016 he also ran the business as a financial planner with the growing international insurance company in Indonesia.

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f Kamasan village (Klungkung) has typical Kamasan-style puppet painting and Nagasepaha village (Buleleng) has glass puppet painting, Kerambitan village in Tabanan has Kopang puppet painting. This painting has a uniqueness that is not less far from other puppet painting. Unfortunately, this painting is very worrying as having no generation and no event for promotion.

To elevate this ancient style painting, the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar made improvement to the art of painting. “There are data that Kerambitan has a puppet painting similar to puppet painting of Kamasan named as Kopang puppet. Well, through this community service activity, the ISI Denpasar reconstructs the art having been almost extinct,” said Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Ardana, Chairman of the LP2MPP. Pioneer of this painting style already died, named A.A. Sucipta, through his Kopang art studio as an effort to preserve the art in the area. After him, the successor is Ida Bagus Ketut Suta. However, his development effort did not run maximally because of the limited facilities. “After that, we try to rebuild so that this painting can survive,” said Ngurah Ardana.

In this reconstruction, the ISI Denpasar invited schools in Kerambitan, Kukuh, Baturiti, Klat-

ing and Tibubiyu villages totally amounting to 111 people. The participants trained get drawing tools, consumption and transportation cost. The training takes place during August - October 2017. They are trained by four teachers. “The results will be exhibited at Kerambitan Palace, so that it becomes a tourist attraction. In the exhibition of the ISI Denpasar, it will also involve the Kopang painters,” he said.

As an instructor of the Kopang puppet painting, Nyoman Wiwana provides the steps of painting Kopang puppet that began with the introduction to various existing puppets. Then, it was resumed with the revival of Kopang puppet style. “Kopang puppet was started from Kerambitan puppet style at

Jero Marga Palace and has ever been exhibited in the Art Center with the intention to get the attention from all circles,” said Wiwana.

Meanwhile, Ida Bagus Ketut Suta said that Kopang puppet painting was born from a painter named I Gusti Kopang from Jero Marga. This painting style is different from other puppet paintings, especially in the matter of theme, expression and motion, while the coloring is simple but has a strong characteristic. Overseas painters have learned this Kopang painting style. “His generation wishes to preserve his work. Therefore, he founded Kopang art studio, but the participants continue to decrease where today they remain two people,” he concluded.

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ada temple is well known for its detail and neat carving. This temple has a background of Majapahit kingdom. Formerly, this temple was intended as a place of the staying of Ratu Jayengrat. that is a nobleman who is told to sail from Majapahit and then ran aground on a rock stone at Kapal village when the wave tide entered until the area or village.

The most important temple in the area of Kapal to the

north of Denpasar is Pura Sada.

The temple was destroyed by an earthquake in 1917 and it wasn’t until the 1950s that the original building was restored.

The temple was in fact an old dynastic sanctuary for the Royal family of Mengwi and its origins are in the Majapahit period. Pura Sada is the oldest of the Mengwi state shrines and predates Pura Taman Ayun. Pura Sada is dedicated to the Hindu Trinity of Bhrahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

The Candi Bentar, or split gateway entrance to the temple, is constructed in a similar fashion of Javanese Candi’s, as is the 16 metre-high tower inside the temple courtyard. It is interesting to note that the only true remaining ancient remnants are the actual finely carved and decorated Candi Bentar, and the kala head. There are a few other stone sculptures in the same era.

There are 54 stone seats in the temple grounds are commemorations to warriors who died in battle; each has an undecipherable inscription.

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Final of Badung Acoustic Competition 2017 Held on September 16 lobalization era has had a development of information tech- with the internet. Unfortunately, it more and more varieties and eas- Competition 2017, the governimpact on people’s nology enables all information to has negative impacts, such as the ily obtained. ment of Badung district wants G major culture almost all over be accessed quickly by anyone and information accessed are not only There is even a saying that to channel the talent of society positive, but also having negative content. At least, it can have an influence on Indonesian culture, especially for younger generation.

Finally, many people fall into a negative thing like free sex, drugs and other negative acts. This happens due to the lack of control against the development of globalization era and the lack of media for younger generation to channel their creative ideas.

The art has become a part of our life. One of them is the art of music. People do not only enjoy music in their spare time, but also while doing the activities. You can imagine how will the life is without music providing refreshment for human brain and soul. The facility to enjoy music and song has been

“With science, life can become easy, with religion the life becomes well directed and with the art the life is beautiful.” It is indeed true because in this life people need a harmony between the three elements.

With such background, the Badung district government through tourism office in cooperation with Jegeg-Bagus Badung 2017 beauty pageant organized the Badung Acoustic Competition 2017 that takes place at the outermost courtyard of Lingga Bhuana Temple at the Badung Civic Center from Sunday (Sep. 3) to final session on Saturday (Sep. 16) with the participants of 25 music groups domiciling in Badung district.

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especially young generation through their creativity in music, and increase solidarity and brotherhood among the youth in peace.

Assessment criteria of the Badung Acoustic Competition 2017 is that the participants must be domiciled in Badung district, a group can be consisting of three to seven people, and other requirements are at the pre-competition stage. While the winning category to be struggled for consists of the first, second and third champion for the group, favorite champion (based on audience voting on the day and social media) and the champion by personal attributes such as the drummer, guitarist, bassist and vocalist.

Badung Government Tourism Office Address : Pusat Pemerintah Pemkab Badung Mangupraja Mandala Sempidi Ph. (0361) 9009271. W. www.badungkab.go.id

With GGS, Bangli Regent Builds from Villages

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egent of Bangli, I Made Gianyar, asserted that in the second period of his position will consistently build Bangli from villages. According to him, it is like the philosophy of planting trees, in order to grow fertile and have big roots, they must be treated properly.

Similarly, when building Bangli and developing well, villages must be made advanced first. This was conveyed when implementing the ground breaking ceremony of wantilan belonging to Tingkad Batu hamlet, Jehem, Tembuku, on Tuesday (Aug. 29).

From the beginning, Made Gianyar has committed to building Bangli from villages with a large village allocation fund (ADD) given to villages. According to him, the current ADD has reached IDR 75 billion where on average every village gets as much as IDR 1.1 billion, next year in 2018 will increase again to IDR 100 billion. On average, every village gets IDR 1.4 billion.

Of course, the allocation will be adjusted to respective area, population and others according to the provisions.

In addition, the Gerbangdesigot program aid is increased from IDR 100 million to IDR 1 billion for each village, as well as the Gerbang Gita Santi (GGS) program where people can access the assistance with a maximum activity valued at IDR 200 million.

Made Gianyar explained that many

things can be resolved through the ADD budget such as farming road, concrete pavement, and some temples in Bangli can also be repaired by using ADD funds. According to him, the ADD is much more manageable unlike the use of village funds that must comply with the rules of central government through the regulation of Minister of Village Affairs.

“But, the ADD follows the regent regulation made more flexible and keeps changing according to the needs of community. Moreover, it can be used for the interests of customs, religion and culture such as building temples, mass cremation ceremony including to build wantilan,” he explained.

Specifically for the GGS program, he explained that in the regent regulation governing the GGS will be slightly changed. In the regent regulation, it is determined the maximum and minimum activities in this program, where the minimum limit of activities that can be funded through GGS cannot amount less than IDR 100 million while the maximum limit reaches IDR 1 billion.

“In the future, we want the GGS ac-

tivities are not below IDR 100 million because the activities valued at IDR 100 million and IDR 10 million have the same complicated administrative matters, the paper spent is the same. So, if there are activities worth under IDR 100 million is better budgeted through the village,” he explained, Meanwhile, the Head of the Bangli Community and Village Empowerment Agency, I Dewa Bagus Riana Putra, said that this year’s Gerbang Gita Santi (GGS) program stays the same as the previous year. However, the substantial content of the Regent Regulation is slightly revised so that it can be accessed by villages (desa/ kelurahan).

At kelurahan, the philosophy of the budget is in the form of grants, while at

Bangli Government Tourism Office : Jl. Sriwijaya No. 23 Bangli Ph. (0366) 91537. W. www.banglikab.go.id

desa in the form of special financial assistance (BKK) transferred through the village account. The regent regulation is almost the same, where village roads, farming roads, clean water infrastructure, sports facilities to community empowerment can be funded through this program.

However, the essence of the GGS should still have a self-finance of the community. Submission of this program remains the same as before namely through a proposal addressed to the regent with the recommendation of the village authority. “It means that with this proposal, there is a story and desire from the bottom to apply for the activity to the regent because benchmark of the BKK is a proposal,” he said.

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Balinesia Tattoo Prioritizes Professionalism

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re you a tattoo lover?

Stop by at the Balinesia Tattoo located on Jalan Poppies Lane 2 Kuta. This tattoo studio offers a unique tattoo design. The images are not only beautiful, but also having a spirituality and sincere expression.

This happens because every tattoo studio has its own expertise, and surely they strongly feature Balinese culture.

Imagination of the tattoo artisans at Balinesia Tattoo is very high, so that between one tattoo and the others has their own advantages both in the form of images, color and quality of durability.

“Although we are equally tattoo artisans, we still prioritize hygiene by using sterilized tools. This happens because we are very professional, so the results are good,” said Wayan Suartana, a tattoo artist and the owner of the Balinesia Tattoo.

Balinesia Tattoo has six original Balinese tattoo artisans. Other than being very friendly, they also have expertise in art expression.

Their scratches are better and the images look more vivid. Their color, either black or white or various other colors would seem to look harmonious. They offer various designs, so there are many options. There are realists (portrait), oriental, biomechanical models and many others. “Especially the Balinese style design covers the barong, rangda and Balinese dance, such as Legong and mask,” he explained.

Wayan Suartana, who is familiarly called Tagel, said though having its own drawing style, customers can also bring their own designs. Especially for Balinese lovers, they choose images of Hindu religious symbols, such as Om Kara. “Guests love symbols of Hinduism because they are interested in their teachings, as there are good and bad things like in the concept of rwa bhineda (dualism), belief in God,” he said.

When making these religious symbols, these tattoo artists continue to promote ethics and moral responsibility. They do not want to make under the navel. “Although this is just an image, we do not want to make it from the navel downwards. Before drawing, we

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also provide understanding, information related to the images to be drawn, both the meaning and function, so that they can understand,” he added.

Dewa Sandiasa, as assistant of the artist admitted, there are also guests bringing along their own designs from their home country.

Therefore, these artists can paint directly (freehand), in addition to attaching the existing image.

“They are happy with the style of Balinesia Tattoo, so there are guests making tattoos every coming to Bali. There are guests making tattoo here for 6 times in a row.

Within a year, it can make tattoo three times. He also said this as a keepsake when traveling on the Island of the Gods,” he said.

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Bali-Japan Club Bon Odori Festival XXIV,

Welcomes 60 Years of Indonesia-Japan Diplomatic Relations n a series of the 60th anniversary of the Indonesia-Japan Diplomatic Relationship that will fall next year (2018), Consulate General of Japan in Denpasar and Bali-Japan Club organized the Bali-Japan Club Bon Odori Festival on Saturday (Sep. 2) at Hong Kong Garden Restaurant.

The Bali-Japan Club Bon Odori Festival was attended by thousands of Japanese nationals living and working in Bali, as well as outside Bali or Japanese citizens getting married to local residents. On that occasion, the festival also presented the Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, Consul General of Japan, Hiroisha Chiba, and Chairman of Bali Japan Club, Mr. Mizukoshi Michia.

Mizukoshi Michia in his speech at the opening of Bali Japan Club Bon Odori Festival expressed his gratitude for the organization of this event as a moment for the Indonesia-Japan friendship as well as welcoming the 60th anniversary of the Japan-Indonesia Diplomatic Relations.

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to local community. “Therefore, we can have the same feelings to organize it, so that extraordinary event can be accomplished. Since Japanese people can join hands with local people, we can continue to live here,” said Japanese Consul General, Hiroisha Chiba, in his speech.

Bali-Japan Club Bon Odori Festival is the 24th implementation, where the festival is jazzed up with various traditional Japanese games as well as traditional Japanese food and drink stalls.

And the most visible is the appearance of Bon Odori Dance posing a tradition to celebrate the arrival of ancestral spirits of the Japanese nation in the summer, while Bon Odori has existed since around the

eighth century.

Meanwhile, the Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, would like to thank for the implementation of the 24th BaliClub Bon Odori Festival. “This will become a bridge for closer friendship especially in the matter of cultural association because with this friendship we will be able to live in a more peaceful world,” he said.

In addition to Bon Odori dance, the festival also performed Yasakoi Dance, characterized by typical dynamic hand and foot movement by students of SMAN 1 Ubud high school, Saraswati Foreign Language College (STIBA) Denpasar and the members of Japan-Junior Club Bali. B N (BTN/014)

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eing a Balinese (Hindu) is difficult. Life is difficult and so is death. Moreover, the current life lies in the midst of a variety of life burdens, like carrying the burden of hundred kilo gram.

Apparently, it is also difficult to step further. It claims high costs such as daily living expenses, school fees, health cost and so on.

Not to mention the spending on social activities. There are activities at local hamlet or at the village such as invitation of marriage, death, otonan birthday, tooth filing and so on. Of course, this does not only take time as well as cost, but there are also other religious activities at hamlet, village, family temple, and so forth. It also needs a cost. Not to mention the cost for activities as citizens.

Anyway, it is difficult and often makes a headache.

How about dying? Dying, to some people, is still considered difficult. It needs expenses to organize a last ceremony. This matter is often viewed as a burden. Moreover, approximately in the 2000s, the Hindus who died outside Bali Island, their body must often be brought home to Bali to be made an appropriate ritual. Nowadays,

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it is different where Balinese Hindu population has spread out almost all over Indonesia.

They have built many temples, shrines or other sanctums to glorify God and their ancestors like what they do in Bali. Besides, they have even equipped with crematorium.

To some people, customs are still considered as a burden.

This is true, but there are also people misinterpreting it, especially for outsiders. How difficult it is to be a Balinese. It is associated with a burdensome culture.

Some stakeholders, customary leaders and some religious leaders have often held meetings about this issue. It is to find out non-burdensome solutions but not going out of customs or religious substances.

Basically, everything has been agreed that the ancestors of the Balinese have been visionary.

They have provided with some options so that customs and religious activities will not become a burden.

There have been some ceremonial scales that can be done in outline. There are grandiose (uttama), medium (madya) and small (nista) scale. This is certainly associated with the capability. Besides, there are some traditions prevailing at particular place (dresta) that are no longer compatible with the conditions of the times, so that a solution is required in order that the members of community can equally carry out their duties and obligations. As citizens and customary members, on the one hand, they can implement the Hindu teachings well and correctly.

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he sustainability of cultural tourism in Bali will highly depend on the condition of human interaction in it. It will also have a strong impact on nature, culture and quality of humanity itself. These are the substances revealed by the Denpasar Green Hotel team during the visit to several hotels in Sanur area on Wednesday (Sep. 6).

