Ubud, ridgewalk by Berni Stephanus

Posted on 2024-01-07

It's called Ridge Walk, at Ubud Bali. It is very easy and not too long, It was very hot (december) but not too steep. I tried to express my feelings about the wild vegetation which was between me and the landscape. Turning around gave me some depth in the picture. Looking at the picture I remember Rudolf Steiner's remark on the the color "green", saying that it is not a color but mere chlorphyll (lol). I must admit that there is still something about it when you are in such a luxurious vegetation.

Balinese by Jaya

Posted on 2020-01-23

When they forced me, at just 60 years of age, to retire, abandoning a job that had allowed me to live in love and intelligence, I left for Bali. 5000 years of culture of harmony rushed over me: humans are part of Nature and try to live a balance every day. There are great social inequalities, but none outside the community.
Today is the time of destruction of this ancient system, even in Bali.
We'll see.

Happy New Year by Jaya

Posted on 2019-01-01

What a surprise that night at Gyanyar Pasar in 2013. Pasars (markets) are the places where I spent many many early mornings when in Bali. Places full of Humans who seemed to me wiser then Us, part of the Nature in a more harmonic way than Us, oppressed as Us but freer than Us..and I felt that this World Peaceful Sincere Team was something really existing and the members are all over the world engaged in a very simple direction: to live, to survive with and not over the others. So, Peaceful 2019!

Bukit Peninsula, Bali cliff of Ulu Watu, Indonesia by Henry Westheim

Posted on 2016-05-29

Uluwatu Temple on top of the cliff is one of the 9 most sacred and key directional temples in Bali. This is the southernmost point of Bali. This temple sits on the edge of the cliff 70 meters above the Indian Ocean. The beach below is ranked the fourth best surfing destination in the world.

Rinca Island 4 by : Helen :

Posted on 2016-03-18

The Komodo dragon is a monitor lizard. It is found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar. It is the largest living species of lizard, and can grow to 3 metres (10 ft) and weighs approx. 70 kilograms (150 lb. They are known for their toxic bite. They bite their prey, then stalk the prey until it dies. They eat mainly deer, but are known to eat buffalo and lesser animals such as monkeys and enjoy carrion as well.

The Gandrung by CHARDA

Posted on 2014-12-14

Gandrung is a traditional dance from Indonesia. Gandrung has many variations and is popular in Bali, Lombok and East Java, among the Balinese, Sasak and Javanese (especially Osing Javanese). The most popular variation is Gandrung from Banyuwangi region in the eastern peninsula of Java, so much that the city is often referred as Kota Gandrung or the City of Gandrung.

Aïd el-Kebir - 2/8 by Be Dar

Posted on 2010-01-11

L'appellation islamique provenant des hadiths est « fête du sacrifice » ou Aïd al-Adha (en arabe : عيد الأضحى), cette aïd marque chaque année la fin du hajj. Elle a lieu le 10 du mois de dhou al-hijja, le dernier du calendrier musulman.

Sumatra, Indonesia.

Beachclub à Uluwatu by Berni Stephanus

Posted on 2023-12-19

It was during our lunch. We were sitting close to the the pool. As I preferred not to have recognizable faces on my photo, I waited a while till I got the best moment. Anyway, I don't really understand why you stay in a pool when there's such a beach below. But anyway, it's a nice place called Single Fin and the food is excellent.

* by Jaya

Posted on 2020-07-01

Gods are alive in Bali
Once a year (but be warned: according to the Balinese calendar!) young people meets and - after a very joyous body-painting - they walk through dozens of villages - where all the people is expecting them.
Why?
They parade - singing, shouting, playing. Addressed to the whole Universe: "This is our land! Evil Spirits away from here!"
Through rice fields, forests and rivers. For hours and miles. They stop every once in a temple and pray: "This is our land! Evil Spirits away from here!"
You would say: "folklore" - "primitivism."
But better to know that in Bali, the first day of the year (again according to the Balinese calendar!) three indications are strictly complied with:
- no fire
- no walking
- no working
plus one:
- Silence.
And, for 24 hours, the streets are deserted, no flights in or out!, all the families at home or at the temple.
Why?
::::::: Continue at the post page !

People in Bali & me. by Jaya

Posted on 2018-12-17

Bali, Ubud Pasar (Central Market). 2010. These women woke up at 5am, prepared the food for all the enlarged family, then went to the Pasar to sell the vegetables produced along the ricefields and buy some food to bring back (the great majority doesn't have a fridge at home and so they are obliged to have the privilege of having everyday fresh vegetables!) Here, last thing before coming back home, waiting with modesty to buy a small piece of pork meat (very good cooked indeed!).

