This collage shows our visit to Tenganan, the ethnic village which specializes in double Ikat weaving. They do not intermarry with other Balinese and live a communal life. The festival in which you see the unmarried girls dressed in finery is the celebration of the first month of the year. the men are preparing raw pork, separating out the blood from the meat. The older women are preparing the rest of the meal. The older men are playing the gamelan under the thatched roof. Where are the young men? Watching...
Also you can see pictures of the "elephant cave" shrine which was uncovered by an archeologist. Inside there are nitches for meditation (you might recognize the meditator) and also altars. The three black rounded stones are Lingam. Our friend told us it was the lingam and the yoni, but they all looked like lingams to me!!! Lastly, the cremation ceremony pics are from the traffic jam caused by the intersection (must confuse the spirit at all intersections).
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