INDONESIA ~ Bali- Kecak dance ~

Great postcard showing a traditional dance....a wonderful display of Balinese culture... Thanks a lot Hime!!

Kecak is a form of Balinese dance and music drama that was developed in the 1930s in Bali, Indonesia. Since its creation, it has been performed primarily by men, with the very first women's kecak group starting in 2006.

Also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, the piece, performed by a circle of at least 150 performers wearing checked cloth around their waists, percussively chanting "cak" and moving their hands and arms, depicts a battle from the Ramayana. The monkey-like Vanara helped Prince Rama fight the evil King Ravana. Kecak has roots in sanghyang, a trance-inducing exorcism dance.


Stamps:
Greetings stamps - Flowers
(Issued 21-04-2001)
The 150 Anniversary of Red Cross International
(Issued 17-04-2013)

INDONESIA ~Bali~

Wonderful picturesque temple view in a beautiful setting surrounded by water... One of the most important temples for Hindu and Budhist... Thanks a lot Edwin!!

With great stamps too!
The Ulun Danu temple literally means " the beginning of the lake" was built in 1663 by King Mengwi I Gusti is one of Bali’s most visited and most spiritually important balinese temple. This temple is used for offerings ceremony to the Balinese water, lake and river goddess Dewi Danu, due to the importance of Lake Bratan as a main source of irrigation in central Bali.

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I'm so happy with this gorgeous set of 10 cards.... A friend bought them for me on his vacation in Bali. He told me about the spectacular panorama's... beautiful beaches... it is a surfing paradise... and the breathtaking rice terraces... Lucky we have here finally also a lot of sunshine and temperatures above 15 degrees or I would be depressed by seeing all this colorful and amazing cards.... :):)
I have of each card a few for trade, just ask if you are interested!!(sent from Belgium)

The Tanah Lot Temple has been a part of Balinese mythologie for centuries.

Tanah Lot is a rock formation of Bali. View of the Pura Tahah Lot Temple a pilgrimage temple. Tanah Lot means; Land in the middle of the sea.

Dance is a big part of Balinese culture and inseparable linked with the Balinese religion. The Balinese dancers are famous all over the world.



The Balinese people are very spiritual and it is a common daily sight to see them making offerings to the Gods.

Mount Agung is the highest point on the island. This stratovulcano is still active and last erupted in 1963-1964.

This 4 cards showing the rice terraces in Bali...
The rice terraces in Bali are known as the most beautiful in the world. They go back over more than 2000 years, rice is the staple food of the islanders.Rice Harvest.
The farmer works at ricefields.
Stunningly beautiful rice terrace hug the island's well-watered volcanic slopes.
The scenic terraced ricefields.

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For anyone who is still looking for a holiday this year :) :)
I found this on the net about west Bali... A well-kept traveller’s secret, west Bali, the former kingdoms of Tabanan and Jembrana, offers the best of the island : kilometers of empty beaches beaten by a mighty surf, stunning rice terraces, lush coffee plantations, forests and hidden temples.
The name of Tanah Lot temple in tourism bibliography about Bali almost never absent. Among those temples as a tourist visit it is probably Tanah Lot is second most popular after Besakih. The name Tanah Lot is probably from " tanah laut " means land in the sea. It is the fact that the strong sea abrasion has separated the temple area with Bali mainland, so it looks that the temple nests on a small speck of rock building up on the ocean. Despite the fact that strong hit of sea wave but the site is still standing while the whole side have disappeared by the raged waves of hundreds of years.