Pura Besakih, Bali’s Mother Temple, Indonesia by Henry Westheim

Posted on 2016-05-23

Pura Besakih, Bali’s Mother Temple, Bali, Indonesia

This is the holiest and most sacred temple in all of Bali – it is incredible! It sits on the 10,308 foot (3,148 meters) tall Mount Agung, a volcano, at around 3,000 feet (1,000 meters). Pura Besakih is the largest temple in Bali, and it’s said that it’s home to Bali’s Hindu Gods. The temple is ancient, dating back earlier than 1000 AD.

Year of the Monkey : 7 by : Helen :

Posted on 2016-03-08

This little male macacque lives in a forest in Ubud, Indonesia. He has a busy life. He plays, he teases his friends, he goes to Mum when things don't go well. This image always moves me. There is a disconcerting familiarity. Just look at those hands!

paradise by 真雅麗人

Posted on 2015-09-23

It was 7:50 in the morning and the rain was about to pour. No matter how dark the clouds were, it still gave a charming scene.

Mother and son at Wonotoro Village by liling

Posted on 2014-05-20

Wonotoro village, Indonesia (Jan 2014)

bali pig by clodagh smith

Posted on 2013-04-14

I tagged this as my favorite photo of 2013 because it captures the exotic nature of Balinese culture. the location was a street near a major Hindu temple.

La balançoire des rizières de Tegalalang by Berni Stephanus

Posted on 2023-12-17

It's by chance. Sitting in a warung (a restaurant), I saw this swing coming into the picture and pulled the trigger. The straw construction in the foreground is heart shaped in order to permit selfies, as in many other places in Bali in order to satisfy the nnarcissic needs of the tourists .

Près d'Amed by Berni Stephanus

Posted on 2023-12-10

Bali, en route to Amed. At one moment we took a road to get a look on a small beach from above, but I preferred these trees because of their twigs like parts of a spider's web.

Fridays for Future ! (Young Gods *) by Jaya

Posted on 2019-03-15

To long rides through villages, trough the forest and rivers, and rice-field, was my deep pleasure in Bali. One day I met Them....

Pady Farmer by Hisham Bulan

Posted on 2017-03-05

Lahat, Sumatera Selata

Pura Ulan Danu Bratan, Lake Bratan, Bali by Henry Westheim

Posted on 2016-06-01

Pura Ulan Danu Bratan, Lake Bratan, Bali, Indonesia

This Balinese Hindu temple was built in 1633 by King Mengwi in dedication to the Goddess of the Lake, the water Goddess. People pray here for a good harvest. It is a major Shivaite temple and this lake is a main source of water and irrigation throughout central Bali.

The March of the Ogoh Ogoh by : Helen :

Posted on 2016-03-30

Here is a photograph of the parade of the fearsome 'Ogoh Ogoh'. This great event occurs all over Bali the evening prior to the Nyepi Their new year begins on the new moon. These rituals and ceremonies celebrate the death of the evil and bad spirits of the past year in an attempt to cleanse people of their negative energies. Community teams make their own Ogoh Ogoh, then choose their strongest to carry the bamboo litter in the parade to purify the village.

Rinca Island 6 by : Helen :

Posted on 2016-03-20

This is a photo of a juvenile Komodo dragon, around 1.5 metres or 5 foot long. This is one baby you don't call cute! The juvenile of the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) has a yellow, green, grey and brownish coloured pattern skin. It looks like an Australian 'Goanna' (Varanus giganteus. In May and June they mate. The male Komodo dragons compete by wrestling and rearing-up on their hind legs. Once hatched the juveniles run immediately for the trees to escape being eaten!

Sunday Market, Atauro Island, Timor Leste III by Stephen Skok

Posted on 2014-05-24

Life's necessities and a chat. Atauro Island is about 25klms north of Dili, Timor Leste; a favourite weekend destination for Dili residents and tourists alike. Also within easy reach for day trippers.
Fuji X-E2 18-55mm

Mother and Child by Ziren

Posted on 2013-12-24

On Mt Batur, an active volcano, I saw a family of monkeys along one of the ridges. When I approached, they started, arresting my movement. But after a few seconds of silence and stillness they seemed to accustom to my presence. I spotted one of the monkeys with her baby safely wrapped in her arms.

At that moment I remarked to my guide the human nature of animals or rather, as I immediately realized, the animal nature of humans.

FAITH by Joan Felix

Posted on 2009-12-19

At times people are looking hard and trying, there is one point, which at that point a man can not do anything else, human beings can only hope and resignation, Faith is the key word, by faith we see the miracle, where the power of energy and thoughts is not helpless anymore, faith can make the impossible becomes possible. FAITH to GOD we Trust