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Sanghyang
() is a traditional sacred Balinese dance originated from the Indonesian island of Bali. It is based on the premise that an unseen force enters the body of an entranced performer. The force, identified as '' hyang'', is an important type of spiritual entity in ancient Indonesian mythology. The ''sanghyang'' dances are considered sacred ritual dances and are performed exclusively at Balinese religious ceremonies. Variants ''Sanghyang bojog'' The dancer is a man dressed like a monkey (''bojog'') and accompanied by a chorus of chanting ''sanghyang''. Before it begins, the dancer goes through the phases of summoning ape spirits. After conceding, the dancer will jump into a tree and mimic the behavior of an ape. This dance is only found in Bugbug, Karangasem. ''Sanghyang celeng'' This is a ''sanghyang'' dance variant only found in Duda, Karangasem, danced by a man wearing palm fiber clothing. The dancer mimics the movements of a pig. ''Sanghyang dedari'' ''Sanghyang dedari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyang
''Hyang'' (Kawi language, Kawi, Sundanese language, Sundanese, Javanese language, Javanese, and Balinese language, Balinese) is a representation of the King of the gods, supreme being, in ancient Mythology of Indonesia, Java and Bali mythology. The spiritual entity can be either considered Divinity, divine or ancestral. The reverence for this spiritual entity can be found in the folk religions of Java and Bali, such as the Sunda Wiwitan ( Sundanism or Cigugur Sundanism), Kejawen ( non-monotheistic Javanism), Kapitayan ( monotheistic Javanism), and Balinese Hinduism, Gama Tirta ( Balinism). The realm where ''Hyang'' resides is called the ''Kahyangan'', which is an Old Javanese term that means "the abode of ''Hyang''", "part of ''Hyang''", or "heaven". The Old Sundanese language, Old Sundanese manuscript Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian, has stated that ''Hyang'' can be interpreted as "Omnipotence". Similarly, in the highest Sunda Wiwitan Spirituality, ''Hyang'' is also referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legong
Legong ( Balinese: , ''légong'') is a form of Balinese dance. It is a refined dance form characterized by intricate finger movements, complicated footwork, and expressive gestures and facial expressions. Origins Legong probably originated in the 19th century as royal entertainment. Legend has it that a prince of Sukawati fell ill and had a vivid dream in which two maidens danced to gamelan music. When he recovered, he arranged for such dances to be performed in reality. Others believe that the Legong originated with the ''sanghyang () is a traditional sacred Balinese dance originated from the Indonesian island of Bali. It is based on the premise that an unseen force enters the body of an entranced performer. The force, identified as '' hyang'', is an important type of ... dedari'', a ceremony involving voluntary possession of two little girls by beneficent spirits. Legong is also danced at public festivals. Excerpts from Legong dance dramas are put on for tourists. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barong (mythology)
Barong () is a panther-like creature and character in the mythology of Bali, Indonesia. He is the king of the spirits, leader of the hosts of good, and enemy of Rangda, the demon queen and mother of all spirit guarders in the mythological traditions of Bali. The battle between Barong and Rangda is featured in the Barong dance to represent the eternal battle between good and evil. Origin Barong animal mask dance, together with ''sanghyang'' dance are considered native Balinese dances, probably predating Hindu influences. The native Indonesians of Austronesian heritage often have similar mask dances that represent either ancestral or natural spirits; an example is Dayak's '' Hudoq'' dance or any similar bear worship practice. The term ''barong'' is thought to have been derived from the local term ''bahruang'', which today corresponds to the Indonesian word ''beruang'' which means "bear". It refers to a good spirit, that takes the form of an animal as the guardian of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legong
Legong ( Balinese: , ''légong'') is a form of Balinese dance. It is a refined dance form characterized by intricate finger movements, complicated footwork, and expressive gestures and facial expressions. Origins Legong probably originated in the 19th century as royal entertainment. Legend has it that a prince of Sukawati fell ill and had a vivid dream in which two maidens danced to gamelan music. When he recovered, he arranged for such dances to be performed in reality. Others believe that the Legong originated with the ''sanghyang () is a traditional sacred Balinese dance originated from the Indonesian island of Bali. It is based on the premise that an unseen force enters the body of an entranced performer. The force, identified as '' hyang'', is an important type of ... dedari'', a ceremony involving voluntary possession of two little girls by beneficent spirits. Legong is also danced at public festivals. Excerpts from Legong dance dramas are put on for tourists. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kecak
''Kecak'' (, pronounced "kechak"), alternate spellings: ''kechak'' and ''ketjak''), known in Indonesian as ''tari kecak'', is a form of Balinese Hindu dance and music drama that was developed in the 1930s. Since its creation, it has been performed primarily by men, with the first women's ''kecak'' group having started in 2006. The dance is based on the story of the ''Ramayana'' and is traditionally performed in temples and villages across Bali, Indonesia. Also known as the Ramayana monkey chant, the dance is performed by a circle of as many as 150 performers wearing checked cloths around their waists, percussively chanting "''chak''", and moving their hands and arms. The performance depicts a battle of the ''Ramayana'', in which the monkey-like Vanaras, led by Hanuman, help Prince Rama fight the evil King Ravana. ''Kecak'' has roots in ''sanghyang,'' a trance-inducing exorcism dance. History ''Kecak'' was originally a trance ritual accompanied by a male chorus. In the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balinese Temple
