Bali is a country that is well known for its culture and religion. About 90% of Balinese are practising Hinduism and the rest of the percentage consists of Muslim and Christian. Here you can see a lot of amazing and breathtaking Pura (Temple) everywhere. This shows how much they value the religion as well as respect it. They seem to treat religion as part of their life and feel comfortable to practice it. There is no obligation or burden feeling exist among them when it comes to practising religion. You always feel comfortable to be around the culture and be involved in the ritual acts along with local people.
Me and my hubby managed to visit few Puras while we were in Bali. However they are two most phenomenal Puras that highlighted our trip. The first one is in Tanah Lot. It is a very amazing and impressive Pura as it is on a big rock and sits in the sea. The Pura can only be entered early in the morning when the tide is low. On normal time you can only see the Pura from far due to the tide. The Pura is built a long time ago by a very respective guy. He wants people to pray to the sea spirit so that they will have a good weather and the fishermen will be able to get good catch of the day. I can see a lot of people were amazed with the Pura and admire the its work.
The next Pura that is really unique in Bali is the one in Uluwatu. This temple is built on a high cliff and the view from the Pura is astounding. You can see the open sea and if you are lucky enough, a majestic view of the sunset. They are a lot of monkeys roaming around the temple and this has made the temple more interesting to visit. You can walk along the cliff to the end and enjoy the superb view of the temple on the Cliff from the other angle. This temple also put up a dance performance for the visitors to enjoy while watching the sunset. The show is related with ancient epic; Rama and Sita with no Gamelan, only acapella style by a group of people. This made our trip in Uluwatu more interesting and entertaining.
This experience has opened our eyes on the culture and religion perspective. How we should appreciate and value ours and to go along with it.