At Hotel Sanur Paradise Plaza, the hotel’s General Manager, Stuart Bolwell, welcomed the team’s presence. He said that there are several important aspects in making Bali a world famous tourist

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Environmental Awareness and Energy-Saving Towards ‘Green and Clean’ Bali

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destination. One of which is to keep the environment in order to stay green and sustainable. It is very important when the people of the world are increasingly aware of the importance of the environment and sensitive to energy-saving movements.

Acting Head of the Denpasar Tourism Office, Anak Agung Bagus Sudharsana, invited all the tourism components in this region to maintain Denpasar so as to remain a green and clean tourist area. He welcomed the contribution of society and other circles that jointly continues to build

such awareness.

Team Leader of the Denpasar Green Hotel, Gde Palgunadi, explained that the activity was started a year ago. Each region is also expected to perform similar efforts like what Denpasar does.

The team does not only assess but also provides education, assistance, preservation and of course promotion. The object assessment is based on Green Hotel’s guidebook issued by ministry of tourism in combination with local genius of Balinese society. For that purpose, the team involves many parties ranging from academicians, government, experts, humanist, religious figures to media.

Dr. AA Ayu Oka Saraswati and AA Gde Raka Dalem as well as team members assessed positively the participation of hotels in this activity. On the other hand, there are still some hotels that are not responsive. To that end, they also appealed in accordance with directive of the mayor to jointly make Denpasar a culture-based, green and clean tourist city. Other than visiting the Hotel Sanur Paradise Plaza, on that occasion the team also visited Hotel Puri Dalem and Sri Phala. B N (BTN/pal)

Fourth Anniversary of Alindra Villa

Tourist Visit to Alas Kedaton Increases

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n August 2017, there was an increase in the number of foreign tourist visit to Alas Kedaton tourist attraction. In the previous month, the average number of foreign tourist visit amounted to 100 people, while from August it increased to 200 people per day.

“Probably, it is the result of our continued promotion to tourist objects in Bali,” said Chairman of the Management Board, I Wayan Semadi.

According to Semadi, the increasing number of foreign tourist arrivals started in early August 2017. Thus, the number of foreign tourist visit exceeds domestic tourists with the composition of 60 percent of foreign tourists and 40 percent of domestic tourists.

Foreign tourists are dominated by those from India and China.

Meanwhile, the average of tourists from Europe and Australia remain the same as before.

Meanwhile, domestic tourists are dominated by those from the cities of Java Island mostly consisting of employees of companies traveling in groups. There are also from others cities in Sumatra and Kalimantan. “Domestic tour-

ist is dominated by company employees, while on holidays they mostly consist of pupils and college students,” said Semadi.

The increase in foreign tourist visits, explained Semadi, cannot be separated from the efforts of continuous promotion and establishment of cooperation with tour guides. “We conduct promotions and even cooperate with tour guides to take their guests to Alas Kedaton. Surely, it is also accompanied by the arrangement of the object area. We also visit the objects in Bali, including building communication with tour guides and travel agencies outside Bali,” he said.

As a new management, Semadi and his colleagues are continuously doing the arrangement, other than carrying out promotion.

Tourist attractions, especially the culture-related ones continue to be implemented, so that the Alas Kedaton has always been an attractive tourist destination. “In addition to monkeys, Alas Kedaton also has flying fox, local forest and the Khayangan Kedaton Temple rich in historical relics becoming an attraction,” concluded Semadi. B N (BTN/015)

Avilla Bali Race and Celebration

On August 25, 2017, Alindra Villa celebrated its fourth anniversary. In a warm and joyful atmosphere, the anniversary was enlivened by the dynamic performance of Alindra Villa’s employees.

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On August 12, 2017, the Avilla was glad to organize the Avilla Race denoting a variation race and was held throughout the day. Team members of the Avilla Bali and its Business unit participated in the competition.

At the end, the event was closed with enjoying meals together at Alindra as celebration of the seventh anniversary of Avilla that also served as the closing of the Avilla Bali Festival 2017.

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Two Students of Doctoral Studies of Udayana University Teach Jatiluwih Residents to Manage Homestay Traveling to Bali Island seems incomplete if you do not make a visit to Jatiluwih, a tourist attraction relying on terraces. Jatiluwih is the name of village perching at the foot of Mount Batukaru, about 26 km north of Tabanan or 47 km northwest of Denpasar. Uniqueness of Jatiluwih is the panorama of terraced paddy fields and the sacred building (temple) making this area needs to be preserved. uch conservation efforts are in accordance with Regional Regulation (Perda) of Bali Province No. 4/1999 on Bali Spatial Plan (RTRWP). This regulation mentions the policy to develop the structure and pattern of spatial utilization of Bali Province, including the efforts to consolidate protected areas, including consolidation of local protected areas associated with cultural heritage area and science.

Along with the development of tourism, Jatiluwih tourist attraction is equipped with tourist facilities, such as parking lot, toilets and gazebo for a temporary resting place provided by Cafe Jatiluwih restaurant. The accommodation facilities are designed through community empowerment

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in utilizing some homestays. It also includes the road from the eastern route, namely through the Pacung intersection towards Jatiluwih, as well as from the west path through Yeh Panes tourist attraction at Penatahan - Batukaru Temple road section towards Jatiluwih.

To further strengthen the management of the tourist attraction, especially in the field of homestay, two tourism figures namely Yoga Iswara (CEO of Maca Villas Group) and Ramia Adnyana (General Manager of H Sovereign Bali) provide homestay management.

The dissemination in the form of community service was opened by the Secretary of the Jatiluwih Homestay Management, Driana Rikarona and Chief of Subak Jatiluwih, Nyoman Sutama.

Each resource person provided

an understanding on the importance of tourism and environmental maintenance at Jatiluwih village as well as the effective and efficient homestay management that focuses on the products, services and management. “This community service is a part of the three tasks of higher education that must be implement-

ed by each study program,” said Ramia and Yoga who are students of the doctoral program on Tourism Studies, Udayana University.

According to Ramia, this dedication is carried out because the needs of the Jatiluwih tourist attraction for the knowledge on homestay management becoming

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he Maybank Bali Marathon (MBM) 2017 held on Sunday (Aug. 27) was followed by 9,000 runners from 44 countries in the world including Indonesia. This year’s implementation is unique, as it offers new routes highlighting rural beauty of Bali. Various community activities become appealing attraction in every route crossed in Gianyar and Klungkung district.

In the Full Marathon Open Male category, Henry Kiprotich from Kenya had time score of 2:19:17 making him win the Maybank Bali Marathon event this year. After covering the distance of 42,195 kilometers on the new route in the typical Balinese countryside, Henry Kiprotich was proud to receive a cash prize worth IDR 189 million awarded by President Director of Maybank, Taswin Zakaria.

The category of Full Marathon Open Female was won by Rumokol Chepkanan from Kenya with time score of 2:38:38; Full Marathon National Male by Wiryawan Jaya Subangkit with time score of 2:41:53 and Full Marathon Nation-

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gurah Rai Airport noted there is an increase in the number of foreign tourist arrival coming to Bali when entering this third quarter. Based on data of the immigration office, until July 2017, at least 3.5 million foreign tourists arrived through Ngurah Rai Airport. There was an increase of 22.18 percent over the same period in 2016.

This significant increase is still dominated by foreign tourists from China equal to 25 percent or about 896,000 people. During the past two years, China is ranked first in terms of foreign tourist coming to Bali. When compared to the same period in 2016, Chinese tourists were recorded to amount to 559,000 with the growth rate reaching 60.2 percent.

Australian tourist is in the second position amounting to 632,000 people or 18 percent and the third position is occupied by Indian tourists reaching 234,000 or 7 percent of the total tourist arrival. “In 2017, the Ngurah Rai Airport targets to bring in 5.58 million foreign tourists. Seeing our records until last July, it means that the achievement almost reaches 64 percent. If we see the growth continuing to increase

significantly, we believe it can meet the target,” said Yanus Suprayogi, General Manager of Ngurah Rai Airport, on Monday (Sep. 4).

Yanus added that this optimism is also supported by the large interest of foreign airlines to serve the route to Bali. “Last month, we first received the flight of Mehan Air from Tehran, Iran. Bali is the first destination in Indonesia targeted by Mehan Air,” he added.

He also saw the increasing trend of tourists from the Middle East.

“This year, the percentage has increased 2-fold or 100 percent compared to last year. In 2016, during the period of January to July there were 17,000 people, while this year amounts to 35,000. Apparently, this is positive impact of the visit of the King of Saudi Arabia to Bali last March,” said Yanus.

This increasing potential of foreign tourist becomes one of the factors to Angkasa Pura I as the operator of the Ngurah Rai Airport to accelerate the development and addition of operating facilities.

Currently, the Angkasa Pura I is encouraging the acceleration of the addition of 11 parking stands and 40 check-in counters. BTN (BTN/015)

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Overall, the participants of this annual marathon event showed an increase of 20 percent from last year, making it one of the international standard sporting events in Indonesia consistently developed.

This MBM 2017 is supported by the whole ranks of Bali’s government.

Bali Safari & Marine Park is the official race venue for Maybank Bali Marathon 2017. “Congratulations to the winners and thanks to Maybank for trusting us as the host for six consecutive years,” said Thomas Colbert, General Manager of Bali Safari & Marine Park.

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Kris Exhibition in Series of Tumpek Landep Celebration T

umpek Landep as driving force of technology for Hindu community in Bali is created from the sharpness of mind. Therefore, the Denpasar municipality through the Denpasar industry and trade agency held the ninth Petinget Rahina Tumpek Landep in front of Bali Museum on Monday (Aug. 28). Petinget Tumpek Landep was filled with an exhibition showcasing 150 pieces of kris originating from Bali and other regions of this archipelago.

The four-day event was opened by the Regional Secretary of Denpasar, AAN Rai Iswara, representing the Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai

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Parking Lot on Friday (Aug. 25). The exhibition collaborated with campaign of the Environmental Sanitation Movement was opened by Regional Secretary of Denpasar, AAN Rai Iswara, marked with the release of pigeons.

Participants of this exhibition and sanitation campaign are Waste Bank in Denpasar, the environmentalist of Denpasar Clean and Green (DCG), Malu Dong environmental community as well as the schools and the people of Denpasar. “The exhibition is meant to invite all components of the community to take care and be responsible for realizing the sanitation and empower the waste banks to participate actively in buying the non-organic waste of the community,” said the Head of the DLHK Denpasar, Ketut Wisada.

In addition to the exhibition of recycling and environmental sanitation campaign, the one-day educational activity was filled with various events such as Balinese story telling contest with environmental sanitation theme, photography competition, sanitation slogan competition, speech contest, elementary school fashion contest, recycling contest

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the network of Heritage City. So, this activity becomes the motivation for Denpasar municipality to conduct exhibition in Korea two months to come.

Chief of Denpasar customary village, A.A. Oka Suwetja, said that Petinget Rahina Tumpek Landep aims to deepen holistic philosophy, ethics, and rituals that are equivalent to the main values of ceremony​​ in the concept of Tumpek Landep.

Similarly, it is meant to inform that kris is a cultural heritage of Bali, Indonesia and the world by developing the ideals of one family one kris

as a representation of Denpasar Heritage City.

As a Heritage City, Denpasar was entrusted to host the Second OWHC Asia-Pacific Meeting on August 7-10 with the theme of ‘The Stabilization of Youth Network in Asian-Pacific.’ The meeting resulted in ten-item declaration as the output of the OWHC Asia-Pacific Strategic Meeting. One of the outputs is the Tumpek Landep as Heritage Day which has grown culturally in the Denpasar society. BTN

as well as painting and coloring competition jazzed up with music entertainment by Balinese famous artist Nanoe Biroe.

Rai Iswara accompanied by Deputy Chairman of PKK Motivation Team of Denpasar City, Mrs. Antari Negara and Head of the DLHK Denpasar, Ketut Wisada, North

Denpasar Subdistrict Head, Nyoman Lodra, together with other related agency heads reviewed the booths of waste recycle exhibition. All the students attending the event were invited to always keep the sanitation of the surrounding environment. BTN

o you want to experience a healing process without going to the doctor? Come to Tirta Tawar Temple in Petulu Customary Village, Ubud, Gianyar. Petulu customary village is not only famous for its egret tourist attraction, but also has a unique Tirta Tawar Temple. Local people believe the temple retains a lot of

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Tirta Tawar Temple Is Believed Can Heal All Sickness history and mystery. The power to heal all diseases is commonly invoked here, so that its existence is still considered sacred by local community.

Two routes can be taken to arrive at the temple. Travelers can pass through Ubud or Petulu village. The track leading to the temple is beautiful and the atmosphere is cool. Thus, the road is often taken advantage by foreign travelers for trekking.

Chief of Petulu customary village, I Wayan Beneh, said the Tirta Tawar Temple had the power to heal illnesses, purificatory qualities to all impurities, grace of efficacy and procreation. Many people of local village, other regions in Bali and even from outside Bali were also often invoking a recovery here.

“People usually come to present oblation and then perform purificatory rite (melukat) in the shower of this temple,” he said.

Beneh said that tirta tawar consisted of two Balinese words, namely tirta and tawar. Tirta meant ‘water’ and tawar or penawar meant ‘a drug.’ In addition to cure all diseases, the temple was also serving as a bathing place of the deities usually taken advantage by people from three villages namely the Petulu, Kutuh and Ubud customary village.

“There is a sacred white huge eel believed as property guarding the temple,” he added.

This sacred area had a cave whose aura was good for meditation. In earlier times, when the illegal Toto was still in demand, many people were coming to beg number. Interestingly, most of them successfully won, so that it became

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Dharmawijaya Mantra, marked by removing a kris. At that time, the event was also filled with the launch of a book on kris and the review of the stands of kris exhibition with King of Klungkung Palace, Ida Dalem Semara Putra, and the Head of the Denpasar Industry and Trade Agency, Wayan Gatra.

Rai Iswara said the activity serves as a people’s active participation in enlivening the Denpasar as City Heritage. According to him, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra gives a great appreciation to the development of library including a kris having a high philosophical value.

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a famous temple. “As a drug, any disease can be cured. When the water is weighed, it will be heavier than ordinary water,” said Beneh convincingly.

According to Beneh, there was a tradition that should be followed and not be violated. When taking a bath or melukat, people were not allowed to put on any clothes. In other words, they should be naked.

People were allowed to invoke holy water as much as they needed.

However, it should not be cooked.

Meanwhile, as the abstinence, people were not allowed to commercialize or sell the holy water of Tirta Tawar Temple. In other words, people invoked the holy water and then processed it for sale either in the form of fruit salad, beverage or other food. “People who violate can experience bad luck or calamities,” he said.

Any people who wanted to enter the temple were obliged to put on Balinese customary attires, a worship-style clothing of the Hindu society. Then, people were forbidden to enter the temple in a cuntaka condition, such as there was a death of family members and the woman who is getting her period.

