Find Many Kinds of Birds in Bali Bird Park

If you are currently planning a holiday to Bali with  family and children, of course, you will be looking for a good tourist spot for children. Bali Island offers so many choices attractions for children and one of them is Bali Bird Park.

At park you can see a wide variety of birds from Indonesia or birds from Africa and South America. The Bird Park in Bali, has an area of ​​about 2 hectares and holds about 1000 birds of 250 different species of birds. Besides that, here you can see a variety of tropical plants amount 2000 type.

Bali Bird Park is located on Sergeant Major Road Cok Ngurah Gambir Singapadu, Batubulan - Gianyar - Bali,. If you depart from the tourist area of ​​Kuta will take within 1 hour, if road traffic is not jammed.

           
The bird park is one of the attractions which has one of the rare bird species and is an icon of the island, called Jalak Bali.

Beside that variety of bird species, ranging from birds of Papua, Java eagle, crested serpent eagle and many other birds can be found here. There are also a number of ponds that contain fish and water birds such as black swans, flamingos, pelicans, and others. Travelers not only can enjoy the charm of birds there, but can also see the breeding birds since the eggs until they hatch, feeding birds, even pictured with a number of exotic birds in the area. The bird park is also equipped with restaurants, cafes, and shops selling various souvenirs related to birds.

By  invite your children traveled to the bird park, in addition to providing holiday atmosphere certainly your children can learn to know about the birds that exist in the wild.

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Saraswati Day Ceremony | Celebration of Knowledge in Hinduism

Saraswati Day is Celebrated Every 210-Days

On May 02th, 2015, Hindu's followers in Bali celebrate Saraswati Day, the day to worship God in his manifestation as the master of all knowledge every six moths which's based on Balinese calendar, called pawukon on Saniscara Umanis Watugunung. This is a time to give their great honor to the knowledge.

Balinese Hindu believes that knowledge is an essential medium to achieve the goal of life as a human being. Saraswati Day is celebrated to honor God as source of the knowledge. God, in this particular celebration, is manifested as Saraswati Dewi, Goddess Saraswati. She is depicted as a beautiful lady with four hands holding a musical instrument, meditation bead chain, as well as palm leaf manuscript. Many times the Saraswati is depicted to be standing on the swan. The beautiful lady is a symbol that the knowledge is attractive by many people. The musical instrument symbolized the knowledge is entertaining, the more you are into it the more beautiful and interesting it can be. The manuscript (or book) is where the knowledge is kept. The chain is a symbol that knowledge is never finish to learn, there is no beginning and ending.

In Bali Saraswati Day also has various religious steps before and after the actual day. Six days before Saraswati is Pemelastali, a day to free our selves from worldly desire. Four days and the following days before Saraswati are called Paid Paidan, Urip and Patetegan which mean days to control desire, constantly do introspection by holding the purity of the knowledge. On day before Saraswati is called Pengeredanaan,a day to prepare Saraswati Day both spiritually and physically. Book are collected, cleaned and placed in properly places. Special offerings are made to be used for the following celebration.

Saraswati Day is celebrated every 210-days on Saniscara Umanis Wuku Watugunung based on Balinese Pawukon (cycles) calender. On the actual day of Saraswati, offering are placed on the books and shrines. Worships are held at the temples in family compound, villages, businesses and others from morning to noon. Prime worships are held in school's temples attended by its student and teachers. In the afternoon and evening is a good time to held religious discussion.

The following day of Saraswati is called Banyupinaruh, a day to have spiritual and physical cleansing. Normally Balinese will go to nearby beaches or water spring or river to have the special bathing. Worship will also be held in the village temples or other respective temples afterward.The Hindus in Bali usualy doing this celebrated at the morning.

Happy Saraswati Day, On May 02th 2015

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Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK), South Kuta - Bali

Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a 240 hectares private cultural park on Bukit Peninsula at the southern end of the Bali Island 20 Minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport. Bukit is a limestone plateau with Uluwatu to the west and Nusa Dua to the east. It is devoted to the Hindu god Vhisnu and hes mount Garuda, the mythical bird who is hes companion as high as 18 meters.

