What will Balinese people do when they feel that they are full of sins or committed something against Hindu principle? They will go to a special temple called Tirta Empul Temple which is located in Tampaksiring village, Gianyar. It is special because Balinese people believe that this is the only temple where they can ‘clean’ [...]

This is the list of business pioneer in Bali who can be categorized into top 21 rich people in Bali. Let us be inspired!
1. I Wayan Kari
He is the owner of Waka Group which is based in Bali including Waka Land Cruise, Waka di Ume, Waka Nusa, Waka Maya, Waka Gangga, Waka Shorea, Waka di [...]

Recently,  a commercial on television about women underwear is really disturbing me. Even I feel that the ads has insulted my existence as a Balinese. The ads makes me feel that being Balinese is all about women and underwear such bras, panties and so on. The ads is coming from an underwear company (balicompany.com) called [...]

Balinese people can talk face to face to their ancestors who passed away couple years or even hundred years ago. Would you believe if I say Balinese people can talk to the dead? You would not? OK, you are not alone. I would not believe it too. However there is a tradition/ritual Balinese people often [...]

The coconut tree rule is my own term and some of you might wonder what the heck coconut tree rule is. It is referring to a rule in Bali stating that any building on the island must not higher than coconut trees. This rule is belong to a Perda a.ka Peraturan Daerah (literally: local regulation) [...]

Bhisama is a religious decree, a local Indonesian/Balinese term referring to a kind of informal regulation regarding to Hindu related issues which is issued by the Hindu Dharma Council (PHDI/Parisadha Hindu Dharma Indonesia). The members of council is mostly consisting of Hindu highest priest and also important people in Indonesia Hindu society.
One of the Bhisama [...]