Making use of the water for washing was not allowed. When violating this tradition, people would be afflicted by disaster, accidents or illness. Piodalan or temple anniversary here fell once every six months on Buda Wage Klawu. BTN Gianyar Government Tourism Office Address : Jl. Ngurah Rai No. 9 Gianyar Ph. (0361) 943401 Fax. (0361) 943554 website: www.diparda.gianyarkab.go.id, www.gianyartourism.com, email: admingianyar@gianyarkab.go.id, info@gianyartourism.com

ourist objects relying on natural beauty remaining pristine increasingly emerge in Buleleng.

One of them is Jambangan waterfall at Kelampuak, Tamblang village, Kubutambahan. This adds to the number of waterfall attractions in North Bali, other than the existing ones such as the waterfall at Gitgit village, Sukasada, waterfall at Sambangan and Lemukih village, Sawan subdistrict.

To get to the location of Jambangan waterfall, visitors simply walk along the path. This journey requires little caution because it has steep and slippery terrain.

Otherwise, visitors can slip. After trying to conquer the steep path, visitors will get paid after arriving at the location. Nature at this waterfall stays natural and is not much known to visitors. This superiority is an attraction for tourists making a visit. In addition to seeing the water flow from a height, visitors also choose to swim in the

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Chief of Kelampuak customary village, Made Suka Astawa, recently encountered said that Jambangan waterfall is a tourist attraction starting to be developed independently. The location very close to the main road of Singaraja-Kintamani (Bangli) makes this tourist attraction easy to be reached by visitors. The arrangement made by local people is the opening of the path to the location. Next year (2018), the village government plans the development of Jambangan waterfall object into a priority agenda.

Related to the name of the waterfall, Astawa claimed the residents name it Jambangan because the puddles under the waterfall are so wide with the base getting conical. The waterfalls are similar to large frying pan (Indonesian: jambangan), so that people call them

by Jambangan waterfall.

In the meantime, Secretary of Tamblang village, Made Wasuyutha, said that potential of this tourist object is managed seriously so as to bring in positive benefits for the village itself. This tourist attraction is believed to be able to stimulate domestic and foreign tourists to visit because of its pristine nature. In order to have more values, the original atmosphere will be well preserved.

To achieve this, local village government starting in 2018 will propose to the tourism office in order to be designated into a tourist destination. This determination will make it easier for the management to submit a proposal for the area arrangement. In addition, the allocation of village funds will be allocated for the area arrangement, especially road access that still need to be repaired, so that visitors are comfortable when getting down the road to location of the object. BTN Buleleng Government Office: Pahlawan Street 1st Singaraja, Bali - Indonesia Ph. (0362) 21146, Email: humasbuleleng@yahoo.com, Website : www.bulelengkab.go.id

he Gumbrih Tourism Water Park is located at Gumbrih village, Pekutatan subdistrict, Jembrana County. It is an interesting tourist attraction because it combines the beauty of Pangyangan River having a quiet stream with the green coconut and nypa palm along the river. Visitors can climb down the river with motorized boat driven by a professional boatman. The distance to be covered is less than 2 kilometers, with a stopping point on the bridge denoting as the border of Gumbrih and Pangyangan. In addition to enjoying the green trees, visitors can also see a variety of wildlife such as egrets and lizards. Not only that, the Pangyangan River also has various kinds of fish such as red snapper, marbled eel, shrimp and crab. The Gumbrih Tourism Water is the best place to enjoy the natural waters while relaxing and escape from the urban frenzies. BTN

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ilimanuk as known as a modern harbors which functions as the west gate for the visitor who come to Bali Island from Java Island by ferry. Near by the harbors, there is a beautiful bay called Gilimanuk bay which has become the centre of water tourism in Jembrana. Beside the bay, there is the museum of Gilimanuk ancient people, where was build in the area of its site.

West Bali National Park is also located in this area, in where the visitors could enjoy the beauty of preserved flora and fauna, especially the wonderful white starling (Leucopsar Rothschildi). In the same location, there is a monument which was build to remain the heroic battle of the era of physical revolution after declaration of independence in 1945 As a harbor city and object of tourism, Gilimanuk has been completed by restaurant, artshops, hotels and other tourism facilities. BTN Jembrana Government Office: Surapati Street No. 1 Jembrana Telp. (0365) 41210 Fax: (0365) 41010 Email: jembranatourism@yahoo.com, Website : jembranakab.go.id

History on Heyday of Buleleng Harbor

uleleng Harbor in Singaraja town has experienced its heyday until the 1950s. At that time, it was the main entrance to Bali since the Dutch occupation until the capital of the Lesser Sunda Province. In the days of Dutch occupation, the harbor was used for loading and unloading of freights and foreign cruises bringing in tourists to enjoy the splendor

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offered by Island of the Gods. At that time, the Northern Bali Beach got its golden age.

Today, the great reputation of Buleleng Harbor almost leaves no traces. Besides, the former office of customs and excise has changed its function. The other old buildings have become a meeting hall when Buleleng hosted the IMACO event. Indeed, the old story has been ‘locked up’ in some literatures

and the mouths of historical performers.

Historically, the directorate of cultural heritage preservation and museum through the Buleleng culture office plans to conduct revitalization of the Lesser Sunda Museum in Buleleng district. This plan was welcomed by the Head of Buleleng Culture Agency, Putu Tastra Wijaya. According to him, Buleleng is given the opportunity to build the Lesser Sunda Museum in the area of the ex-Buleleng Harbor. “We are very grateful to be given the opportunity. Surely, we will immediately follow it up,” he said.

Tastra explained that the museum construction plan is still constrained by location because the building planned to be used as a museum is still occupied by the housing, settlement area and land agency. Under this condition, his agency has been looking for a way out by coordinating directly with the regent of Buleleng. According to him, the solution provided by the regent is by relocating it to official residence of the chairman of house of representative or to SMPN 1 Singaraja junior high school. “Well, we have coordinated with the agency, and they agree as long as it has

been provided with location elsewhere,” he added.The Lesser Sunda Museum is planned to be realized next year. Moreover, in the near future the official of central government will visit Buleleng to review the readiness of Buleleng in the provision of location for the museum. When compared to the Museum of Buleleng, the Lesser Sunda Museum will store more specific objects. Aside from historical objects, it will store images, books and stories about Buleleng when becoming the center of administration of Bali. “Collection of the Lesser Sunda Museum will be more specific. Of course, they are only related to the history of Lesser Sunda,” he added.In the meantime, to complement the museum’s collection, Tastra revealed that he has coordinated with Buleleng people who have kept the objects and historical heritages of Lesser Sunda. With a humanistic approach, he believed people want to donate their historical objects to the museum collections.

Besides, he has also established cooperation with several museums in the Netherlands that still restore the objects of Lesser Sunda history. “Some museums in the Netherlands have gone bankrupt, so they are willing to return the historical objects provided that we in Buleleng have a decent place,” he added.

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Black Eye Coffee & Roastery Now Present in Kuta

you found a cozy cofH ave fee shop? Try to come to

Black Eye Coffee & Roastery located on Jalan Raya Sunset Road 168, Kuta. This second outlet after the Black Eye Coffee & Roastery at Secret Garden Village is managed R. Deryl Juniar, a well experienced store manager in the field of coffee, so that it provides deliciously processed coffee. After testing, you will definitely get addicted to it.

In the area of ​​ approximately 150 square meters, this Black Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen offers a selection of puzzle themes as the interior design. This can be seen from the spot and furniture in the outlets made in the form of geometric pieces, such as custom chair, bar hanging rack, floor and ceiling. The architecture looks so unique because it utilizes the right combination of tropical wood material and cement. “Black Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen maximizes the outlet with open brewing bar & kitchen concept,” said Ana

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Commercial Photography Competition at Aston Denpasar

Dewi Permana, Vice President of PT Natura Pesona Mandiri (Secret Garden Village) amid the soft opening on Saturday (Aug. 26).

Ana added that there are three pillars to introduce coffee of the archipelago. Indonesia is ranked third in the world as top producer of quality coffee. Here, there is education on the variety of coffee along with its producing regions as well as innovations to the coffee served. Each of the seven regions in Indonesia offers different flavor. For example, the region in Sumatra, West Java, and Bali produce special coffee because farmers have been provided with postharvest handling. “In addition to the original coffee of Kintamani, we also introduce the coffee produced in the area of Pupuan, Tabanan,” she said.

R. Deryl Juniar, Store Manager of Black Eye, said that open brewing bar is chosen to support three basic ideas of Black Eye Coffee & Roastery in the form of education, coffee machine and innova-

tion. Therefore, Black Eye Coffee & Roastery always educates connoisseurs and coffee lovers so that they get to know coffee more profoundly through coffee talk or manual brewing method. “As long as this manual brewing method is executed, there is a discussion between coffee lovers and baristas within 2 minutes,” he said.

As for the kitchen, it applies open kitchen concept to highlight the process of making healthy and hygienic food with modern equipment. Visitors can directly see the process of serving the menus ordered. In addition to the simple menu of delicacies such as burgers, pasta and salads, it also provides a wide selection of vegetarian menus and the mainstay menu of The Luwus Restaurant, namely Bebek Timbungan (duck cooked in bamboo) and Salmon Roasted Rice. “During this soft opening, the Black Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen provides the promo of buy 1,” he said. B N

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n last Thursday (24/8) morning, 30 photographers gathered for photography competition with the theme “Commercial Photography” at Abang Meeting Room. This event was held in collaboration between Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center and University of Design, Bali.

The day started with workshop with the theme “Application of Interior & Food Photography in Advertising”, the speakers were Ramanda Dimas Surya Dinata as Lecturer of Visual Communication Design and Mohammad Dieng Mahardika as Assistant Lecturer at University of Design, Bali.

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The seminar was open for discussion, questions and answers, and the audience was encourage to share and express their opinions or suggestions about the material through the competition.

The event was attended by 30 participants. Photo shoot has been divided into 3 groups, started at 13:00-16:00 WITA with 3 room types and 7 menus of Special of The Day and 1 of Food Signature as the object.

While waiting for the winners announcement done by two judges from University of Design, Bali Ramanda Dimas Surya Dinata and Made Arini Hanindharputri, also a guest judge I

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program to SDN 1 Abang Batudinding elementary school, Bangli, recently. The caring activities for others are in a series of the Avilla Bali Festival 2017 and celebration of the 72nd Independence Day of Indonesia. “Avilla Bali is very concerned with the field of education, so it does social charity at SDN 1 Abang Batudinding in 2018. There are three B star elements of strength needed

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to become a star, namely to Imagine, Believe and Achieve. “These three elements are the main factor, and at the same it is featured as the theme for the anniversary of Berry Biz Hotel in 2017, The Power of Three: Imagine. Believe.

Achieve,” said Dian Massita Desiana, Group Business General Manager of BYU and chairperson of Berry Biz Hotel’s third anniversary committee, some time ago.

Celebration of the anniversary was centered in the drop-off area of ​​the Berry Biz Hotel. Thus, it created an intimacy and meaningful atmosphere. Splendor of the anniversary of the hotel applying business concept and co-working space was possible due to the presence of the staff and employ-

ees, as well as the shareholders, travel agencies, business partners and hotel guests. Peak of the anniversary celebration was filled with rice cone cutting by Henry Setiono (Chief Operating Officer of Avilla Bali Hospitality), IGAN Darma Suyasa (Corporate General Manager of Avilla Bali Hospitality) and Dian Massita Desiana (Group Business General Manager of BYU).

Happy atmosphere was created in the celebration of the third anniversary. Berry Biz Hotel also announced the launch of spa outlet named the Gendhis Spa. “Hopefully, by mid-September it will have been operated. With this new product, Berry Biz will further strengthen its steps to become a star and a role model for other business hotels,” explained Dian Massita Desiana. B N (BTN/015)

Wayan Sumatika as a Professional Photographer from Bali Post, the photographers were gathered in a fun game and door prizes distribution conducted by the committee.

At 19:00 WITA sharp, the winners were announced.

The winner is I DW GD Adi Darma S, Runner Up is I Putu Arsa Juliarta, and the Second Runer Up is Rafif Sulthan Syach. All photography Competition participants had a chance to submit their ten edited pictures to be voted as the most favorite picture on Aston Denpasar Instagram within 5 days, and for the most voted picture is entitled as The Most Favorite Picture. The winner of that category went to Eri Dana Setiawan with total votes 408 likes.

“The event aimed to introduce how to apply the interior & food photography in advertising and create brand awareness among design students and commercial photographers. The result of the event, gained 70 followers on social media, and collected 300 high resolution pictures that can be used in communications materials.” Said Sony Bambang Suryo – General Manager of Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center. B N (BTN/014)

elementary school, Bangli,” said Alfiana Pontoh, Marcomm Manager and Committee Chairperson of the Avilla Bali Festival 2017.

Previously, Avilla Bali held a pop up charity in the Avilla Bali Festival 2017 on August 5 – 6, 2017. Proceeds of the pop up charity were allocated to SDN 1 Abang Batudinding, Bangli. “We hope this assistance can be used as well as possible for the development of students here,” she ex-

plained.

The assistance provided is in the form of health equipment to support School Health Unit (UKS) at SDN 1 Abang Batudinding. “We choose SDN 1 Abang Batudinding, Bangli, because the health and first aid kits are very minimal or almost nil. Moreover, this school is in the renovation phase because the building has been old (established in January 1, 1978), so the facilities also need renewal,” said Putu Krisna Yanti, Chief of Bali Foster Brother accompany Alfie.

Since it remains in the atmosphere of the Indonesia’s 72nd Independence Day anniversary, the Bali Foster Brother and Avilla Bali held a traditional game by involving not only the students, but also the teachers. The competition included a cracker eating contest, marble run and putting nails into a bottle. The activities were then ended with a symbolic handover of health equipment and taking photos together. B N (BTN/015)

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he H Sovereign Bali commemorated the 72nd anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day with the theme of Toejoeh Belasan on Thursday (Aug. 17). The activity imbued with heroic nuance was commenced with

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the raising of red-and-white flag and the cutting of red and white rice cone. The commemoration involving all the staff, management ranks and hotel guests were also graced with some competitions.

The competition filled with laughter presented the contest of biting coins in papaya, dancing with balloon, catching eel, chess, water relay and barbell karaoke.

All the competitions were designed to enliven the event. For health activities, Dr. Maya, a representative from Puri Bunda Hospital provided with counseling on cervical cancer.

Other than providing information on prevention and treatment of cervical cancer, it was also filled with question and answer session.

Series of the Toejoeh Belasan event was closed with the performance by DJ Ardi in the BBQ Dinner entitled ‘All You Can Eat’ sold for IDR 72,000 net. Vivacity of visitors from outside or within the hotel was very good to enjoy the BBQ serving at that night. B N (BTN/015)

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scrubs that have been used by the Balinese since ancient times -both medicinally as well as for general wellbeing.

