November 2020

Kelungkung AreaNovember 9, 2020January 11, 2024 By administrator

Nusa Penida Island

Nusa Penida is an island located near the southeastern Indonesian island of Bali and a district of Klungkung Regency that includes the neighbouring small island of Nusa Lembongan and twelve even smaller islands. The Badung Strait separates the island and Bali. The interior of Nusa Penida is hilly with a maximum altitude of 524 metres. It is drier than the nearby island of Bali. It is one of the major tourist attractions among the three Nusa islands.

There are thirteen small islands nearby – Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan and eleven even smaller – which are included within the administrative district (kecamatan), which has the same name s the main island. It had a population of 45,110 at the 2010 census, covering 202.84 km2,[1] and the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 59,900.

Bali Bird Sanctuary
Nusa Penida, and neighbouring Lembongan and Ceningan islands, are a bird sanctuary.[3] The island communities have used traditional Balinese village regulations to create the sanctuary. The idea of a sanctuary came from the Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF).[4]

In 2006 all 35 villages (now 41 villages) agreed to make bird protection part of their traditional regulations (Balinese romanized: awig-awig). Since then, the FNPF has rehabilitated and released various Indonesian birds, most notably the critically endangered Bali starling which is endemic to Bali but whose numbers in the wild had declined to less than 10 in 2005. After a two-year program by FNPF in which 64 cage-bred birds were rehabilitated and released onto Nusa Penida, their number had increased to over 100 in 2009. Other released birds include the Java sparrow, Mitchell’s lorikeet, and sulphur-crested cockatoo.

Destinations
Points of interest on Nusa Penida include:
* Kelingking Beach
* Broken Beach
* Angel Billabong
* Crystal Bay
* Atuh Beach
* Diamond Beach
* Suwehan Beach
* Peguyangan Waterfall
* Tembeling Forest
* Segening Waterfall
* Snorkeling and Dive sites
Nusa Penida covers a wide area of diving locations, including Penida Bay, Batu Lumbung (Manta Point), Batu Meling, Batu Abah, Toya Pakeh, and Malibu Point.[5] The flow through the Lombok Strait is, overall, south-tending, although the strength and direction of the tidal streams are influenced by the monsoon seasons.

During the southeast monsoons, the tidal flow tends south; during the northeast monsoons, the tidal flow tends north. In the area of the strait north of Nusa Penida, the pattern is relatively simple, with a flow, at peak tide, of about three-and-one-half knots. Tidal streams in Badung Strait are semi-diurnal, but the character of the stream is very complicated because its direction runs obliquely to the general south-to-north direction of Lombok Strait, and the channel has a curved shape.

Based on a survey in 2009, there were about 1,419 hectares of coral sites with 66 percent covering the sites in 3 metres depth and 74 percent covered the sites in 10 meters.

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Ulundanu Beratan Temple

Pura Ulun Danu Beratan, or Pura Bratan, is a major Hindu Shaivite temple in Bali, Indonesia. The temple complex is on the shores of Lake Bratan in the mountains near Bedugul. The water from the lake serves the entire region in the outflow area; downstream there are many smaller water temples that are specific to each irrigation association (subak).

The temple complex
In Bali, Hindu temples are known as “pura”, being designed as open-air places of worship in walled compounds. The compound walls have a series of intricately decorated gates without doors for the devotee to enter. The design and plan of the holy pura follows a square layout. A typical temple is laid out according to ancient Lontar texts with three courtyards separated by low walls pierced by ornate gateways. The outer courtyard is for secular pursuits, with pavilions used for meetings, resting performers and musicians at festivals. Food stalls are set up here during festivals. The middle courtyard is a transition zone between the human and divine sections; here offerings are prepared and temple paraphernalia are stored. The inner courtyard is the site of the shrines and religious ceremonies. The shrines are known as merus and are square structures with brick bases and multiple pagoda-style thatched roofs; the number of roofs reflects the status of the deity, and is always an odd number. Pura Ulun Danu Beratan is one of the nine ‘Kahyangan Jagat’ temples on Bali. The temple complex consists of five various shrines dedicated to other Hindu gods as well.

