At Tanah Lot~ Bali

Tanah Lot means "Land [sic: in the] Sea" in Balinese language  Located inTabanan, about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.

Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of the 15th century priest Nirartha. During his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island's beautiful setting and rested there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Nirartha then spent the night on the little island. Later he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a shrine on the rock for he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods.

The Tanah Lot temple was built and has been a part of Balinese mythology for centuries. The temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. Each of the sea temples were established within eyesight of the next to form a chain along the south-western coast. However, the temple had significant Hindu influence.

At the base of the rocky island, poisonous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. A giant snake purportedly protects the temple, which was created from Nirata’s scarf when he established the island.

The area leading to Tanah Lot is highly commercialized and people are required to pay to enter the area. To reach the temple, visitors must walk through a carefully planned set of Balinese market-format souvenir shops which cover each side of the path down to the sea. On the mainland cliff tops, restaurants have also been provided for tourists.

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Mount at Gilimanuk

I forgot the name of this mountain, I found it when I was in port Gilimanuk. nice cloud ...
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at Mount & Lake Batur ~Bali

From Penelokan we can see the stunning scenery. combination of Mount Batur and its expanse of black stones with Lake Batur is a blue crescent-shaped in a caldera which by the tourists said to be the most beautiful caldera in the world. Penelokan already have adequate infrastructure as tourist attractions, such as lodging and restaurants.
From Penelokan we have two alternatives to continue the journey in Kintamani. first we could continue north toward the village of Batur. In this village we can visit one of the celestial universe temple in Bali is called Pura Batur. This temple was originally situated in the southwest of Mount Batur which is then transferred along with the displacement of villagers to the top.
The second alternative we can go down to the nearest village to the next Kedisan crossing across the lake to an old village named Terunyan. In the village of Terunyan we can see an ancient civilization called the Bali Bali aga. in this village of people who have died are not buried but placed just beneath a tree. These corpses do not smell at all.

~My Friends as my models

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At The Mother Temple of Besakih ~Bali

When I came to this place, I like back to the Hindu-Buddhist kingdomin Indonesia [pictured with the story as a lesson of history],
okay, back to the reality. ~
Unfortunately I can not enjoy photographing the sky here because itwas overcast, and when you're around this temple (no entry , justaround the course. Only the people of Bali or Hindus are allowedentry), suddenly drizzle. disappointed but the results are pretty good.

Philosophical meaning contained in the Pura Besakih in its development contain elements of culture that includes:
Knowledge systems,
Live equipment and technology,
Civil society organizations,
Livelihood,
Language system,
Religion and ritual, and
Art.

"The Mother Temple of Besakih, or Pura Besakih, in the village of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali, is the most important, the largest and holiest temple of  Hindu Dharma in Bali. 
The temple probably dates to the fourteenth century. It was built on the south slopes of Mount Agung, the principal volcano of Bali. The temple is actually a complex made up of twenty-two temples that sit on parallel ridges. It has stepped terraces and flights of stairs which ascend to a number of courtyards and brick gateways that lead up to the main spire Meru structure, which is called Pura Penataran Agung. All this is aligned along a single axis and designed to lead the spiritual upward and closer to the mountain which is considered sacred.
The symbolic center or main sanctuary of the complex is the Pura Penataran Agung and and the lotus throne or padmasana is the symbolic center of the main sanctuary and ritual focus of the entire complex. It dates to around the seventeenth century."

"Pantura" Line. ["north shore" lane]

during a trip to Bali in order to JavaBali tour, we were through the northern route. This coast line, is a special track that crosses the island of Java to the port of Gilimanuk to cross the island. views thatwe see on this route is very beautiful. unfortunately I did not takemany pictures at the time of crossing the path of this coast

From my city Jakarta [in the western part of Java island, but not theWest Java] go to Bali, takes 2 days travel using tourism buses.

At Soka Indah ~Bali [Part 2]

Photos taken while at Soka Indah in Bali, when I traveled Java ~Bali Tour

 Photos With my school friends who were playing. We're using orange jacket, it's funny.

 Stone and wave~

Open Too~ 

At Soka Indah ~Bali [Part 1]

At GWK [Garuda Wisnu Kencana] ~Bali

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 Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) is a private cultural park on the Bukit Peninsula at the southern end of the island of Bali in Indonesia. Bukit is a limestone plateau with Uluwatu to the west and Nusa Dua to the eastern.
It is devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu, and his mount, Garuda, the mythical bird who is his companion.
Currently, the statue of Vishnu is 23 m high, although the original plan was for a 146 meter gold plated Vishnu riding Garuda on top of an 11 storey entertainment complex. The idea was not without controversy, and religious authorities on the island complained that its massive size might disrupt the spiritual balance of the island, and that its commercial nature was inappropriate.http://gwk-culturalpark.com/

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SMIP Mutiara Indonesia 2009-2010 Java-Bali Tour~ YAY....!

at Prambanan Temple. Yogyakarta~

I was at Prambanan Temple ..

When Java~Bali Tour with my School Friends.. ^^

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Prambanan is a ninth century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated toTrimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Sustainer (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta cityon the boundary between Yogyakarta and Central Java province.

The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, currently is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.

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At Monumen Braja Sandi Bali~

Monument Braja Sandi, located in front of the head of the provincial governor's office bali which is also located in front of theBali provincial parliament building.

 I like taking pictures at this place because the temple was morearranged neatly and also a lot of greenery.

 ~the result is pretty good right