Penglipuran Traditional Village

Penglipuran Traditional Village - Bali

2014/05/01

Penglipuran is an area with villages which still have the old ancient ways of administration and lifestyles.
It is said that these villages were chosen by the king to serve as food suppliers or farmers for the palace. Those villagers have their own way of customs and values which had come all the way from early days.

This is the entrance of the Penglipuran village.

The village is a very calm and serene place with not much activity. Only movement was the wind ,stray dogs and hens. We visited just days after a big ceremony so that the remaining are still left along side the road. The houses are standing along the both sides of the main road which runs straight through the village.

It is not notable in the picture below but while the right side of the road was decorated in yellow colored flags and stands the left side was decorated in white. According to the guide, the colors symbolize pureness and holiness.

This is the village meeting place. It had been used for administrative purposes and today it is used to take decisions about the ceremonies and well being of the village members.

We had the chance to enter one of the houses along the main road. These houses consist of head body and legs. the head stands for the temple, body is the normal house where the people live and legs are the toilet.

Below is the temple which every household has at the entrance. The people living in the house considers it the most sacred of all and offer flowers and food every morning. The visitors are not allowed to go in to the temple premises.

This is the kitchen of the house. The kitchen was always detached from the house in early days.
This is not used today and mainly left for tourism purposes.

I tried to capture the house in one shot but failed miserably. Following is the kitchen and the master s house on the left.

I wish I had the chance to take part in one of their ceremonies to witness more of their traditional unique customs.
Thank you Ayanthi my travelling companion and the guides of Panorama for the beautiful experience.

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