Built in 1633, the temple is used for offerings and ceremonies dedicated to the Balinese water, lake and river goddess Dewi Danu, due to the importance of Lake Bratan as a main source of irrigation in central Bali. The 11-storey pelinggih meru in the complex is dedicated to Shiva and his consort Parvathi. Buddha’s statue is also enshrined in this temple. This temple is also called the “Bali temple on the Lake” because it looks as if it is floating when the Bratan River rises.

The Buddhist stupa

The Buddhist stupa in Pura Ulun Danu Bratan
The Buddhist stupa of Beratan is a place of worship for Buddhists located at the tourist complex of Pura Ulun Danu Beratan. Its existence is quite unique and interesting considering its location in close proximity to the sites of worship belonging to Hindus.

This stupa signifies religious harmony. It faces south and is located outside the main area of the Ulun Danu Beratan Temple complex.

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About Bali

Bali with a reputation as being one of most beautiful and diverse tourist spots in Asia, Bali attract over 1 million visitor a year from all around the world.
Geographically, Bali lies between the islands of java and Lombok and is one of more than 17,000 islands that make up the Indonesian archipelago. Bali is small, stretching approximately 140 kilometer from east to west and 80 from north to south. running east to west and slightly off centre ,are a string of volcanic mountains, the highest and most recently active being is mount Agung, which reaches 3,142 m at its highest point and last erupted in 1963.

Lying just 8˚south of equator, Bali boast a tropical climate with just two seasons a year an average annual temperature of around 28˚ Celcius. The rich volcanic soil and healthy monsoon season make this island extremely fertile and ranges of crop are grown here. The wide, gently sloping southern regions play host to Bali’s famed terraced rice paddies, among the most spectacular in the world. In the hilly, northern coastal regions, the main produce is coffee, spices, coconut, vegetables, cattle and rice

The Balinese people have strong spiritual roots and despite the large influx of tourist in recent years, their culture is still very much alive. The main region is Agama Hindu Dharma, which arrive in Bali with the spread of Hinduism through Sumatra and Java during the 11th century. Although originally from India, the Balinese religion is a unique blend of Hindu, Buddhist, Javanese and ancient indigenous beliefs, with customs that are very different from the traditional form Hinduism practiced in India today. With the arrival of Islam neighbouring Java during the 15th century, a large number of courtiers, artist renaissance.

Naturally creative, the Balinese have traditionally used their talents for religious purposes and most of the beautiful work to be seen here has been inspired by stories from the Ramayana and other Hindu epics. The incredibly colorful cremation pyres and the everyday offering to the gods, placed inside every shop and business, are made with precision and an eye for beauty.

The majority of Bali΄s population of 3,5 million live, for the most part, in tight village communities with large extended families. The largest town are the regional capital Denpasar, population 300.000 and Singaraja in the north. The main tourist area is Kuta, situated near the airport ‘ Ngurah Rai International Airport ‘. During the tourist boom of the 70’ s, this small village became a major attraction because of its famed white sand beach, the surf, and sunsets.

Today, kuta, Legian and Seminyak are major hustling and bustling resort Town , with hundred hotels, villas, restaurant, bars, night club and shops. Those in search of a little and quite tend to head for the more sedate resort on the southern-most peninsula of the Island, Nusa Dua, caters for the more up market crowd, and is home to almost all of the bigger 5-star hotels, as well as one of Bali’s golf course, the Bali golf and country club. the central village of Ubud, in the hilly region of Gianyar, has also recently blossomed as a tourist attraction as is now considered to be the artistic and cultural center of Bali.

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Change your place and get the fresh air

A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. Read More “Change your place and get the fresh air”