The Sosrobahu Cremation – part 2
Following our previous installment on the royal cremation, with this photo essay we take a look at the big day, the peak of all the …
Following our previous installment on the royal cremation, with this photo essay we take a look at the big day, the peak of all the …
For every Balinese cremation, whatever the scale, there are many, many preparations and preceding rituals to be done before the final send-off. Here we take …
At 8:00 am on the the 11th of November, at the age of 83, the prince Tjokorda Raka Sukawati passed away in Denpasar. Preparations …
We received a set of photographs from the Padang Tegal village community (Desa Pekeraman Padang Tegal) of the fire which we have decided to …
by Rio Helmi Yesterday morning, around 9:30-10am according to neighbors, a blaze erupted from the popular Clear Café. The flames spread swiftly to their neighbours …
This year marks a full century since the Kebyar style of gamelan music burst on to the traditional music scene in Bali, electrifying and stimulating , …
This year’s Ubud Writers and Readers Festival’s tribute went to I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, the first UWRF tribute to a son of Ubud. It was …
Made Wijaya, a.k.a. Michael White, convened, chaired or provoked (we’re not sure which) a house rocking panel at the Left Bank earlier today. Invited/seduced/coerced (again …
One of the first panels at this year’s Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Destination Unknown was really a dynamic confluence of three great thinkers intimate …
“This year you have two festivals for the price of one” – UWRF Director Janet De Neefe, referring to the temple reconsecration, after major renovations, …