Barong Danceand Kintamani .
Price: US $ 50.00/ one Apv car maximum 6 person,duration 8 hour, start 08.30.
A morning trip to the central part of Bali with en route stops at Batubulan village to see the Barong and Kris Dance, a dance depicting an eternal fight between good and evil spirit. Barong is a large lion type creature played by two men representing of good spirit meanwhile Rangda which is with long fingernails and droopy breasts symbolizing the evil spirit. Afterwards continue trip to Goa Gajah - a hermitage place for the Buddhist priests or what is later known as Shiva Buddha Syncretism since there are remains of Buddhism and Shivaism such Lingga Yoni symbol and the Hariti Fertile Mother, name of Goa Gajah was probably derived from a name mentioned in a scripture called Negara Kertagama, other assumption comes from the shape of the cave with its entrance decorated and carved look like monster where from a distance look like elephant's head but another said that this name comes after a Ganesha statue was put in the cave. Ganesha is a mythological son of Shiva described with human body and elephant head. Tirta Empul - a water spring temple located at Tampak Siring, with its old myth described on a manuscript called Usana Bali says that a Balinese arrogant king named Maya Denawa who did not believe in God and objected people to worship. His arrogance made him attacked by the warriors of Bhatara Indra and put him away from the throne. But with his powerful weapons, all warriors of Bhatara Indra were poisoned till dead, by seeing this Bhatara Indra then planted his pole to the earth that sprang water to use sprinkling the dead warriors to revive. Until now this water spring is believed to be the source of life and prosperity. Kintamani - a mountain resort with its breathtaking view, magnificent view of the still active volcano Mount and Lake Batur with smoky Agung volcano in the background. Mount Batur has erupted three times in 1917, 1926 and the biggest one on 1963.
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