Area Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park is located at an altitude of 146 meter above ground level or 263 feet above sea level. This statue will once completed will be the world's biggest statue with a height of 75 meters and width of 60 meters and will beat the statue of Liberty. GWK is A masterpiece of Balinese artist I Nyoman Nuarta located in South Bali area Ungasan exactly in the hills. Area Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park is located at an altitude of 146 meters above ground level or 263 feet above sea level. In that area there is also a statue of Garuda is right behind the Plaza Wisnu is the Plaza Garuda where the 18 meters tall statue of Garuda Placed temporarily. At this time Garuda Plaza became the focal point of a large hall carved limestone pillars which covers more than 4000 squares meters of open space that is the Lotus Pond. Limestone pillars colossal and monumental Garuda statue make Lotus Pond a very exotic space. With the capacity of the room that can accommodate up to 7000 people, Lotus pond has gained good reputation as a perfect place to hold big and international Events.

There is also a statue of Vishnu Hands that are part of a statue of Lord Vishnu. This is one step closer to completing a full statue of Garuda Wisnu Kencana. This work is placed in the area while Tirta Agung. Located high above the limestone dataraan padas and stare at the south coast tourist area of Bali. Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park is is a window of art and culture that the island has a natural back ground and a very impressive panorama. With the distance of 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport and less than an hour from Major Hospitality locations, GWK became one of the main objectives for the various art performances, exhibitions and conferences or a relaxing visit even spiritual visit. This statue is the work of the famous sculptor Bali, I Nyoman Nuarta. This Monument was developed as a cultural park and became an an icon for tourism in Bali.

The statue of Lord Vishnu in the form of Hindu religion is a God the Preserver (Shtiti), riding a Garuda Bird. Garuda figure can be seen in the story of Garuda and empire that revolves around the sense of devotion and sacrifice to save the Mother Bird Garuda of slavery that ultimately protected by Lord Vishnu. This statue is projected to spatial binding with visibility up to 20 miles so apat seen from Kuta, Sanur, Nusa Dua up to Tanah Lot. Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue is a symbol of environmental rescue mission and the world. The statue is made of a mixture of copper and steel weighing 4000 tons, with a height of a 75 meters and width of 60 meters. When construction is completed, the sculpture will be the largest sculpture in the world and beat the Statue of Liberty. An area of 250 hectares summarizes various cultural events, theaters, and a variety of culinary services. As the Palaces of Bali in antiquity, the visitor will see the splendor GWK monumental and spiritual kekhusukan where all enhanced with a modern twist with the facilities and appropriate services. Despite you come as part of the thousands of visitors a cultural event or a time to enjoy a light meal and drinks while watching the sunset, you will feel the beauty of nature and culture and the hospitality of its inhabitants. 

Desa Tenganan, Karangasem - Bali

Tenganan is a traditional village in the Bali's Island. The village is located in Manggis district, Karangasem Regency in the east of the Bali's Island. Tenganan where tourism can be achieved from Candi Dasa and lies approximately 10 kilometers from there. Tenganan is one of three rural village of Bali Aga, beside Trunyan and Sembiran. The meaning is Bali Aga village still retains a lifestyle of community governance refers to the rules of the inherited traditional village customs of their ancestors. Shape and the buildings and grounds, building layout arrangement, until the location of the temple is made by following the rules of customary hereditary maintained. 

According to some versions of historical records, the word Tenganan comes from the word "middle" or "ngatengahang" which means "to move into deeper region". The word is associated with the movement of the villagers from the seaside to the residential area in the middle of the hills, that are western hill (Bukit Kauh) and east hill (Bukit Kangin). Some say that the people of Tenganan came from Peneges Village, Gianyar, which used to be called as Bedahulu. According to the folklore, King Bedahulu had lost one of his horses and the people look to the east. The horses was found dead by Ki Patih Tunjung Biru, a confidant of the king. For his loyalty Ki Patih Tunjung Biru get the authority to regulate areas that have the scent of carrion (carrion) the horse. Ki Patih Tunjung Biru get area because he cut the horse carcass and spread it as far as he could do. That's the origin of Tenganan Village. 

In generally, Tenganan Villagers work as farmers of rice, but some are making various handicrafts. Some craft Tenganan is typical of woven bamboo, carvings, and paintings on palm leafs that have been burned. In the village visitors can see the buildings of the village and the young craftsmen who draw lontar. From the first the Village of Tenganan has also been recognized for its expertise in weaving cloth gringsing. Hoe to work this gringsing fabric called double ikat technique. The technique is the only one in Indonesia and the resulting fabric known special gringsing up to foreign countries. Tenganan resident still use the barter system in daily life.