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February 2008

Goa Gajah Temple in Bali

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26 km from Denpasar, in the Bedulu Village there is ruin of Balinese Palace, completed with huge cave hermiting. This cave is used to be  a place to meditate for Hindu and Buddhist monks in the 11 st century.The Frightening demon head was carved at the front of the cave, while inside there is a God statue with elephant head known as “Ganesha” at the end of the west of the cave. At the opposite there is a Trilingga statue . The caved is ‘T’ shaped. You can also see there are 2 bathing places at the cave’s yard with six nymph statues and each one is holding water fountain on its umbilicus. That is as a symbol of six holy rivers in India

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Nyepi Day “silence Day” in Bali. Coming Soon !!

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This Year , Nyepi Day ” Silence Day” fall on 7th of march 2008 in Bali. Nyepi Day or Silence Day is the New Year of Hinduism, which is held on the last day of the 9 th month of Balinese year and the first day of the 10 th month. 3 or 4 day before this new year holiday, all the facilities of the temple will be sacred to the sea and to the spring water. One day before silent day, Balinese people clean not only their homes, sekala (sheen) and niskala (unseen) but also the intersections lead by the priest. In the evening the people roam the village to appease the evil spirit away. The Next day, Nyepi day is spent at home and the people are not allowed to light the fire ( amati geni), work (amati karya), sightsee (amati lelungan). Traditionally, the Day of Nyepi is spent at home fasting in prayer or meditation.

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