In the past it was very common for rural Balinese people to use a boreh mixture of crushed rice, ginger and salt to cure infants of colds or flu.

Boreh ingredients are first crushed with a pestle and mortar or sometimes chewed into a powder that is mixed with water or oil to form a paste. The boreh paste is then applied to the back, legs, arms -and sometimes head, with

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a scrubbing motion. The paste is left to dry before being washed off with warm water. Boreh can also include other ingredients such as clove, cardamon, massoia and other herbs and spices and today boreh is most commonly used a spa treatment or for general wellbeing. B N

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Black Eye Coffee & Roastery Now Present in Kuta

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Black Eye Coffee & Roastery located on Jalan Raya Sunset Road 168, Kuta. This second outlet after the Black Eye Coffee & Roastery at Secret Garden Village is managed R. Deryl Juniar, a well experienced store manager in the field of coffee, so that it provides deliciously processed coffee. After testing, you will definitely get addicted to it.

In the area of ​​ approximately 150 square meters, this Black Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen offers a selection of puzzle themes as the interior design. This can be seen from the spot and furniture in the outlets made in the form of geometric pieces, such as custom chair, bar hanging rack, floor and ceiling. The architecture looks so unique because it utilizes the right combination of tropical wood material and cement. “Black Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen maximizes the outlet with open brewing bar & kitchen concept,” said Ana

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Commercial Photography Competition at Aston Denpasar

Dewi Permana, Vice President of PT Natura Pesona Mandiri (Secret Garden Village) amid the soft opening on Saturday (Aug. 26).

Ana added that there are three pillars to introduce coffee of the archipelago. Indonesia is ranked third in the world as top producer of quality coffee. Here, there is education on the variety of coffee along with its producing regions as well as innovations to the coffee served. Each of the seven regions in Indonesia offers different flavor. For example, the region in Sumatra, West Java, and Bali produce special coffee because farmers have been provided with postharvest handling. “In addition to the original coffee of Kintamani, we also introduce the coffee produced in the area of Pupuan, Tabanan,” she said.

R. Deryl Juniar, Store Manager of Black Eye, said that open brewing bar is chosen to support three basic ideas of Black Eye Coffee & Roastery in the form of education, coffee machine and innova-

tion. Therefore, Black Eye Coffee & Roastery always educates connoisseurs and coffee lovers so that they get to know coffee more profoundly through coffee talk or manual brewing method. “As long as this manual brewing method is executed, there is a discussion between coffee lovers and baristas within 2 minutes,” he said.

As for the kitchen, it applies open kitchen concept to highlight the process of making healthy and hygienic food with modern equipment. Visitors can directly see the process of serving the menus ordered. In addition to the simple menu of delicacies such as burgers, pasta and salads, it also provides a wide selection of vegetarian menus and the mainstay menu of The Luwus Restaurant, namely Bebek Timbungan (duck cooked in bamboo) and Salmon Roasted Rice. “During this soft opening, the Black Eye Brewing Bar & Kitchen provides the promo of buy 1,” he said. B N

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n last Thursday (24/8) morning, 30 photographers gathered for photography competition with the theme “Commercial Photography” at Abang Meeting Room. This event was held in collaboration between Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center and University of Design, Bali.

The day started with workshop with the theme “Application of Interior & Food Photography in Advertising”, the speakers were Ramanda Dimas Surya Dinata as Lecturer of Visual Communication Design and Mohammad Dieng Mahardika as Assistant Lecturer at University of Design, Bali.

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The seminar was open for discussion, questions and answers, and the audience was encourage to share and express their opinions or suggestions about the material through the competition.

The event was attended by 30 participants. Photo shoot has been divided into 3 groups, started at 13:00-16:00 WITA with 3 room types and 7 menus of Special of The Day and 1 of Food Signature as the object.

While waiting for the winners announcement done by two judges from University of Design, Bali Ramanda Dimas Surya Dinata and Made Arini Hanindharputri, also a guest judge I

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Berry Biz Hotel Becomes a Star

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Foster Brother (Kakak A Bali Asuh Bali) held a charity

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program to SDN 1 Abang Batudinding elementary school, Bangli, recently. The caring activities for others are in a series of the Avilla Bali Festival 2017 and celebration of the 72nd Independence Day of Indonesia. “Avilla Bali is very concerned with the field of education, so it does social charity at SDN 1 Abang Batudinding in 2018. There are three B star elements of strength needed

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to become a star, namely to Imagine, Believe and Achieve. “These three elements are the main factor, and at the same it is featured as the theme for the anniversary of Berry Biz Hotel in 2017, The Power of Three: Imagine. Believe.

Achieve,” said Dian Massita Desiana, Group Business General Manager of BYU and chairperson of Berry Biz Hotel’s third anniversary committee, some time ago.

Celebration of the anniversary was centered in the drop-off area of ​​the Berry Biz Hotel. Thus, it created an intimacy and meaningful atmosphere. Splendor of the anniversary of the hotel applying business concept and co-working space was possible due to the presence of the staff and employ-

ees, as well as the shareholders, travel agencies, business partners and hotel guests. Peak of the anniversary celebration was filled with rice cone cutting by Henry Setiono (Chief Operating Officer of Avilla Bali Hospitality), IGAN Darma Suyasa (Corporate General Manager of Avilla Bali Hospitality) and Dian Massita Desiana (Group Business General Manager of BYU).

Happy atmosphere was created in the celebration of the third anniversary. Berry Biz Hotel also announced the launch of spa outlet named the Gendhis Spa. “Hopefully, by mid-September it will have been operated. With this new product, Berry Biz will further strengthen its steps to become a star and a role model for other business hotels,” explained Dian Massita Desiana. B N (BTN/015)

Wayan Sumatika as a Professional Photographer from Bali Post, the photographers were gathered in a fun game and door prizes distribution conducted by the committee.

At 19:00 WITA sharp, the winners were announced.

The winner is I DW GD Adi Darma S, Runner Up is I Putu Arsa Juliarta, and the Second Runer Up is Rafif Sulthan Syach. All photography Competition participants had a chance to submit their ten edited pictures to be voted as the most favorite picture on Aston Denpasar Instagram within 5 days, and for the most voted picture is entitled as The Most Favorite Picture. The winner of that category went to Eri Dana Setiawan with total votes 408 likes.

“The event aimed to introduce how to apply the interior & food photography in advertising and create brand awareness among design students and commercial photographers. The result of the event, gained 70 followers on social media, and collected 300 high resolution pictures that can be used in communications materials.” Said Sony Bambang Suryo – General Manager of Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center. B N (BTN/014)

elementary school, Bangli,” said Alfiana Pontoh, Marcomm Manager and Committee Chairperson of the Avilla Bali Festival 2017.

Previously, Avilla Bali held a pop up charity in the Avilla Bali Festival 2017 on August 5 – 6, 2017. Proceeds of the pop up charity were allocated to SDN 1 Abang Batudinding, Bangli. “We hope this assistance can be used as well as possible for the development of students here,” she ex-

plained.

The assistance provided is in the form of health equipment to support School Health Unit (UKS) at SDN 1 Abang Batudinding. “We choose SDN 1 Abang Batudinding, Bangli, because the health and first aid kits are very minimal or almost nil. Moreover, this school is in the renovation phase because the building has been old (established in January 1, 1978), so the facilities also need renewal,” said Putu Krisna Yanti, Chief of Bali Foster Brother accompany Alfie.

Since it remains in the atmosphere of the Indonesia’s 72nd Independence Day anniversary, the Bali Foster Brother and Avilla Bali held a traditional game by involving not only the students, but also the teachers. The competition included a cracker eating contest, marble run and putting nails into a bottle. The activities were then ended with a symbolic handover of health equipment and taking photos together. B N (BTN/015)

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he H Sovereign Bali commemorated the 72nd anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day with the theme of Toejoeh Belasan on Thursday (Aug. 17). The activity imbued with heroic nuance was commenced with

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the raising of red-and-white flag and the cutting of red and white rice cone. The commemoration involving all the staff, management ranks and hotel guests were also graced with some competitions.

The competition filled with laughter presented the contest of biting coins in papaya, dancing with balloon, catching eel, chess, water relay and barbell karaoke.

All the competitions were designed to enliven the event. For health activities, Dr. Maya, a representative from Puri Bunda Hospital provided with counseling on cervical cancer.

Other than providing information on prevention and treatment of cervical cancer, it was also filled with question and answer session.

Series of the Toejoeh Belasan event was closed with the performance by DJ Ardi in the BBQ Dinner entitled ‘All You Can Eat’ sold for IDR 72,000 net. Vivacity of visitors from outside or within the hotel was very good to enjoy the BBQ serving at that night. B N (BTN/015)

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scrubs that have been used by the Balinese since ancient times -both medicinally as well as for general wellbeing.

In the past it was very common for rural Balinese people to use a boreh mixture of crushed rice, ginger and salt to cure infants of colds or flu.

Boreh ingredients are first crushed with a pestle and mortar or sometimes chewed into a powder that is mixed with water or oil to form a paste. The boreh paste is then applied to the back, legs, arms -and sometimes head, with

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a scrubbing motion. The paste is left to dry before being washed off with warm water. Boreh can also include other ingredients such as clove, cardamon, massoia and other herbs and spices and today boreh is most commonly used a spa treatment or for general wellbeing. B N

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Tabanan Area DTW Tanah Lot, Dewi Sinta Hotel, DTW Alas Kedaton. DTW Ulun Danu Beratan, Royal Tulip Saranam Resort,

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Where to Go...

Kris Exhibition in Series of Tumpek Landep Celebration T

umpek Landep as driving force of technology for Hindu community in Bali is created from the sharpness of mind. Therefore, the Denpasar municipality through the Denpasar industry and trade agency held the ninth Petinget Rahina Tumpek Landep in front of Bali Museum on Monday (Aug. 28). Petinget Tumpek Landep was filled with an exhibition showcasing 150 pieces of kris originating from Bali and other regions of this archipelago.

The four-day event was opened by the Regional Secretary of Denpasar, AAN Rai Iswara, representing the Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai

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Parking Lot on Friday (Aug. 25). The exhibition collaborated with campaign of the Environmental Sanitation Movement was opened by Regional Secretary of Denpasar, AAN Rai Iswara, marked with the release of pigeons.

Participants of this exhibition and sanitation campaign are Waste Bank in Denpasar, the environmentalist of Denpasar Clean and Green (DCG), Malu Dong environmental community as well as the schools and the people of Denpasar. “The exhibition is meant to invite all components of the community to take care and be responsible for realizing the sanitation and empower the waste banks to participate actively in buying the non-organic waste of the community,” said the Head of the DLHK Denpasar, Ketut Wisada.

In addition to the exhibition of recycling and environmental sanitation campaign, the one-day educational activity was filled with various events such as Balinese story telling contest with environmental sanitation theme, photography competition, sanitation slogan competition, speech contest, elementary school fashion contest, recycling contest

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the network of Heritage City. So, this activity becomes the motivation for Denpasar municipality to conduct exhibition in Korea two months to come.

Chief of Denpasar customary village, A.A. Oka Suwetja, said that Petinget Rahina Tumpek Landep aims to deepen holistic philosophy, ethics, and rituals that are equivalent to the main values of ceremony​​ in the concept of Tumpek Landep.

Similarly, it is meant to inform that kris is a cultural heritage of Bali, Indonesia and the world by developing the ideals of one family one kris

as a representation of Denpasar Heritage City.

As a Heritage City, Denpasar was entrusted to host the Second OWHC Asia-Pacific Meeting on August 7-10 with the theme of ‘The Stabilization of Youth Network in Asian-Pacific.’ The meeting resulted in ten-item declaration as the output of the OWHC Asia-Pacific Strategic Meeting. One of the outputs is the Tumpek Landep as Heritage Day which has grown culturally in the Denpasar society. BTN

as well as painting and coloring competition jazzed up with music entertainment by Balinese famous artist Nanoe Biroe.

Rai Iswara accompanied by Deputy Chairman of PKK Motivation Team of Denpasar City, Mrs. Antari Negara and Head of the DLHK Denpasar, Ketut Wisada, North

Denpasar Subdistrict Head, Nyoman Lodra, together with other related agency heads reviewed the booths of waste recycle exhibition. All the students attending the event were invited to always keep the sanitation of the surrounding environment. BTN

o you want to experience a healing process without going to the doctor? Come to Tirta Tawar Temple in Petulu Customary Village, Ubud, Gianyar. Petulu customary village is not only famous for its egret tourist attraction, but also has a unique Tirta Tawar Temple. Local people believe the temple retains a lot of

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Tirta Tawar Temple Is Believed Can Heal All Sickness history and mystery. The power to heal all diseases is commonly invoked here, so that its existence is still considered sacred by local community.

Two routes can be taken to arrive at the temple. Travelers can pass through Ubud or Petulu village. The track leading to the temple is beautiful and the atmosphere is cool. Thus, the road is often taken advantage by foreign travelers for trekking.

Chief of Petulu customary village, I Wayan Beneh, said the Tirta Tawar Temple had the power to heal illnesses, purificatory qualities to all impurities, grace of efficacy and procreation. Many people of local village, other regions in Bali and even from outside Bali were also often invoking a recovery here.

“People usually come to present oblation and then perform purificatory rite (melukat) in the shower of this temple,” he said.

Beneh said that tirta tawar consisted of two Balinese words, namely tirta and tawar. Tirta meant ‘water’ and tawar or penawar meant ‘a drug.’ In addition to cure all diseases, the temple was also serving as a bathing place of the deities usually taken advantage by people from three villages namely the Petulu, Kutuh and Ubud customary village.

“There is a sacred white huge eel believed as property guarding the temple,” he added.

This sacred area had a cave whose aura was good for meditation. In earlier times, when the illegal Toto was still in demand, many people were coming to beg number. Interestingly, most of them successfully won, so that it became

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Denpasar Government Tourism Office : Address; Jl. Surapati No. 7 Denpasar, Ph. (0361) 234569, 223602, 231422 Fax. (0361) 223602 http://pariwisata.denpasarkota.go.id

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Jambangan Waterfall Awaits Your Coming

Dharmawijaya Mantra, marked by removing a kris. At that time, the event was also filled with the launch of a book on kris and the review of the stands of kris exhibition with King of Klungkung Palace, Ida Dalem Semara Putra, and the Head of the Denpasar Industry and Trade Agency, Wayan Gatra.

Rai Iswara said the activity serves as a people’s active participation in enlivening the Denpasar as City Heritage. According to him, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra gives a great appreciation to the development of library including a kris having a high philosophical value.

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Recycle Exhibition Collaborated with Environmental Campaign

reative and beneficial are the impressions when visiting the recycle exhibition held by the Denpasar municipality through Environment and Sanitation Agency (DLHK) at Lumintang

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a famous temple. “As a drug, any disease can be cured. When the water is weighed, it will be heavier than ordinary water,” said Beneh convincingly.

