Day 4: Penestanan Village and Surroundings

Ogoh-ogoh, leftover from Nyepi several months prior. Apparently the priests want to burn the ogoh-ogoh to get rid of the bad spirits trapped inside, but the artists want to keep it. I guess the artist won in this case.

Rediscovering Ubud Post-Eat Pray Love

June 23rd 2013
A Primer on Balinese Naming Conventions: In this entry, I make reference to three people named Made (pronounced "ma-deh"). A quick discussion of Balinese naming conventions may be in order first. Balinese names usually begin with "I" (for males) or "Ni" (for females), followed by Wayan, Made, Nyoman or Ketut to signify birth order, and then followed by their given name(s). Our guesthouse ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

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