Gamelan instruments

May 24th 2010
Saturday was Kuningan, an important holiday in Bali. Kuningan takes place ten days after Galungan, and represents the day when the spirits ascend into heaven. Kuningan takes its name from the fact that special offerings of yellow rice (nasi kuning) are made by coloring ordinary white rice with tumeric (kunyit). It is a happy holiday, with everybody visiting the temple dressed in their best fin ... read more

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