According to Beneh, there was a tradition that should be followed and not be violated. When taking a bath or melukat, people were not allowed to put on any clothes. In other words, they should be naked.

People were allowed to invoke holy water as much as they needed.

However, it should not be cooked.

Meanwhile, as the abstinence, people were not allowed to commercialize or sell the holy water of Tirta Tawar Temple. In other words, people invoked the holy water and then processed it for sale either in the form of fruit salad, beverage or other food. “People who violate can experience bad luck or calamities,” he said.

Any people who wanted to enter the temple were obliged to put on Balinese customary attires, a worship-style clothing of the Hindu society. Then, people were forbidden to enter the temple in a cuntaka condition, such as there was a death of family members and the woman who is getting her period.

Making use of the water for washing was not allowed. When violating this tradition, people would be afflicted by disaster, accidents or illness. Piodalan or temple anniversary here fell once every six months on Buda Wage Klawu. BTN Gianyar Government Tourism Office Address : Jl. Ngurah Rai No. 9 Gianyar Ph. (0361) 943401 Fax. (0361) 943554 website: www.diparda.gianyarkab.go.id, www.gianyartourism.com, email: admingianyar@gianyarkab.go.id, info@gianyartourism.com

ourist objects relying on natural beauty remaining pristine increasingly emerge in Buleleng.

One of them is Jambangan waterfall at Kelampuak, Tamblang village, Kubutambahan. This adds to the number of waterfall attractions in North Bali, other than the existing ones such as the waterfall at Gitgit village, Sukasada, waterfall at Sambangan and Lemukih village, Sawan subdistrict.

To get to the location of Jambangan waterfall, visitors simply walk along the path. This journey requires little caution because it has steep and slippery terrain.

Otherwise, visitors can slip. After trying to conquer the steep path, visitors will get paid after arriving at the location. Nature at this waterfall stays natural and is not much known to visitors. This superiority is an attraction for tourists making a visit. In addition to seeing the water flow from a height, visitors also choose to swim in the

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pool of waterfall.

Chief of Kelampuak customary village, Made Suka Astawa, recently encountered said that Jambangan waterfall is a tourist attraction starting to be developed independently. The location very close to the main road of Singaraja-Kintamani (Bangli) makes this tourist attraction easy to be reached by visitors. The arrangement made by local people is the opening of the path to the location. Next year (2018), the village government plans the development of Jambangan waterfall object into a priority agenda.

Related to the name of the waterfall, Astawa claimed the residents name it Jambangan because the puddles under the waterfall are so wide with the base getting conical. The waterfalls are similar to large frying pan (Indonesian: jambangan), so that people call them

by Jambangan waterfall.

In the meantime, Secretary of Tamblang village, Made Wasuyutha, said that potential of this tourist object is managed seriously so as to bring in positive benefits for the village itself. This tourist attraction is believed to be able to stimulate domestic and foreign tourists to visit because of its pristine nature. In order to have more values, the original atmosphere will be well preserved.

To achieve this, local village government starting in 2018 will propose to the tourism office in order to be designated into a tourist destination. This determination will make it easier for the management to submit a proposal for the area arrangement. In addition, the allocation of village funds will be allocated for the area arrangement, especially road access that still need to be repaired, so that visitors are comfortable when getting down the road to location of the object. BTN Buleleng Government Office: Pahlawan Street 1st Singaraja, Bali - Indonesia Ph. (0362) 21146, Email: humasbuleleng@yahoo.com, Website : www.bulelengkab.go.id

he Gumbrih Tourism Water Park is located at Gumbrih village, Pekutatan subdistrict, Jembrana County. It is an interesting tourist attraction because it combines the beauty of Pangyangan River having a quiet stream with the green coconut and nypa palm along the river. Visitors can climb down the river with motorized boat driven by a professional boatman. The distance to be covered is less than 2 kilometers, with a stopping point on the bridge denoting as the border of Gumbrih and Pangyangan. In addition to enjoying the green trees, visitors can also see a variety of wildlife such as egrets and lizards. Not only that, the Pangyangan River also has various kinds of fish such as red snapper, marbled eel, shrimp and crab. The Gumbrih Tourism Water is the best place to enjoy the natural waters while relaxing and escape from the urban frenzies. BTN

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ilimanuk as known as a modern harbors which functions as the west gate for the visitor who come to Bali Island from Java Island by ferry. Near by the harbors, there is a beautiful bay called Gilimanuk bay which has become the centre of water tourism in Jembrana. Beside the bay, there is the museum of Gilimanuk ancient people, where was build in the area of its site.

West Bali National Park is also located in this area, in where the visitors could enjoy the beauty of preserved flora and fauna, especially the wonderful white starling (Leucopsar Rothschildi). In the same location, there is a monument which was build to remain the heroic battle of the era of physical revolution after declaration of independence in 1945 As a harbor city and object of tourism, Gilimanuk has been completed by restaurant, artshops, hotels and other tourism facilities. BTN Jembrana Government Office: Surapati Street No. 1 Jembrana Telp. (0365) 41210 Fax: (0365) 41010 Email: jembranatourism@yahoo.com, Website : jembranakab.go.id

History on Heyday of Buleleng Harbor

uleleng Harbor in Singaraja town has experienced its heyday until the 1950s. At that time, it was the main entrance to Bali since the Dutch occupation until the capital of the Lesser Sunda Province. In the days of Dutch occupation, the harbor was used for loading and unloading of freights and foreign cruises bringing in tourists to enjoy the splendor

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offered by Island of the Gods. At that time, the Northern Bali Beach got its golden age.

Today, the great reputation of Buleleng Harbor almost leaves no traces. Besides, the former office of customs and excise has changed its function. The other old buildings have become a meeting hall when Buleleng hosted the IMACO event. Indeed, the old story has been ‘locked up’ in some literatures

and the mouths of historical performers.

Historically, the directorate of cultural heritage preservation and museum through the Buleleng culture office plans to conduct revitalization of the Lesser Sunda Museum in Buleleng district. This plan was welcomed by the Head of Buleleng Culture Agency, Putu Tastra Wijaya. According to him, Buleleng is given the opportunity to build the Lesser Sunda Museum in the area of the ex-Buleleng Harbor. “We are very grateful to be given the opportunity. Surely, we will immediately follow it up,” he said.

Tastra explained that the museum construction plan is still constrained by location because the building planned to be used as a museum is still occupied by the housing, settlement area and land agency. Under this condition, his agency has been looking for a way out by coordinating directly with the regent of Buleleng. According to him, the solution provided by the regent is by relocating it to official residence of the chairman of house of representative or to SMPN 1 Singaraja junior high school. “Well, we have coordinated with the agency, and they agree as long as it has

been provided with location elsewhere,” he added.The Lesser Sunda Museum is planned to be realized next year. Moreover, in the near future the official of central government will visit Buleleng to review the readiness of Buleleng in the provision of location for the museum. When compared to the Museum of Buleleng, the Lesser Sunda Museum will store more specific objects. Aside from historical objects, it will store images, books and stories about Buleleng when becoming the center of administration of Bali. “Collection of the Lesser Sunda Museum will be more specific. Of course, they are only related to the history of Lesser Sunda,” he added.In the meantime, to complement the museum’s collection, Tastra revealed that he has coordinated with Buleleng people who have kept the objects and historical heritages of Lesser Sunda. With a humanistic approach, he believed people want to donate their historical objects to the museum collections.

Besides, he has also established cooperation with several museums in the Netherlands that still restore the objects of Lesser Sunda history. “Some museums in the Netherlands have gone bankrupt, so they are willing to return the historical objects provided that we in Buleleng have a decent place,” he added.

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September 8 - 21, 2017

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Two Students of Doctoral Studies of Udayana University Teach Jatiluwih Residents to Manage Homestay Traveling to Bali Island seems incomplete if you do not make a visit to Jatiluwih, a tourist attraction relying on terraces. Jatiluwih is the name of village perching at the foot of Mount Batukaru, about 26 km north of Tabanan or 47 km northwest of Denpasar. Uniqueness of Jatiluwih is the panorama of terraced paddy fields and the sacred building (temple) making this area needs to be preserved. uch conservation efforts are in accordance with Regional Regulation (Perda) of Bali Province No. 4/1999 on Bali Spatial Plan (RTRWP). This regulation mentions the policy to develop the structure and pattern of spatial utilization of Bali Province, including the efforts to consolidate protected areas, including consolidation of local protected areas associated with cultural heritage area and science.

Along with the development of tourism, Jatiluwih tourist attraction is equipped with tourist facilities, such as parking lot, toilets and gazebo for a temporary resting place provided by Cafe Jatiluwih restaurant. The accommodation facilities are designed through community empowerment

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in utilizing some homestays. It also includes the road from the eastern route, namely through the Pacung intersection towards Jatiluwih, as well as from the west path through Yeh Panes tourist attraction at Penatahan - Batukaru Temple road section towards Jatiluwih.

To further strengthen the management of the tourist attraction, especially in the field of homestay, two tourism figures namely Yoga Iswara (CEO of Maca Villas Group) and Ramia Adnyana (General Manager of H Sovereign Bali) provide homestay management.

The dissemination in the form of community service was opened by the Secretary of the Jatiluwih Homestay Management, Driana Rikarona and Chief of Subak Jatiluwih, Nyoman Sutama.

Each resource person provided

an understanding on the importance of tourism and environmental maintenance at Jatiluwih village as well as the effective and efficient homestay management that focuses on the products, services and management. “This community service is a part of the three tasks of higher education that must be implement-

ed by each study program,” said Ramia and Yoga who are students of the doctoral program on Tourism Studies, Udayana University.

According to Ramia, this dedication is carried out because the needs of the Jatiluwih tourist attraction for the knowledge on homestay management becoming

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one of the sources of people’s livelihood. The activity was then closed with the handover of ten trash cans delivered by the Head of Tourism Study Program (Prof.

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he Maybank Bali Marathon (MBM) 2017 held on Sunday (Aug. 27) was followed by 9,000 runners from 44 countries in the world including Indonesia. This year’s implementation is unique, as it offers new routes highlighting rural beauty of Bali. Various community activities become appealing attraction in every route crossed in Gianyar and Klungkung district.

In the Full Marathon Open Male category, Henry Kiprotich from Kenya had time score of 2:19:17 making him win the Maybank Bali Marathon event this year. After covering the distance of 42,195 kilometers on the new route in the typical Balinese countryside, Henry Kiprotich was proud to receive a cash prize worth IDR 189 million awarded by President Director of Maybank, Taswin Zakaria.

The category of Full Marathon Open Female was won by Rumokol Chepkanan from Kenya with time score of 2:38:38; Full Marathon National Male by Wiryawan Jaya Subangkit with time score of 2:41:53 and Full Marathon Nation-

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gurah Rai Airport noted there is an increase in the number of foreign tourist arrival coming to Bali when entering this third quarter. Based on data of the immigration office, until July 2017, at least 3.5 million foreign tourists arrived through Ngurah Rai Airport. There was an increase of 22.18 percent over the same period in 2016.

This significant increase is still dominated by foreign tourists from China equal to 25 percent or about 896,000 people. During the past two years, China is ranked first in terms of foreign tourist coming to Bali. When compared to the same period in 2016, Chinese tourists were recorded to amount to 559,000 with the growth rate reaching 60.2 percent.

Australian tourist is in the second position amounting to 632,000 people or 18 percent and the third position is occupied by Indian tourists reaching 234,000 or 7 percent of the total tourist arrival. “In 2017, the Ngurah Rai Airport targets to bring in 5.58 million foreign tourists. Seeing our records until last July, it means that the achievement almost reaches 64 percent. If we see the growth continuing to increase

significantly, we believe it can meet the target,” said Yanus Suprayogi, General Manager of Ngurah Rai Airport, on Monday (Sep. 4).

Yanus added that this optimism is also supported by the large interest of foreign airlines to serve the route to Bali. “Last month, we first received the flight of Mehan Air from Tehran, Iran. Bali is the first destination in Indonesia targeted by Mehan Air,” he added.

He also saw the increasing trend of tourists from the Middle East.

“This year, the percentage has increased 2-fold or 100 percent compared to last year. In 2016, during the period of January to July there were 17,000 people, while this year amounts to 35,000. Apparently, this is positive impact of the visit of the King of Saudi Arabia to Bali last March,” said Yanus.

This increasing potential of foreign tourist becomes one of the factors to Angkasa Pura I as the operator of the Ngurah Rai Airport to accelerate the development and addition of operating facilities.

Currently, the Angkasa Pura I is encouraging the acceleration of the addition of 11 parking stands and 40 check-in counters. BTN (BTN/015)

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Overall, the participants of this annual marathon event showed an increase of 20 percent from last year, making it one of the international standard sporting events in Indonesia consistently developed.

This MBM 2017 is supported by the whole ranks of Bali’s government.

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eing a Balinese (Hindu) is difficult. Life is difficult and so is death. Moreover, the current life lies in the midst of a variety of life burdens, like carrying the burden of hundred kilo gram.

Apparently, it is also difficult to step further. It claims high costs such as daily living expenses, school fees, health cost and so on.

Not to mention the spending on social activities. There are activities at local hamlet or at the village such as invitation of marriage, death, otonan birthday, tooth filing and so on. Of course, this does not only take time as well as cost, but there are also other religious activities at hamlet, village, family temple, and so forth. It also needs a cost. Not to mention the cost for activities as citizens.

Anyway, it is difficult and often makes a headache.

How about dying? Dying, to some people, is still considered difficult. It needs expenses to organize a last ceremony. This matter is often viewed as a burden. Moreover, approximately in the 2000s, the Hindus who died outside Bali Island, their body must often be brought home to Bali to be made an appropriate ritual. Nowadays,

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it is different where Balinese Hindu population has spread out almost all over Indonesia.

They have built many temples, shrines or other sanctums to glorify God and their ancestors like what they do in Bali. Besides, they have even equipped with crematorium.

To some people, customs are still considered as a burden.

This is true, but there are also people misinterpreting it, especially for outsiders. How difficult it is to be a Balinese. It is associated with a burdensome culture.

Some stakeholders, customary leaders and some religious leaders have often held meetings about this issue. It is to find out non-burdensome solutions but not going out of customs or religious substances.

Basically, everything has been agreed that the ancestors of the Balinese have been visionary.

They have provided with some options so that customs and religious activities will not become a burden.

There have been some ceremonial scales that can be done in outline. There are grandiose (uttama), medium (madya) and small (nista) scale. This is certainly associated with the capability. Besides, there are some traditions prevailing at particular place (dresta) that are no longer compatible with the conditions of the times, so that a solution is required in order that the members of community can equally carry out their duties and obligations. As citizens and customary members, on the one hand, they can implement the Hindu teachings well and correctly.

