Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Bali Photo Gallery Part Two

Bali is very identical with its culture. This relation makes Bali as a magnet for visitors coming to Bali.
Among them are certainly difficult to distinguish religion, culture and art.
As all of them are integrated into a unity.
However, Hindu Religion in Bali seems to be a stream for the development of culture and art in Bali.
Bali is very different culturally and religiously to rest of Indonesia.
95 % of Balinese people are Hindu.
Bali follows a branch of Hinduism that is quite different from India.

For local balinese housing architectual they built it the way like a human
Where it's dvided into the head, being the most scared place, the body and the leg.
The body will be an area where the living rooms and sleeping areas are.
Lastly the leg will be considered of lowest importance where bustle services are done.




The main gate of a higer income family

The head of the house where u can see alters and religion statues are displayed
This is the area where religion services are done.



The body, living room.

Above are pictures of how a traditional Balinese house will look like.
Unlike any houses that we know of, their house are very big and the entire place are not roofed.
Is just like a open air podium where many relatives of the same family will live together.
What we saw above are of a higer income family.
Houses of a poorer income do have similar structure, the only difference would be the house will be lessly decorated
Traditional Balinese holds a very strong family bondage.
No matter how poor the family is there will always be a roof for them
As a house like the above will last the family for a minimum of 10generations.
Many or rather all of them still do live with their slibings and grandparents.



Local Balinese heading back home after temple service



Tanah Lot, temple on a cliff

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