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Java and Bali

Java and Bali Trip 2009: First set of photos is from the temple complex of Besakih. History: Sri Markandeya, was a Javanese monk, founded Besakih in the 8th century. Lontar manuscripts indicate that during the Majapahit empire in 1343, Besakih was already a very important place. Stairs lead up the mountain to more temples with more structured terraces.
The largest temple on the grounds of the Besakih complex is Pura Penataran Agung, known as the Great Temple of State. It posseses 7 tiered terraces, and over 50 structures including bales, thronees and shrines. The entrance stairway is lined by 7 levels of carved figures. The ones on the left are featured in the Mahabharata, those to the right from the Ramayana. You cannot go into the courtyards unless you are a worshipper.
Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
Long Tailed Macaque
Long Tailed Macaque
Taking  It All In
Taking It All In
Fruit Seller Chewing Betelnut
Fruit Seller Chewing Betelnut
Bananas and the Vendor
Bananas and the Vendor
Little GIrl Visiting Mount Merapi
Little GIrl Visiting Mount Merapi
Javanese Portrait
Javanese Portrait
Farmer's Rice Fields
Farmer's Rice Fields
Buddha at Borobudur
Buddha at Borobudur
In the Plumeria
In the Plumeria
Rice Terraces
Rice Terraces
Banana  trees and stream
Banana trees and stream
Coffee Roasting
Coffee Roasting
Batur Lurking Behind Rice Terraces
Batur Lurking Behind Rice Terraces
Batur Volcano and Lava Fields
Batur Volcano and Lava Fields
Batur Volcano and Lake
Batur Volcano and Lake
Peter and Guide walking up to Besakih
Peter and Guide walking up to Besakih
Besakih is a Buddhist Shrine/Monastery
Besakih is a Buddhist Shrine/Monastery
Courtyard
Courtyard
Besakih Snake God
Besakih Snake God
Besakih tower
Besakih tower
Guides waiting at a Shrine
Guides waiting at a Shrine
Besakih Image
Besakih Image
All Dressed Up for a Temple Celebration
All Dressed Up for a Temple Celebration
Attending a Shrine inside Besakih
Attending a Shrine inside Besakih
A vendor selling corn outside the perimeter of Besakih
A vendor selling corn outside the perimeter of Besakih
Besakih Image
Besakih Image
Spider Lily
Spider Lily
Mussaenda (related to coffee)
Mussaenda (related to coffee)
Pumpkins in Bali
Pumpkins in Bali
Woman Vending Sarongs
Woman Vending Sarongs
Child at the wall where we
Child at the wall where we
Our Guide Finds 2 Jackfruits
Our Guide Finds 2 Jackfruits
Women Vending Near Mount Batur
Women Vending Near Mount Batur
Balinese Cloth Vendor and Peter
Balinese Cloth Vendor and Peter
Child Vendor at Lake Batur
Child Vendor at Lake Batur
Big Balinese Smile
Big Balinese Smile
Encountering a Funeral in Bali
:: Encountering a Funeral in Bali ::
Cicak
Cicak
Peter at Tandjung Sari
Peter at Tandjung Sari
Festive Dressed Image
Festive Dressed Image
Mouth of the Elephant Cave
Mouth of the Elephant Cave
Inside the Elephant Cave
Inside the Elephant Cave
Roadside Restaurant
Roadside Restaurant
Roadside Restaurant with Mountain Views
Roadside Restaurant with Mountain Views
Balinese Terraced Hillside
Balinese Terraced Hillside
Someone's Private Pool
Someone's Private Pool
School Kids Carrying their Soccer Balls
School Kids Carrying their Soccer Balls
Kids walking home from school
Kids walking home from school
Pupuan Garden
Pupuan Garden
Wija's Frog Sculpture
Wija's Frog Sculpture
Froggy Pool
Froggy Pool
Pupuan Butterfly
Pupuan Butterfly
Butterfly (like our Mourning Cloak?)
Butterfly (like our Mourning Cloak?)
Asparagus Farm Workers
Asparagus Farm Workers
Asparagus Farm Worker and Iskandar
Asparagus Farm Worker and Iskandar
Shy Guys?
Shy Guys?
Asparagus Farm Workers
Asparagus Farm Workers
Asparagus Farm Worker
Asparagus Farm Worker
Asparagus Farm Worker
Asparagus Farm Worker
Asparagus Farm Workers
Asparagus Farm Workers
On the Asparagus Farm
On the Asparagus Farm
Two Balinese Boys
Two Balinese Boys
Balinese Farmer and His Son
Balinese Farmer and His Son
Sawah Rice Farming
Sawah Rice Farming
Irrigation Canals Needed for Rice Terraces
Irrigation Canals Needed for Rice Terraces
Rice Terraces
Rice Terraces
Teerraced Rice Farming
Teerraced Rice Farming
Intense Human Effort Creates These Rice Terraces
Intense Human Effort Creates These Rice Terraces
Gas Station Action
Gas Station Action
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gateway.road.1396.jpg
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