On the other hand, they are also comfortable to earn a living by not feeling to be overwhelmed. Similarly, they do not feel ‘jealous’ to see other people who make a living in Bali more comfortably and freely. B N

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he sustainability of cultural tourism in Bali will highly depend on the condition of human interaction in it. It will also have a strong impact on nature, culture and quality of humanity itself. These are the substances revealed by the Denpasar Green Hotel team during the visit to several hotels in Sanur area on Wednesday (Sep. 6).

At Hotel Sanur Paradise Plaza, the hotel’s General Manager, Stuart Bolwell, welcomed the team’s presence. He said that there are several important aspects in making Bali a world famous tourist

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Environmental Awareness and Energy-Saving Towards ‘Green and Clean’ Bali

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destination. One of which is to keep the environment in order to stay green and sustainable. It is very important when the people of the world are increasingly aware of the importance of the environment and sensitive to energy-saving movements.

Acting Head of the Denpasar Tourism Office, Anak Agung Bagus Sudharsana, invited all the tourism components in this region to maintain Denpasar so as to remain a green and clean tourist area. He welcomed the contribution of society and other circles that jointly continues to build

such awareness.

Team Leader of the Denpasar Green Hotel, Gde Palgunadi, explained that the activity was started a year ago. Each region is also expected to perform similar efforts like what Denpasar does.

The team does not only assess but also provides education, assistance, preservation and of course promotion. The object assessment is based on Green Hotel’s guidebook issued by ministry of tourism in combination with local genius of Balinese society. For that purpose, the team involves many parties ranging from academicians, government, experts, humanist, religious figures to media.

Dr. AA Ayu Oka Saraswati and AA Gde Raka Dalem as well as team members assessed positively the participation of hotels in this activity. On the other hand, there are still some hotels that are not responsive. To that end, they also appealed in accordance with directive of the mayor to jointly make Denpasar a culture-based, green and clean tourist city. Other than visiting the Hotel Sanur Paradise Plaza, on that occasion the team also visited Hotel Puri Dalem and Sri Phala. B N (BTN/pal)

Fourth Anniversary of Alindra Villa

Tourist Visit to Alas Kedaton Increases

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n August 2017, there was an increase in the number of foreign tourist visit to Alas Kedaton tourist attraction. In the previous month, the average number of foreign tourist visit amounted to 100 people, while from August it increased to 200 people per day.

“Probably, it is the result of our continued promotion to tourist objects in Bali,” said Chairman of the Management Board, I Wayan Semadi.

According to Semadi, the increasing number of foreign tourist arrivals started in early August 2017. Thus, the number of foreign tourist visit exceeds domestic tourists with the composition of 60 percent of foreign tourists and 40 percent of domestic tourists.

Foreign tourists are dominated by those from India and China.

Meanwhile, the average of tourists from Europe and Australia remain the same as before.

Meanwhile, domestic tourists are dominated by those from the cities of Java Island mostly consisting of employees of companies traveling in groups. There are also from others cities in Sumatra and Kalimantan. “Domestic tour-

ist is dominated by company employees, while on holidays they mostly consist of pupils and college students,” said Semadi.

The increase in foreign tourist visits, explained Semadi, cannot be separated from the efforts of continuous promotion and establishment of cooperation with tour guides. “We conduct promotions and even cooperate with tour guides to take their guests to Alas Kedaton. Surely, it is also accompanied by the arrangement of the object area. We also visit the objects in Bali, including building communication with tour guides and travel agencies outside Bali,” he said.

As a new management, Semadi and his colleagues are continuously doing the arrangement, other than carrying out promotion.

Tourist attractions, especially the culture-related ones continue to be implemented, so that the Alas Kedaton has always been an attractive tourist destination. “In addition to monkeys, Alas Kedaton also has flying fox, local forest and the Khayangan Kedaton Temple rich in historical relics becoming an attraction,” concluded Semadi. B N (BTN/015)

Avilla Bali Race and Celebration

On August 25, 2017, Alindra Villa celebrated its fourth anniversary. In a warm and joyful atmosphere, the anniversary was enlivened by the dynamic performance of Alindra Villa’s employees.

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On August 12, 2017, the Avilla was glad to organize the Avilla Race denoting a variation race and was held throughout the day. Team members of the Avilla Bali and its Business unit participated in the competition.

At the end, the event was closed with enjoying meals together at Alindra as celebration of the seventh anniversary of Avilla that also served as the closing of the Avilla Bali Festival 2017.

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Balinesia Tattoo Prioritizes Professionalism

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re you a tattoo lover?

Stop by at the Balinesia Tattoo located on Jalan Poppies Lane 2 Kuta. This tattoo studio offers a unique tattoo design. The images are not only beautiful, but also having a spirituality and sincere expression.

This happens because every tattoo studio has its own expertise, and surely they strongly feature Balinese culture.

Imagination of the tattoo artisans at Balinesia Tattoo is very high, so that between one tattoo and the others has their own advantages both in the form of images, color and quality of durability.

“Although we are equally tattoo artisans, we still prioritize hygiene by using sterilized tools. This happens because we are very professional, so the results are good,” said Wayan Suartana, a tattoo artist and the owner of the Balinesia Tattoo.

Balinesia Tattoo has six original Balinese tattoo artisans. Other than being very friendly, they also have expertise in art expression.

Their scratches are better and the images look more vivid. Their color, either black or white or various other colors would seem to look harmonious. They offer various designs, so there are many options. There are realists (portrait), oriental, biomechanical models and many others. “Especially the Balinese style design covers the barong, rangda and Balinese dance, such as Legong and mask,” he explained.

Wayan Suartana, who is familiarly called Tagel, said though having its own drawing style, customers can also bring their own designs. Especially for Balinese lovers, they choose images of Hindu religious symbols, such as Om Kara. “Guests love symbols of Hinduism because they are interested in their teachings, as there are good and bad things like in the concept of rwa bhineda (dualism), belief in God,” he said.

When making these religious symbols, these tattoo artists continue to promote ethics and moral responsibility. They do not want to make under the navel. “Although this is just an image, we do not want to make it from the navel downwards. Before drawing, we

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also provide understanding, information related to the images to be drawn, both the meaning and function, so that they can understand,” he added.

Dewa Sandiasa, as assistant of the artist admitted, there are also guests bringing along their own designs from their home country.

Therefore, these artists can paint directly (freehand), in addition to attaching the existing image.

“They are happy with the style of Balinesia Tattoo, so there are guests making tattoos every coming to Bali. There are guests making tattoo here for 6 times in a row.

Within a year, it can make tattoo three times. He also said this as a keepsake when traveling on the Island of the Gods,” he said.

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Bali-Japan Club Bon Odori Festival XXIV,

Welcomes 60 Years of Indonesia-Japan Diplomatic Relations n a series of the 60th anniversary of the Indonesia-Japan Diplomatic Relationship that will fall next year (2018), Consulate General of Japan in Denpasar and Bali-Japan Club organized the Bali-Japan Club Bon Odori Festival on Saturday (Sep. 2) at Hong Kong Garden Restaurant.

The Bali-Japan Club Bon Odori Festival was attended by thousands of Japanese nationals living and working in Bali, as well as outside Bali or Japanese citizens getting married to local residents. On that occasion, the festival also presented the Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, Consul General of Japan, Hiroisha Chiba, and Chairman of Bali Japan Club, Mr. Mizukoshi Michia.

Mizukoshi Michia in his speech at the opening of Bali Japan Club Bon Odori Festival expressed his gratitude for the organization of this event as a moment for the Indonesia-Japan friendship as well as welcoming the 60th anniversary of the Japan-Indonesia Diplomatic Relations.

The large number of local people attending the festival is an opportunity for Japanese community in Bali to introduce their culture

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es on Jalan Pantai Kuta No 27A Kuta put forwards friendliness and easiness to mingle. Every incoming customer is considered a brother, not as a buyer. On that account, various awards were ever achieved by Balinesia Tattoo, such as Bali Tattoo Artist Club, Sanitation Health Office of Bali Province, and once won the first winner of the Ubud Tattoo Show Contest (2015), as exhibitor in Bali, Bandung, Yogyakarta and next September 15, 2017 it will participate in the Australia Expo. B N (BTN/015)

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to local community. “Therefore, we can have the same feelings to organize it, so that extraordinary event can be accomplished. Since Japanese people can join hands with local people, we can continue to live here,” said Japanese Consul General, Hiroisha Chiba, in his speech.

Bali-Japan Club Bon Odori Festival is the 24th implementation, where the festival is jazzed up with various traditional Japanese games as well as traditional Japanese food and drink stalls.

And the most visible is the appearance of Bon Odori Dance posing a tradition to celebrate the arrival of ancestral spirits of the Japanese nation in the summer, while Bon Odori has existed since around the

eighth century.

Meanwhile, the Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, would like to thank for the implementation of the 24th BaliClub Bon Odori Festival. “This will become a bridge for closer friendship especially in the matter of cultural association because with this friendship we will be able to live in a more peaceful world,” he said.

In addition to Bon Odori dance, the festival also performed Yasakoi Dance, characterized by typical dynamic hand and foot movement by students of SMAN 1 Ubud high school, Saraswati Foreign Language College (STIBA) Denpasar and the members of Japan-Junior Club Bali. B N (BTN/014)

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A Bartender Must Be Able to Do Juggling bartender should be able to do juggling, other than being good at mixing beverages. Visiting guests will not only drink the concoction, but also need entertainment. “By presenting juggling attraction, guests will have more opportunities to drink a lot and sell more,” said IGN Wiantara, when appearing to be the jury in the Bali Travel News Mocktail Break, some time ago.

This food and beverage lecturer at the STIPAR Triatmajaya said that juggling attraction is able to draw the attention and change the atmosphere where guests initially do not get interested in drinking. But after watching the attraction, they finally want to try. “Therefore, some tourism training institutions deliberately include bartender curricula, either in formal, regular or extra-curricular subject.

Bartender competition is able to generate the creativity of young generation,” he said.

Juggling activity has been introduced for more than ten years ago.

However, there are rarely events holding such a competition. “We do hope that Bali Travel News can hold this mocktail contest on a regular basis to encourage more skilled young bartenders. This competition will further stimulate young bartenders to better fill in themselves, especially in processing drinks,” added this assessor of FB service who is also a master assessor and FB trainer.

Juggling activity is a skill owned by students that is not only enough to see, but must often be trained with the community. Young people pursuing the bartender today are just like an acrobatic dancer that is capable of performing very beautiful artistic show. They are able to display the throwing and capturing techniques with high

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difficulty level. “Students are now able to throw a number of items with little error. Variation of the movement is also a lot, so it does not become monotonous,” added this author of Bartending & Mixology (2016) and Cruise Line Knowledge (2015).

Sometimes the accompaniment is also managed well, so that its appearance is like a dance blended with music accompaniment. It is not different from a dance movement with tanjek or break of gamelan that becomes a point drawing his concern.

“More importantly, a bartender must be able to process drinks and know the taste because it is required to know the taste,” said the most favorite lecturer in STIPAR Triatmajaya (2000-present).

In essence, continued this professional motivator, a bartender is not only skilled in practice, but must also have knowledge by reading books and listening, have the skill that can mix with methods to be mastered. Besides, it is related to the mastery of ingredients as well as working attitude and appearance in dressing.

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Sadha Kapal Temple

I Made Wijaya Kusuma

A Beautiful Decorative Carving Temple

Manages Rangkung Bali Siddha Holistic Center fter long separation, I Made Wijaya Kusuma is now a founder of the management of the Rangkung Bali Siddha Holistic Center. He collaborates with an Ayurvedic doctor namely Dr. Made Sagiananda who has traveled around the world across Asia and America related to the Ayurvedic Wellness Therapies.

“The island of Bali has taksu (divine vibration) for healing, so that developing spiritual tourism is very possible,” he said.

Under the holding company of PT. Bali Jani (Bali Siddha Ayurvedic Wellness Therapies Alternative Medicine), Wijaya as Managing Director has been engaged in herbal products and planed to manage several Ayurvedic destinations in the area of​​ Bali as well as outside Bali. “I’m developing a tourist destination at Lebih village, Gianyar, Rangkung Bali Siddha Holistic Center (RBSSHC),” he said.

Wijaya said that Ayurveda is an ancient system of Indian medicine having been thousands of years old. Ayurvedic treatment is meant to restore the balance of energy from within the human body holistically (mind, body and soul).

“We want to invite local people as well as tourists to live healthy naturally,” he said.

This tourist attraction is combined with recreation, such as treetop, outbound, camping ground, trekking, restaurant, villas, ayurvedic wellness therapies and yoga class. There is also a meditation as well as herbal product with an area of ​​8 hect-

ares. “I have a vision to make this Rangkung Bali Siddha Holistic Center destination into the center for world’s holistic healing in Bali based on Tri Hita Karana implementation,” he explained.

This man born in Tabanan on August 27, 1967 has dedicated himself in the field of management for more than 25 years. His career started since before graduating from Civil Engineering at Warmadewa University, Denpasar (1991) with an apprenticeship at PT Kresna Karya of Bali Branch as site engineer in several projects in all areas of Bali.

He had occupied several strategic positions at general contractor in Bali and developer in Jakarta, such as marketing coordinator, project manager & marketing manager, director, president director at private companies in Jakarta and financial consultant & appraiser. He then returned to the Island of the Gods in 1999 by working in the world of hospitality.

Wijaya launched his career as chief engineer & project manager at Alam Kulkul Boutique Resort, senior chief engineer at Grand Istana Rama Hotel who later earned the trust for the position of executive assistant manager leading nine departments with hundreds of employees. After that, he joined the Accor Group as chief engineer at Hotel Sofitel Seminyak, then with Harris Resort Hotel Kuta Bali where he gained much experience of international hotel management system.

Wijaya got the position as general manager at Mayaloka Villa

Seminyak as a strategic step from his experience to lead the management of villa or hotel. During the period of 2012 - 2013, he got the opportunity to lead and operate the new property in the area of ​​BTDC Nusa Dua named Amarterra Villa & Spa (Ex Royal Kamuela Nusa Dua) ​​as general manager to start the pre-opening, grand opening and operation. This property applies the concept of luxury villa with five-star service and offers 39 villas spreading across the area of 2 hectares.

Starting in 2013, he became an entrepreneur in the field of property management, hotel and villa management that assists hotel / villa owners in pre-opening and the operation. Then, during the period of 2013 - 2016 he also ran the business as a financial planner with the growing international insurance company in Indonesia.

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f Kamasan village (Klungkung) has typical Kamasan-style puppet painting and Nagasepaha village (Buleleng) has glass puppet painting, Kerambitan village in Tabanan has Kopang puppet painting. This painting has a uniqueness that is not less far from other puppet painting. Unfortunately, this painting is very worrying as having no generation and no event for promotion.

