The giant decorated bamboo to carry the coffin of Ubud's King



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Blog: The King of Ubud Cremation in Bali
Date: February 7th 2009

That was quite a few months ago I happened to witness the rare occassion which is the cremation of Ubud's King in Bali. I just have a chance to write a little about it now and upload a few pictures. I enjoyed so much this gala ceremony although I didnt understand that much the meaning of each step of the ceremonies. The Ubud people have been doing lots of rituals for months for the preparati ... read more







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