Bali: temples
Mar. 15th, 2012 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
izardWhen I was traveling in middle east, I have not seen as many people publicly demonstrating devotion to their religion. Yes they pray five times per day, and muezzin's call for a prayer wakes you up early in the morning, but Hindu worshiping is more colorful and widespread. I have not seen so many temples, small, tiny and large everywhere before.
Ganesha is my favorite, both aesthetically and spiritually.
Ulun Danu is the most visually appealing among major Balinese temples.
And it is often full of worshipers.
Small temples are all over the islands.
We have also seen dozens of Muslim temples, new and in construction phase. Especially in villages that are close to Java. Local Hindu people, when asked, reply that they are still a majority and they don't mind.
Most of women make offerings themselves, it is not difficult. Julia managed to make one too under supervision. But for lazier crowd there are big markets that only sell offerings.
Ganesha is my favorite, both aesthetically and spiritually.
Ulun Danu is the most visually appealing among major Balinese temples.
And it is often full of worshipers.
Small temples are all over the islands.
We have also seen dozens of Muslim temples, new and in construction phase. Especially in villages that are close to Java. Local Hindu people, when asked, reply that they are still a majority and they don't mind.
Most of women make offerings themselves, it is not difficult. Julia managed to make one too under supervision. But for lazier crowd there are big markets that only sell offerings.