To elevate this ancient style painting, the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar made improvement to the art of painting. “There are data that Kerambitan has a puppet painting similar to puppet painting of Kamasan named as Kopang puppet. Well, through this community service activity, the ISI Denpasar reconstructs the art having been almost extinct,” said Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Ardana, Chairman of the LP2MPP. Pioneer of this painting style already died, named A.A. Sucipta, through his Kopang art studio as an effort to preserve the art in the area. After him, the successor is Ida Bagus Ketut Suta. However, his development effort did not run maximally because of the limited facilities. “After that, we try to rebuild so that this painting can survive,” said Ngurah Ardana.

In this reconstruction, the ISI Denpasar invited schools in Kerambitan, Kukuh, Baturiti, Klat-

ing and Tibubiyu villages totally amounting to 111 people. The participants trained get drawing tools, consumption and transportation cost. The training takes place during August - October 2017. They are trained by four teachers. “The results will be exhibited at Kerambitan Palace, so that it becomes a tourist attraction. In the exhibition of the ISI Denpasar, it will also involve the Kopang painters,” he said.

As an instructor of the Kopang puppet painting, Nyoman Wiwana provides the steps of painting Kopang puppet that began with the introduction to various existing puppets. Then, it was resumed with the revival of Kopang puppet style. “Kopang puppet was started from Kerambitan puppet style at

Jero Marga Palace and has ever been exhibited in the Art Center with the intention to get the attention from all circles,” said Wiwana.

Meanwhile, Ida Bagus Ketut Suta said that Kopang puppet painting was born from a painter named I Gusti Kopang from Jero Marga. This painting style is different from other puppet paintings, especially in the matter of theme, expression and motion, while the coloring is simple but has a strong characteristic. Overseas painters have learned this Kopang painting style. “His generation wishes to preserve his work. Therefore, he founded Kopang art studio, but the participants continue to decrease where today they remain two people,” he concluded.

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ada temple is well known for its detail and neat carving. This temple has a background of Majapahit kingdom. Formerly, this temple was intended as a place of the staying of Ratu Jayengrat. that is a nobleman who is told to sail from Majapahit and then ran aground on a rock stone at Kapal village when the wave tide entered until the area or village.

The most important temple in the area of Kapal to the

north of Denpasar is Pura Sada.

The temple was destroyed by an earthquake in 1917 and it wasn’t until the 1950s that the original building was restored.

The temple was in fact an old dynastic sanctuary for the Royal family of Mengwi and its origins are in the Majapahit period. Pura Sada is the oldest of the Mengwi state shrines and predates Pura Taman Ayun. Pura Sada is dedicated to the Hindu Trinity of Bhrahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

The Candi Bentar, or split gateway entrance to the temple, is constructed in a similar fashion of Javanese Candi’s, as is the 16 metre-high tower inside the temple courtyard. It is interesting to note that the only true remaining ancient remnants are the actual finely carved and decorated Candi Bentar, and the kala head. There are a few other stone sculptures in the same era.

There are 54 stone seats in the temple grounds are commemorations to warriors who died in battle; each has an undecipherable inscription.

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Final of Badung Acoustic Competition 2017 Held on September 16 lobalization era has had a development of information tech- with the internet. Unfortunately, it more and more varieties and eas- Competition 2017, the governimpact on people’s nology enables all information to has negative impacts, such as the ily obtained. ment of Badung district wants G major culture almost all over be accessed quickly by anyone and information accessed are not only There is even a saying that to channel the talent of society positive, but also having negative content. At least, it can have an influence on Indonesian culture, especially for younger generation.

Finally, many people fall into a negative thing like free sex, drugs and other negative acts. This happens due to the lack of control against the development of globalization era and the lack of media for younger generation to channel their creative ideas.

The art has become a part of our life. One of them is the art of music. People do not only enjoy music in their spare time, but also while doing the activities. You can imagine how will the life is without music providing refreshment for human brain and soul. The facility to enjoy music and song has been

“With science, life can become easy, with religion the life becomes well directed and with the art the life is beautiful.” It is indeed true because in this life people need a harmony between the three elements.

With such background, the Badung district government through tourism office in cooperation with Jegeg-Bagus Badung 2017 beauty pageant organized the Badung Acoustic Competition 2017 that takes place at the outermost courtyard of Lingga Bhuana Temple at the Badung Civic Center from Sunday (Sep. 3) to final session on Saturday (Sep. 16) with the participants of 25 music groups domiciling in Badung district.

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especially young generation through their creativity in music, and increase solidarity and brotherhood among the youth in peace.

Assessment criteria of the Badung Acoustic Competition 2017 is that the participants must be domiciled in Badung district, a group can be consisting of three to seven people, and other requirements are at the pre-competition stage. While the winning category to be struggled for consists of the first, second and third champion for the group, favorite champion (based on audience voting on the day and social media) and the champion by personal attributes such as the drummer, guitarist, bassist and vocalist.

Badung Government Tourism Office Address : Pusat Pemerintah Pemkab Badung Mangupraja Mandala Sempidi Ph. (0361) 9009271. W. www.badungkab.go.id

With GGS, Bangli Regent Builds from Villages

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egent of Bangli, I Made Gianyar, asserted that in the second period of his position will consistently build Bangli from villages. According to him, it is like the philosophy of planting trees, in order to grow fertile and have big roots, they must be treated properly.

Similarly, when building Bangli and developing well, villages must be made advanced first. This was conveyed when implementing the ground breaking ceremony of wantilan belonging to Tingkad Batu hamlet, Jehem, Tembuku, on Tuesday (Aug. 29).

From the beginning, Made Gianyar has committed to building Bangli from villages with a large village allocation fund (ADD) given to villages. According to him, the current ADD has reached IDR 75 billion where on average every village gets as much as IDR 1.1 billion, next year in 2018 will increase again to IDR 100 billion. On average, every village gets IDR 1.4 billion.

Of course, the allocation will be adjusted to respective area, population and others according to the provisions.

In addition, the Gerbangdesigot program aid is increased from IDR 100 million to IDR 1 billion for each village, as well as the Gerbang Gita Santi (GGS) program where people can access the assistance with a maximum activity valued at IDR 200 million.

Made Gianyar explained that many

things can be resolved through the ADD budget such as farming road, concrete pavement, and some temples in Bangli can also be repaired by using ADD funds. According to him, the ADD is much more manageable unlike the use of village funds that must comply with the rules of central government through the regulation of Minister of Village Affairs.

“But, the ADD follows the regent regulation made more flexible and keeps changing according to the needs of community. Moreover, it can be used for the interests of customs, religion and culture such as building temples, mass cremation ceremony including to build wantilan,” he explained.

Specifically for the GGS program, he explained that in the regent regulation governing the GGS will be slightly changed. In the regent regulation, it is determined the maximum and minimum activities in this program, where the minimum limit of activities that can be funded through GGS cannot amount less than IDR 100 million while the maximum limit reaches IDR 1 billion.

“In the future, we want the GGS ac-

tivities are not below IDR 100 million because the activities valued at IDR 100 million and IDR 10 million have the same complicated administrative matters, the paper spent is the same. So, if there are activities worth under IDR 100 million is better budgeted through the village,” he explained, Meanwhile, the Head of the Bangli Community and Village Empowerment Agency, I Dewa Bagus Riana Putra, said that this year’s Gerbang Gita Santi (GGS) program stays the same as the previous year. However, the substantial content of the Regent Regulation is slightly revised so that it can be accessed by villages (desa/ kelurahan).

At kelurahan, the philosophy of the budget is in the form of grants, while at

Bangli Government Tourism Office : Jl. Sriwijaya No. 23 Bangli Ph. (0366) 91537. W. www.banglikab.go.id

desa in the form of special financial assistance (BKK) transferred through the village account. The regent regulation is almost the same, where village roads, farming roads, clean water infrastructure, sports facilities to community empowerment can be funded through this program.

However, the essence of the GGS should still have a self-finance of the community. Submission of this program remains the same as before namely through a proposal addressed to the regent with the recommendation of the village authority. “It means that with this proposal, there is a story and desire from the bottom to apply for the activity to the regent because benchmark of the BKK is a proposal,” he said.

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Tugun Karang, a Psychical Gateway to House Compound

ccording to Balinese people, especially the Hindus, every sacred building or shrine placed in the yard of a house or family temple must be respectively functioned according to its location and name.

In addition, the sacred buildings are not only functioned, but also

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believed to be the abode of deities, ancestral spirits and other psychical beings. Moreover, the Tugun Karang shrine or often called as Pengijeng Karang is very often associated with the psychical and haunted thing.

Tugun Karang comes from the word tuhu meaning ‘to know’ or ‘have knowledge.’ Karang means

‘yard’ or house yard or human body. Who can understand and know about one’s body well, and then he or she is the one who reaches the balance of physical and psychical realm. In the Hindu mysticism and philosophy, Tugun Karang is the ultimate mantra.

Tugun is Tang, Ang and Ung; summarized into Karang, namely Ang

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and Ah. Ang and Ah are double syllables symbolizing the life and death.

Tugun Karang made by the elders of Balinese people is not just a sacred and simple building. It is a sanctified building made and put at a special location through magical and mystical calculation. Thus, the Tugun Karang serves as a pecalang or guardian in a house compound that keeps safety psychically.

Each sikut satak of home yard must have two kinds of shrine, namely the Pangulun Karang in the form of kemulan or threechambered shrine and Panunggun Karang functioned as mentioned before. According to I Gusti Ketut Dalem, a permanent lecturer at the Dharma Duta Faculty of the IHDN Denpasar, Tugun Karang shrine is the abode of Ida Ratu Sedahan Panunggun Karang, in charge of security guard in the house compound.

“Actually, he has existed before there are people taking advantage of the land area either intended for housing or moors. According

to the elders, they have diverse manifestations according to the place and position. There is manifestation as Jero Dukuh or elder figure, elephant, horse, tiger and other forms,” he said.

Many people do not know that Tugun Karang is the gateway of psychical beings coming from psychical world to physical world.

Moreover, if a human is willing to enter the psychical dimension must seek permission and pass through this gateway. The deity abiding in the Tungun Karang shrine also plays an important role to protect residents from psychical attacks, such as witch.

However, lately many people are ignorant and do not believe in the power of psychical beings in Tugun Karang. The Kala Tattwa palm-leaf manuscript carries that Ida Bhatara Kala changes its form into Sedahan Karang / Sawah / Abian with the function as Pecalang, having the same function as Pangerurah, Penganggit Lawang or Patih in family temple or public temple.

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Denpasar Tightens Cooperation with Tottori University

First Lady Enjoys Bali Agung Show

n a series of the visit to Bali on Thursday (Aug. 10), the Bali Safari & Marine Park received the visit of Mrs. Hj. Iriana Joko Widodo (wife of the President of the RI) and Mrs. Hj. Mufidah Jusuf Kalla (wife of the Vice President of the RI) and

the wives of ministers.

The recreation visit was welcomed by the directors of Taman Safari Indonesia, Jansen Manangsang and Hans Manangsang accompanied by the wife of the Governor of Bali, Mrs. Ayu Pastika. During the visit, the entourage enjoyed

o establish a closer cooperation between the government of Denpasar and Tottori University, Japan, some programs have been planned in order to be more beneficial to both parties. This was summarized in the Denpasar municipality meeting with four students of Tottori University at the official residence of Regional Secretary of Denpasar, A.A. Ngurah Rai Iswara, on Sunday (Sep. 3).

The four students are Tsumogi Nishimura, Erika Yoneshiro and Aoto Watanabe from the Faculty of Science and Kazutaka Sato from the Faculty of Engineering.

They were accompanied by Joni Sugimoto and senior figure of the Denpasar-Fukuoka Brotherhood, I Gusti Kompyang Pujawan, while Regional Secretary of Denpasar Iswara was accompanied by Assistant III in charge of Public Administration, IGN Edy Mulya.

The relationship between these two institutions has been initiated

by Denpasar Mayor Ida Bagus Rai

Dharmawijaya Mantra. Now, it just needs to further develop in the field of education, culture, employment, health and so forth. The four students were very enthusiastic with the program of the Denpasar municipality so they will inform them upon their arrival in Japan.

Thus, more volunteers will come to Bali, not only running the program but also traveling.

They spent ten days in Bali by becoming a volunteer as Japanese language instructor at the Mataken Gakko, a free Japanese language education institution for everyone wishing to learn Japanese there.

They admitted that Bali is very beautiful and so are the beaches.

Several tourist attractions have been visited such as Kuta, Sanur, Ubud and Tanah Lot. Balinese culinary art did not escape from their tongue. They were very happy when invited to eat roasted suckling pig. In general, their arrival in Bali is expected to further strengthen the relationship between the two institutions.

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lunch at Tsavo Lion Restaurant, followed by the performance of the Bali Agung Show.

Coinciding with the occasion, it was also held the Gianyar SME exhibition in the lobby of Bali Theater that got positive response from the entourage.

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Solutions of Bali to Overcome Congestion

here are funny-like jokes related to solutions of traffic congestion handling in Bali. What is that? Japanese government should ban export or embargo its automotive products to Indonesia, especially Bali. Is it possible?

This somewhat eccentric and joking suggestion emerged in an informal discussion of four Japanese

students from Tottori University at Bali Travel News office on Monday (Aug. 4). Escorted by his mentor Joji Sugimoto, they are Tsumugi Nishimura, Erika Yoneshiro and Aoto Watanabe. They studied at the Faculty of Sciences. Another one, Kazutaka Sato is a student of the Faculty of Engineering.

They have been in Bali since 10 days ago. Many tourist attractions

Bunut Ningkang Temple Made into ​​Spiritual Tourism

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Students of Tottori University of Japan look familiar when making a visit to the office of Bali Travel News on Monday (Sep. 4).

have been visited such as Kuta Beach, Sanur, Ubud, Tanah Lot and others. This is their first arrival to this Island of the Gods. They know about Bali mostly from internet browsing. In their minds, Bali is a small island having beautiful beaches along with the high and unique culture as well as friendly community.

“I am afraid of the crowded traffic conditions,” said Kazutaka Sato. He just laughed when knowing that almost all of his country’s vehicle products are spreading on the highway ranging from cars to motorcycles. “It should also be considered how to optimize buses and trains if available and other mass transportation mode,” he said.

Balinese people are also recommended to prefer walking or cycling rather than using a motor vehicle when traveling to a relatively close distance just like the Japanese people that like to walk.

In addition to transportation problems, these college students

Four Cultures of Karangasem Set as National Cultural Heritage our cultures and Karangasem are at issue after being set as national cultural heritage this year. The four cultures of Karangasem designated as national cultural heritage are the Usaba Sumbu of Timbrah customary village, Usaba Dangsil of Bungaya customary village as well as Selonding and Mekare-kare or Mageret Pandan of Tenganan village.

Head of the Karangasem Culture Agency, Putu Arnawa, said on Tuesday (Aug. 22) the session of cultural determination was led directly by Prof. Pudentia Maria Sri Sunarti, from the expert team of intangible cultural heritage of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

These four traditions were proposed because they are considered the most feasible according to the requirements set by the central government, especially the ministry of education and culture.

