Temple - syncronized prayer

Notice that they are each holding a flower at the tips of their hands; after each time they pray with a flower they put it in their pony tail (the men tuck it behind their ear). When they leave they are all adorned, beautiful!

Ceremony in the Ubud Temple

February 29th 2008
Geo: -8.51927, 115.263So, this is not a tourist thing. I was given specific instructions on how to dress and act in order to attend a ceremony in the Village Temple in Ubud. There are ceremonies all the time, I think sort of like how Christians and Jews visit church and Synagogue weekly, though I'm not sure the Hindu ceremony's are weekly - I haven't figured out their schedule yet. ... 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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