Each stitch of cloth on a Legong dancer’s costume, and even the angle of her fingers, has a symbolism linked to Bali’s unique Hindu culture and religion.
Jutting out along one of many rocky outcrops along Bali’s southern peninsula, Pura Batu Bolong temple is part of the renowned Tanah Lot complex.
JOURNEY THROUGH
BALI
& LOMBOK
PAUL GREENWAY
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A jukung fishing boat is used if a temple ceremony is held on an offshore island from Bali or if ashes are to be scattered in the ocean.
The far eastern edge of Bali is dotted with fishing villages where jukung boats compete for space along the black volcanic sand with the occasional villa and yacht.
CONTENTS
MAP OF BALI
INTRODUCTION UNDER THE VOLCANO
THE BALINESE VILLAGE LIFE AND FAMILY COMPOUNDS
THE BALINESE HINDU RELIGION ORNATE TEMPLES AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES
BALINESE FOOD AN EXOTIC AND LITTLE KNOWN CUISINE
BALINESE ARTS AND CRAFTS PAINTINGS, TEXTILES AND WOOD CARVINGS
BALINESE DANCES AND MUSIC FABULOUS SPECTACLES FOR GOD AND MAN
BALINESE ARCHITECTURE FROM THE SACRED TO THE MUNDANE
MAP OF SOUTHERN BALI
TRAVELING AROUND BALI THE “REAL” BALI EXPERIENCE
BALI’S SOUTHERN BEACH RESORTS SUN, SAND, SEA AND SURF
SURFING BALI A SURFER’S LIFE IN PARADISE
NUSA LEMBONGAN, NUSA PENIDA AND NUSA CENINGAN RECALLING THE BALI OF OLD
UBUD AND CENTRAL BALI SEEKING SANCTUARY IN THE HILLS
EASTERN BALI THE NEW FRONTIER
DIVING IN THE EAST BALI UNDERWATER
THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS CRATER LAKES, SPECTACULAR VIEWS
NORTHERN AND WESTERN BALI FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWDS
MAP OF LOMBOK
AN EXCURSION TO LOMBOK BALI’S EASTERN NEIGHBOR
Online Resources and Bibliography
Rice terraces are irrigated by an elaborate network of man-made channels, aqueducts and dikes that have been laboriously constructed and maintained by hand for centuries.
PART ONE INTRODUCING BALI
The clifftop temple at Ulu Watu on Bali’s southwesternmost tip is one of the six most sacred spots on the island.