A Balinese temple, or better-known as () is a Balinese culture, Bali-style (commonly associated to Hindu temple, Hindu) temple, it serves as the place of worship for adherents of Balinese Hinduism in Indonesia. Puras are built following rules, style, guidance, and rituals found in Balinese architecture. Most puras are found on the island of Bali, where Hinduism is the predominant religion, however, many puras exist in other parts of Indonesia where significant numbers of Balinese people reside. Mother Temple of Besakih is the most important, largest, and holiest temple in Bali. Many Puras have been built in Bali, leading it to be titled "the Island of a Thousand Puras." Etymology The term ''pura'' originates from the Sanskrit word (''Pur (Vedic), -pur, -puri, -pura, -puram, -pore''), meaning "city," "walled city," "towered city," or "palace," which was adopted with the Indianization of Southeast Asia and the Hinduism in Southeast Asia, spread of Hinduism, especially in the Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugbug
Bugbug is an area of Karangasem Regency, Bali. Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... It is located east of Candidasa and its inhabitants celebrate the ''Perang Dawa'' (war of the gods) every other year at full moon of the fourth month (October). People from nearby villages then climb to the top of a hill and sacrifice pigs by hanging them in trees. A beach is hidden among two cliffs / hills, Bugbug Cliff and Prasi Cliff. References {{coord, 8.4833, S, 115.5833, E, source:wikidata, display=title Geography of Bali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karangasem Regency
Karangasem Regency (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Karangasem''; Balinese language, Balinese: ᬓᬪᬹᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬓᬭᬗᬲᭂᬫ᭄) is a Regency (Indonesia), regency (''kabupaten'') of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It covers the east part of Bali, has an area of 836.68 km2. It is bordered by Buleleng Regency and Bangli Regency to its west and Klungkung Regency to its south, and the Indian Ocean to its south, the Bali Sea and the Java Sea to its north and the Lombok Strait to its east. The population of the regency at the mid of 2024 was 538,390.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Karangasem Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5107) Its regency seat is the town of Amlapura. Karangasem was devastated when Mount Agung erupted in 1963, killing 1,900 people. Karangasem was a kingdom before Bali was Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1846), conquered by the Dutch. Etymology The name Karangasem actually comes from the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balinese Dance
Balinese dance (; ''(igélan Bali)'') is an ancient dance tradition that is part of the religious and artistic expression among the Balinese people of Bali island, Indonesia. Balinese dance is dynamic, angular, and intensely expressive. Balinese dancers express the stories of dance-drama through bodily gestures including gestures of fingers, hands, head, and eyes. There is a great richness of dance forms and styles in Bali; and particularly notable are those ritualistic dance dramas which involve Rangda, the witch, and the great beast Barong (mythology), Barong. Most of the dances in Bali are connected to Hindu or traditional folk rituals, such as the Sanghyang Dedari sacred dance that invokes benevolent hyang spirits, believed to possess the dancers in a trance state during the performance. Other Balinese dances are not linked to religious rituals and are created for certain occasions or purposes, such as the Baris (dance), Baris or Pendet welcoming dances and Joged dance, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritual
A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning. Traditionally associated with gestures, words, or revered objects, rituals also occur in non-human species, such as elephant mourning or corvid object-leaving. They may be prescribed by tradition, including religious practices, and are often characterized by formalism, traditionalism, rule-governance, and performance. Rituals are a feature of all known human societies. They include not only the worship rites and sacraments of organized religions and cults, but also rites of passage, atonement and ritual purification, purification rites, oaths of allegiance, dedication ceremonies, coronations and presidential inaugurations, marriages, funerals and more. Even common actions like handshake, hand-shaking and saying "hello" may be termed as ''rituals''. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythology Of Indonesia
The mythology of Indonesia is very diverse, the Indonesian people consisting of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own myths and legends that explain the origin of their people, the tales of their ancestors and the demons or deities in their belief systems. The tendency to syncretize by overlying older traditions with newer foreign ideas has occurred. For example, the older ancestral mythology might be merged with foreign mythology, such as Hindu, Islam, or Christian biblical mythology. Foreign influences Some native Indonesian ethnic groups that were isolated from the rest of the world until recent centuries have their own native myths and gods. These native mythologies are relatively free from foreign influences, such as Torajans, Nias, Bataks, Dayaks and Papuans. By contrast, Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese were influenced by Hindu-Buddhist Indian mythology as early as the 1st century CE. Hindu gods, legends and epics such as ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuda Lumping
Kuda Lumping ( Javanese: ꦗꦫꦤ꧀ꦏꦺꦥꦁ, Jaran Kepang or Jathilan, Indonesian: Kuda Lumping or Kuda Kepang, English: Flat Horse) is a traditional Javanese dance originated from Ponorogo, East Java, Indonesia depicting a group of horsemen. Dancers "ride" horses made from woven bamboo and decorated with colorful paints and cloth. Generally, the dance portrays troops riding horses, but another type of performance also incorporates trances and magic tricks. When the "possessed" dancer is performing the dance in trance conditions, he can display unusual abilities, such as eating glass and resistance to the effects of whipping or hot coals. Although the dance is native to Java, Indonesia, it is also performed by the Javanese communities diaspora in Suriname, Malaysia and Singapore, popularly known as . Origin The is originated in Java island, Indonesian. Two main hypotheses have been proposed. The first suggests that may have arisen out of Diponegoro's war against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
