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1. Pura Tanah Lot

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3. Tanah Lot is a rock formation that houses a pilgrimage temple, the Pura Tanah Lot. This is a popular tourist destination as well as a cultural icon. Tanah Lot este o formaţiune stâncoasă, care găzduieşte Templul Tanah Lot. Înafara faptului că este o destinaţie turistică foarte populară, Tanah Lot este şi un simbol cultural.

4. Penjor

5. Penjor

7. Tanah Lot view from Le Meridien Nirwana Bali Golf & Spa Resort

8. Tanah Lot view from Le Meridien Nirwana Bali Golf & Spa Resort

9. The temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. Each of the sea temples were established within eyesight of the next to form a chain along the south-western coast. According to legends Tanah Lot was built in the 15th century by the Javanese Hindu priest Sanghyang Nirantha. The large rock on which the temple sits has been shaped by the ocean waves over the years. Tanah Lot este unul dintre cele şapte temple marine, construite ca un lanţ de-a lungul coastei de sud-vest în aşa fel încât să-l vezi pe următorul. Conform legendelor templul a fost construit în secolul 15 de către preotul hindus Sanghyang Nirantha din Java. Stânca pe care stă templul a fost modelată de vânt şi de valurile oceanului de-a lungul anilor. Tanah Lot view from Le Meridien Nirwana Bali Golf & Spa Resort

10. In 1980, the temple's rock face was starting to crumble and the area around and inside the temple started to become dangerous. The Japanese government then provided a loan to the Indonesian government of Rp 800 billion (approximately USD $130 million) to conserve the historic temple and other significant locations around Bali. As a result, over one third of Tanah Lot's "rock" is actually cleverly disguised artificial rock created during the Japanese-funded and supervised renovation and stabilization program. În 1980, stânca a fost pe cale să se năruie şi zona a devenit periculoasă. Guvernul japonez a oferit un împrumut (aproximativ 130 milioane de dolari), pentru conservarea monumentului (şi a altora din insulă). Ca urmare, peste o treime din „formaţiunea stâncoasă” este de fapt o ingenioasă deghizare a stâncii artificiale create în timpul renovării finanţate şi supravegheate de japonezi Tanah Lot view from Le Meridien Nirwana Bali Golf & Spa Resort

21. Penjor

23. Penjor

34. A penjor is basically a long tapered bamboo pole that is stood vertically in the ground, often on the roadside, and decorated in coconut leaves. Due to their length of sometimes more than ten metres, they droop charmingly over the pavement like an ancient street lamp. Un penjor este de fapt o tijă lungă de bambus, înfiptă în pământ, de multe ori pe marginea drumului, şi decorată cu frunze de cocotier. Datorită lungimii lor, uneori mai mult de zece metri, ele se arcuiesc fermecător peste drum ca nişte vechi felinar.

35. Penjors, a welcome symbol for the gods and ancestors. The tall bamboo poles are splendidly adorned with woven palm leaves, ribbon and flowers. People have been working on them for days and each one is different. They’re made of simple, natural materials, but just like the Balinese, they have a royal presence. The penjors sway in the wind. They reach up to the sky while being firmly planted to the right of every home entry. At each gate, you’ll also find small bamboo altars set up especially for the holiday, each one bearing woven palm-leaf offerings for the spirits. Penjors, un simbol de bun venit pentru zei şi strămoşi. Tijele înalte de bambus sunt splendid decorate cu frunze de palmier împletite, panglici şi flori. Au necesitat zile de muncă şi sunt unice.

37. The penjor is a tall, curved bamboo pole decorated with coconut leaves with an offering at the base. This is one of the media used by Hindus in Bali as part of almost every important ceremony, especially for the anniversary temple celebrations. Aceste tije de bambus decorate, având la bază un mic altar cu ofrande, se fac pentru marea sărbătoare hindusă Galungan dar şi cu ocazia altor ceremonii importante, în special la sărbătorirea templelor.

38. Balinese Hindus erect a penjor in front of their houses to symbolise the dominance of good (dharma) over evil (adharma), as well as offering thanks to God for the fruits of the Earth. About halfway down the pole they attach a small cage in the shape of a triangle and made from bamboo, called sanggah cucuk. Offerings are placed in this and it is considered to be a temporary “throne” for the Gods when they come down to Earth for Galungan. If you take a close look at a Galungan penjor, you will notice that’s also ornamented with coconut leaves called sampian and also long strips of white and yellow material to symbolise that it is a holy offering. A penjor is an offering consisting of a bamboo pole with decorations.The arched top represents Gunung Agung, the body is a river that flows from the mountain to the sea, and along its route are the products of the harvest, tied to the pole.  At the foot of the pole is a temporary shrine. Penjors are found everywhere lining the streets at Galungan time, the month-long and most important Balinese religious festival.