Nevertheless, he indeed admitted that quite a lot of traditions in Karangasem must be preserved.

On that account, the proposal of traditions into intangible national cultural heritage will be done gradually every year due to budget constraints. If they have been determined as intangible national cultural heritage, then the government

must perform a reconstruction to restore or preserve them so as not to become extinct. This measure has been done to revive the art of Wayang Wong and Gambuh at Ban village, Kubu, one of the cultural heritages having been well known.

A year ago, two Karangasem traditions were established as intangible national cultural heritage. They consist of Gebug Ende of Seraya village and Terteran of Jasri villages. After going through a session at the ministry of education and culture, the two traditions were officially determined as national cultural heritage. After the determination, both are planned to be further proposed to UNESCO into a world cultural heritage. The proposal process will be done by central government.

Another title of national cultural heritage for Karangasem was also achieved through Tenganan village with its distinctive geringsing cloth. It was established as a national cultural heritage a few years ago after proposed by the Bali provincial government to central government. Moreover, after holding the title as national cultural heritage, the typical geringsing cloth of Tenganan was also established by UNESCO as world cultural heritage.

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also highlighted the garbage they encountered in several tourist attractions. Similarly, they also paid attention to the existence of clean water. “We have a small island named Okinawa. It is just like Bali.

The culture is also unique and has beautiful beaches,” said Erika Yoneshiro.

So, when knowing in person

about the condition of Bali, would you still want to come again?” Surely, we still want to come because the culture is unique and beautiful,” said Tsumugu Nishimura.

What expressed by these young and first and second semester students can become useful input for the government to make Bali better in the future.

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Sinar Bahari Wins Regatta on Kerobokan Beach

he activity organized to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day in Buleleng is so vibrant. Several races are held again by local government.

One of them is a regatta held by the fisheries agency on Thursday (Aug.10). A total of 80 boats as representatives of fishermen group in North Bali struggled to be the fastest with the starting point on Kerobokan Beach, Sawan, and finished on Binaria Beach, Lovina, Buleleng subdistrict.

The competition always flooded by participants and the audience was opened by Regent of Buleleng, Putu Agus Suradnyana, with Deputy Regent Nyoman Sutjidra as well as the Head of Buleleng Fisheries Agency, Ni

Made Arnika.

Regent Putu Agus Suradnyana said the regatta is an important moment in uplifting the spirit and fostering the love to maritime world as it poses a great potential owned by the country especially

by Buleleng region. No less important is that this competition is worth developing into a tourist attraction that can be visited by foreign and domestic tourists.

“This time there is a foreign participant. This should be utilized by the fisheries and maritime affairs agency to increase the interest of tourists coming to Buleleng.

Later on, the fisheries agency must cooperate with the tourism office to promote this competition,” he said.

Head of the Buleleng Fisher-

ies and Maritime Affairs, Made Arnika, said the regatta was followed by 80 participants as representatives of fishermen groups of each subdistrict. In addition, it was also graced with a duck catching competition on Lovina Beach.

“This year, we are just looking for 80 participants considering the venue is not enough to accommodate more than 80 participants,” she said.

Champion Sinar Bahari fishermen group from Kaliasem village, Banjar, could dominate the champion in this year’s regatta. The first champion was won by Ardiansyah and Dedy Rahmawan, the second by Rahmat and Dayat equally from the Sinar Bahari fishermen group.

Both champions were warmly

welcomed by their home villagers. Moreover, their villagers hailed the champions like a hero considered to bring in good reputation for their home village

and fishermen group. While the third champion was achieved by Hambali and Usman from Satria Samudra fishermen group, Sawan subdistrict.

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Tanah Lot Becomes a Center for Comparative Study anah Lot tourist attraction is not only interesting to visit, but also exuding fragrance that draws the management of other tourist objects to come and learn. They want to learn more about the management of objects, human resources, arrangement of the region as well as services to domestic and foreign tourists. So, it is natural if Tanah Lot is often selected as the object of comparative study for management of tourist object in Bali or outside the region.

For instance, a comparative study was conducted by Uluwatu tourist attraction

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management led by chief of Pecatu customary village, South Kuta. The group of nine people learned more about problem solving implemented at the object. “The arrival of the Uluwatu tourist attraction management is to share the management of tourist object, where Uluwatu has similar characteristics to Tanah Lot,” said Operations Manager of Tanah Lot, I Ketut Toya Adnyana.

The frequently experienced problems include the handling of complaints, area supporting facilities and the system applied by the management. Tanah Lot itself has established a stand-alone management agency.

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But they always not tire to try and practice their style every day. So that as long as they try, they become profesional surfer and can follow the surfing competition to expose their style, both national or international competition.

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aja Batun Bedil, by the Hindu community in Bali, is often taken advantage for filling in the offerings presented to God. However, it is now also served in hotels for tourists. The cake in brownish red color looks like a bullet (Batun Bedil) and is a part of the Pitri Yajña ceremony. The tradition remains in practice up to these days.

In addition, the cake can also be enjoyed as a snack by farmers on the island. When working on their rice fields by involving many people (through mutual assistance), the cake is served for refreshment. They are accustomed to consume it after the first break or after lunch.

Served on banana leaves, farmers eat the cake with siu (spoon of leaf) and accompanied with coffee drink. Even though it belongs

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“They learn a lot that can later on be applied in the management of Uluwatu under the Pecatu customary village,” he said.

He also added that initial discussion about the management of Tanah Lot was the beginning of management under two parties namely the government of Tabanan district and Beraban customary village. There was agreement governing the sharing profit based on percentage for the government of Tabanan district, Beraban customary village, Tanah Lot Temple, and the temples around the area as well as customary villages in Kediri subdistrict.

Tanah Lot is indeed the most popular tourist destination in the whole universe.

Other than due to the panorama of magnifi-

cent sunset and temple in the middle of sea, it also happens due to the touch of area arrangement and services to customer side. The management involves two elements (government and customary village) that always make self-improvement and oriented to customers without exploiting cultural values ​​and the natural environment.

After sharing the information, the apparatuses of Pecatu customary village made their time to look directly to the field regarding the gate management tickets, checking of tickets to the beach and temple areas. “They hope this information can be made into a reference for improving the management of Uluwatu in the future,” added Toya Adnyana.

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to a cheap cake, when enjoying it the farmers look calm, cheerful and full of gratitude. Unfortunately, such natural atmosphere is rarely found today.

Nevertheless, the cake is often sold in traditional markets. There are cakes still looking like bullets or rolling cakes in appropriate with

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raveling on Paradise Island of Bali seems incomplete if you have not had time to enjoy lawar delicacy. It is a distinctive and familiar food of Hindu community in Bali. Traditional stalls certainly offer this unique menu. Sometimes, restaurant and hotel also present it, but it has been tailored to meet the international flavor so that it can be enjoyed by people from different countries.

Even, every organizing feast

related to customary activities and Hinduism like Galungan, Kuningan, Sarasvati, Pagerwesi and humanity ceremony, lawar definitely graces the event because it is an obligatory offering to God Almighty as an expression of gratitude. After that, the meals are eaten together.

There are different types of lawar whose name is adjusted to the ingredient in use. Well, one of them is the lawar nyuh made of coconut that can be enjoyed anytime. When served with porridge or rice bag,

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the way to make it or looking like a ring. This type of traditional Balinese cake is usually sold in the morning.

To make the cake taste more delicious, it can be made traditionally (manually). First of all, choose white rice. Furthermore, it is soaked for about 12 hours and then ground into flour.

After that, fill with a little water and knead and steam. Once cooked, take out and shape them to resemble a bullet or roll to taste.

In the next process, the shaped batters are then put into boiling water filled with brown sugar, refined sugar, screwpine and a bit of starch to make the flour and sugar mix well. Having been cooked, take out and serve with grated coconut and sprinkled with a little salt.

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Surfing Mania at Batubolong Coast Tanah Lot

urfing has really gained popularity in Tanah Lot. As the sun approaches the horizon, you can see line of young Balinese men approaching the beach on their surfboards, controlling them with the same gracefullness as in their traditional dances, mastering the waves and penetrating the tubes. Surfing in Bali is said to have began at some time around 1970 although it is likely a lucky few were surfing the island to there selves some years before then. Bali in many peoples opinion is a surfing theme park with so many different waves on a relatively small island for all abilities and all year round consistency.

The most consistent time of the year for decent swell is from July through to October which is the middle of the dry season and also the most popular time to visit the island and therefore the most crowded. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a surfboard, although wave-riders may make use of kneeboards, body boards (aka boogie boards), kayaks, surf skis, and their own bodies. Surfing-related sports such as paddleboarding and sea kayaking do not require waves, and other derivative sports such as kitesurfing and windsurfing rely primarily on wind for power, yet all of these tools may as well be used to ride waves.

Two major subdivisions within contemporary stand-up surfing are reflected by the differences in surfboard design and riding style of longboarding and shortboarding. In tow-in surfing (most often, but not exclusively, associated with big wave surfing), a surfer is towed into the wave by a motorized water vehicle, such as a jetski, generally because standard paddling is often ineffective when trying to match a large wave’s higher speed. Batubolong Coast at Tanah Lot area famous as a place for surfing among in local surfer or international surfer cause height of its wave which is compatible for surfing. Local surfer usually the young man from entire Beraban village and surrounding villages. They usually do not have experience in surfing world before.

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it fits perfectly on the tongue.

Uniquely, every region in Bali has a method and different recipes in preparing the coconut lawar. Some mix it with pork skin, chicken meat, or chicken lungs and liver.

Its main ingredient is young coconut mixed with base genep (Balinese basic spice). It consists of herbs and natural ingredients such as garlic, aromatic ginger, lemongrass, pepper, turmeric, nutmeg and chili. How to prepare it? First of all, finely ground all spices and then fry. To make it more palatable, mix well with sambal embe (fried shallot).

Furthermore, the chicken lungs and liver are boiled until cooked.

Then, drain and slice them into small pieces. The chicken lung and liver slices were smeared with fried herbs. After that, mix the chicken meat with chopped coconut evenly. Add chili sauce, lime juice and fried shallot to give fresh scent. Ultimately, the coconut lawar is ready to serve.

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Let’s Play Megandu Games

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middle of the activity, they agreed to play Megandu. After harvesting, paddy fields were used as the location to play.

This game is commenced with the making of eagle’s egg-like ball. Each child must deposit one ball. After that, a child will be determined by making a draw. After getting the seeker, the seeker will then plunged a stick in the middle of the field. At top of the wood is tied a rope made from coconut bark and the seeker holds it.

The other children put straw balls in the middle of the wood.

The seeker then tightens the string around the wood and tried to wrap around the other children. The others are trying to pick up the

ball and should not get caught. If a child has a strap, it is ready to be guided (throw with straw balls).

The players do not hesitate to throw the child to tears. Furthermore, the child hit by the ball must then serves as a seeker and so forth.

Although it is a tradition for rural children, the megandu game is good for development of children starting from their physical to emotional development that can affect their growth. When modern games are combined with traditional games will provide complementary benefits for the development of children because they get benefits in terms of physical, psychological, and social aspects. B N (BTN/015)

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egandu is a traditional game born from the agrarian activities in paddy fields. The traditional games involving elementary school students are usually played in paddy fields after harvest. “Megandu is said to be the only one game held at Ole, Marga village, Dauh Puri, Marga - Tabanan. Unfortunately, the game becomes

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scarce because people rarely know it and even play it.

In an effort to preserve this cultural heritage, Megandu was once featured in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) several years ago by Wintang Rare Art Studio directed by I Wayan Weda. In the BAF XXXVII it was also featured through creative dance entitled Megandu

by Ni Luh Nyoman Sri Suryati

and I Wayan Muder who makes the arrangement. In the Festival ke Uma 2017, the Megandu game is also presented with the involvement of urban and rural children.

In the past, Megandu was commonly played by children of Ole hamlet in the fields after massive harvest, while herding cattle, mowing grass, looking for dragonflies and looking for eels. In the

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Pakendungan Temple akendungan Temple is located in west side in Tanah Lot Area it is just 300 meters from Tanah Lot Temple. It was built in year Çaka 1330 to be exact in year 1408. Pakendungan Temple has one unity with Tanah Lot Temple.

When Dang Hyang Nirartha continue his journey to find the Holy Light in Segara (Sea) Kidul Tanah Lot, he was do meditation (yoga

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semadi) in luxuriant forest in the west side of Segara (sea) Kidul Tanah Lot to get some vision of God about the Holy light. The forest name was known as Kendung Forest.

History of Pakendungan Temple and history of Tanah Lot Temple, seems come from one source.

Cause if we expressing the history both of that temple, according to old manuscript source, cannot be dissociated. Both of that temple as Dang Kahyangan temple and representing Fungtional temple, that is as “Pangulun (place to pray) Subak” at kediri district and most of “Krama (people) Subak” in Tabanan regency.

Subak is irrigating system in Tabanan regency.

Pakendungan Temple is located in west side in Tanah Lot Area it is just 300 meters from Tanah Lot Temple. It was built in year Çaka 1330 to be exact in year 1408. Pakendungan Temple has one unity with Tanah Lot Temple.

When Dang Hyang Nirartha continue his journey to find the Holy Light in Segara (Sea) Kidul Tanah Lot, he was do meditation (yoga semadi) in luxuriant forest in the west side of Segara (sea) Kidul Tanah Lot to get some vision of God about the Holy light.

The forest name was known as Kendung Forest.

The place that used by Dang Hyang Nirartha

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meditate, was built a temple and known as Pakendungan Temple. Pakendungan temple is place where Keris sakti (Holy Keris) “KI BARU GAJAH” that had power to subjugate all the disease plants in BALI Island was kept. Keris KI BARU GAJAH was holy keris given by Dang Hyang Nirartha to the Chief of Beraban Village before He leave the Beraban village.

This ancient Keris KI BARU GAJAH was kept in Puri Kediri.

Besides of that, at Pakendungan Temple there is “Beji” or source of holy water. Before hinduism people pray at Pakendungan Temple, they must pray at this place first. The function is to cleaning and refreshing our selves from the dirt in harsh body before we do the pray with washing our face and our foot first, and continued with pray at temple that exist at Pakendungan Temple’s Beji.

After we do pray in Beji, then we continued our pray in Pakendungan Temple. Holy water in Pakendungan Temple’s Beji usually use for all event at Pakendungan Temple and most of people in Beraban village usually use this holy water for drinking water everyday. Pakendungan Temple Ceremonial is every 210 days in Sabtu (Saturday) Kliwon, Wara Kuningan or Kuningan Day, according Balinese calendar. B N (BTN/kmb)

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“Ngoying” one of the sacred ritual in the ceremony in Bali is a part of Usaba Ceremony in Puseh Temple, Selumbung Village Kintamani

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