Kuta Beach

Pantai Kuta adalah sebuah tempat pariwisata yang terletak di sebelah selatan Denpasar, ibu kota Bali, Indonesia. Kuta terletak di Kabupaten Badung. Daerah ini merupakan sebuah tujuan wisata turis mancanegara, dan telah menjadi objek wisata andalan Pulau Bali sejak awal 70-an. Pantai Kuta sering pula disebut sebagai pantai matahari terbenam (sunset beach) sebagai lawan dari pantai Sanur.
Kuta beach is wide, clean white sand is the main attraction for tourists, so there is a saying, Come to Bali without visiting Kuta was incomplete.
In the twilight when the Sun began to set, Kuta scenery presents a very beautiful and romantic. While enjoying a refreshing blast of cool air, Kuta is often used where an exciting afternoon exercise. In 1930, Kokes promote Bali as well as Kuta, and inspire the development of architecture Kotij Hotels (cottages).
Now been able to become the center of Kuta Bali tourism, because it has been able to provide tourist facilities as needed as many inns and hotels, shopping centers, recreation areas, so vibrant nightlife, sports facilities and amenities such as bungy jumping, water boom, etc. . Tourism Indonesia Heaven on Earth

 

 

Ngaben - burning bodies in Bali

Ngaben is a cremation is carried out in Bali, especially by the Hindus, where Hindus are the majority religion in the Thousand Islands this temple. In the Panca Yadnya, the ceremony is included in Pitra Yadnya, the ceremony devoted to ancestor spirits. Ngaben ceremony at its core meaning is to restore the ancestral spirits (deceased person) to the place of origin. A man has Rauh said Bayu, Word, IDEP, and after death Bayu, Word, IDEP was restored to Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva.

Ngaben ceremony is usually conducted by family relatives of the deceased, as an expression of respect of a child against his parents. In this ceremony once typically spend 15 million s / d Rp 20 million. The ceremony is usually performed with a lively, no sobs, as in Bali there is a belief that we should not mourn those who have died because it could hinder the journey toward the spirit of place.

Day of Ngaben determined by finding a good day which is usually determined by Rauh. A few days before the ceremony the family held Ngaben assisted by the community to make "Bade and Ox" marvel made out of wood, colored paper and other materials. "Bade and Ox" This is where the bodies which will be implemented Ngaben.

Morning when the ceremony is held, the family and relatives and the community will gather to prepare the ceremony. The bodies will be cleaned or commonly called "Nyiramin" by society and family, "Nyiramin" is led by people who are considered the oldest in the community. After that the bodies will be fitted with traditional Balinese dress like people who are still alive. Before the summit carried out, the whole family will pay their respects and give prayer spirits diupacarai hopefully get a good place. Once everything is ready, then the corpse will be placed in "Bade" for rollicking carried to the cemetery where Ngaben ceremony, accompanied by a "gamelan", "bhajan", and followed by all the family and society, in front of "Bade" there is a white cloth meaningful long as paving the way towards the spirit of the place of origin. At each junction or intersection so "Bade" is played 3 times. Arriving at the cemetery, a ceremony conducted by Ngaben laid in "Cow" which has been prepared starting with the other ceremonies and prayer mantra of Ida Rauh, then "Cow" burned to the Abu. Ash is then discharged into the sea or rivers are considered sacred. 
 

After this ceremony, the family can still pray for ancestors of shrines and temples respectively. This is what causes the family ties in Bali is very strong, because they always remember and respect the ancestor and his parents. There is the belief that ancestral spirits are reincarnated in the family circle will be back again, so usually a grandchild is a reincarnation of his parents