TOHPATI village for batik painting, CELUK VILLAGE gold and silver smith, Batuan village for traditional painting, MAS VILLAGE for wood carving, then to be continued to BATUBULAN VILLAGE to wat

Batu Bulan Village is a home of the Barong.
Ten km northeast of Denpasar, Batubulan is a village known throughout Bali for its ornate door-guardian statues, carved of soft paras volcanic tuff. Until these became popular for secular use earlier in this century, the carvings were only used in temples or palaces, but this artform has spread extensively in recent years and is today found in homes and public buidings. Batubulan is also home to three famous Barong Dance troupes who perform Seven times a week at 9.30am on their own stages before bus-loads of enthralled tourists. The development of these groups parallels that of tourism in Bali, but even so the Batubulan barong troupes are relatively young. The first, the Danjalan Barong Group, was established in 1970, while the Tegaltamu and Puri Agung groups were formed later. The three troupes also perform on a large stage that was constructed especially for this purpose in the outer courtyard of Pura Puseh Bendul in 1986.

Barong and Keris Dance at Batubulan Village, the performance start at 9.30 am and finish at 10.30 am. The Barong play represent an enternal fight between good and evil spirit. A Barong (a mythological animal) represent good spirit and Rangda (a mythological monster) represent evil one. Balinese people also belived that the Barong is symbol of protector. Many kinds face of Barong, mostly is Barong cat, Barong Landung, Barong Macan (tiger face) Barong celeng (pig face).

Woodcarving  In our cummunity we produce wholesale Bali woodcarving products for business, made from local wood, grow up in Bali island. This kind of wood we call Albesia wood. We produce variety of antique woodcarving reproduction elephant antique woodcarving, cat antique woodcarving, giraph woodcarving, birds woodcarving, unique design painting woodcarving and quality natural finishing woodcarving. Every people in our woodcarving community are craftsperson, we produce quality woodcarving products and we are very happy to offer business price for our woodcarving. Please feel free to contact us and we are pleased to escort you to our village, our village located about 40 minutes drive from famous Ubud tourist village with fresh cooler weather surrounding by rice fields and green plantation.

	Our country Indonesia has rich of resources for quality handicrafts material, specially Bali island produced variety handmade export products, natural products, arts, crafts, handicrafts, woodcarving, painting, textile, jewellery, furniture, stonecarving, kites, album photo, photo frame and many other antique products. Bali island also well known with woodcarver and painter artist.

Optional stop at Bali Coffee Agrotourism, Bali Coffee Processing and farming, the place to see various of plantation such as coffee arabica, coffee robusta, pineapple, Balinese snake fruite (salak), plain Balinese potatoes, star fruit, cacao, jack fruit, durian tree and etc, experience to see how to make Balinese coffee, try the best of Balinese coffee or ginger tea with green view river valley. They sell variety of theirs original Balinese coffee products, herb oil and etc, No

Pura Tirta Empul is the temple of Tampak Siring, built around a sacred spring. Tampak Siring is an inscription dates the spring all the way back to 926AD; and there are fine carvings and Garudas on the courtyard buildings. The temple and its two bathing spots have been used by the Balinese for over a thousand years for good health and prosperity; as the spring water really does have the power to cure. Regular purification ceremonies also take place here.

A little off the main road in Tampaksiring is Mount Kawi with its group of large stone memorials cut into cliffs on either side of a picturesque river valley. It is believed to date from 11th century; one is of Bali's most impressive sights. Tampak Siring artists produce marvelous bone and ivory carvings. Both sites open daily. By public transport from Ubud, catch a bemo north to Tampaksiring from the junction in Bedulu, which is southeast of Ubud

 

 

 

 

 

 

The water maidens of the courtyard pools.

Not far from the central Bali town of Ubud is Goa Gajah, popularly known as the Elephant Cave. The cave, which is carved into a cliff face, probably dates back to at least the 11th century. You can't see the cave from the road, but you'll know you're there when you spot the tour buses and souvenir stalls.

From the parking lot you descend a curving trail cut into the cliff face, and the cave is slowly revealed. In front of the cave is a large flat courtyard. Sunk into the courtyard is a pair of bathing pools. Water trickles into the pools through water jars held by maidens carved into the rock wall. Legend has it that the pools were considered a sort of fountain of youth. Bathing in them was supposed to keep you young.

The entrance to the cave is richly carved in the face of a demon. You enter the cave through the demon's gaping mouth. The cave itself is really rather small. The short tunnel from the entrance dead-ends in front of a statue of Ganesha. A short tunnel to the left leads to an alter holding a yoni while to the right is an alter with several lingam.

Meru pagodas to the side of the cave.

To one side of the cave entrance are a line of small meru housing the gods of the temple. Follow them around and along the cliff face and you'll come to another larger meru set in a pool where you can leave offerings.

If you have the time you can also follow a narrow path down towards the river where, in amongst the thick foliage you can see the ruins of a Buddhist temple.

The souvenir stalls aren't worth looking at. You can get much nicer junk for less in Ubud. There is a restaurant next to the temple with a good view of the river gorge. Its a bit pricey by Bali standards but the food is good.