Cremation Ceremony on 3 October 2010 in Padang Tegal Kelod, Ubud.

   Cremation ceremony is one of the biggest, the sacredest and the most complicate also the most popular ceremony in Hindu Bali. In Bali, there is much ceremony, so it is why Bali, sometime it is said, everyday without ceremony. Cremation ceremony is dedicated for someone who already passed away and his family want to honour him, same in this cremation ceremony, we want to honour our lovely grand father. Guests of Brata 1 Homestay must be knowing him with his hospitality and a lot of Brata 1 Ubud guests said he was a wise man with big heart .Our Grand Father cremation ceremony was helded in Padang Tegal kelod in Padang Tegal Village on 3rd of October 2010.

    The cremation procession is started since a month ago, on the middle of September 2010 and finished on 6th of October 2010 after 3 days of its H day and the ceremony name's is 'nelunan' (3rd days).

    Procession of ceremony was started with our Balinese traditional custums that we made committee first. After the committee was made then we requested to our local community  (called Banjar in Balinese) that our family had a plan to make cremation ceremony to our grand father. After the banjar permited after words our family looked good day in Balinese celender to start working ( in Balinese is called nuasen karya). Next the committee was started to make tower to carry death body (in Balinese is called Bade) and coffin for burning  and  it used bull  symbol (called lembu), lembu means bull in English.

    Next procession is preparing for offering and for this procession we woke up in very early morning 4 AM to prepare food for offering, for ou priest and for committee. it takes more than 3 days. Another important procession was one day before H day, which was in that time our family invited our friends and colleagues to come in our home and as witness to our ceremony. In night we must not sleep until tomorow and what made this day is special because in midnight, the inheritor person must take holy water (calle dtirta penembak) alone to sacred place and after he got it, he must suddenly send to Priest home to process and prepare for thr H day tomorow.

    In the H day, there is very busy time, the day was started with Made offering and prepares for everything for ceremony. Next in noon, the 

Ngaben

 ceremony was started with carry Lembu and Bade to cementery and after death body take in Lembu, then we burned it. After the death body finished to burn only residue bond and ash. we offered it and then went to beach to spread i ( in Balinese called nganyut).

    Last in 3rd days procession (ngetelunin), we made foods and beverages for all the committees, like lawar, comoh, jugut ares, sate, siap betutu etc to celebrate our success work because the cremation success without obstacle and dont forget we send the foods to Priest home and after then in afternoon we went to Priest home again (the home called Griya) to said thank you to priest and his families and to who already helped cremation ceremony also. For more pictures, please clicking here

Balinese brotherhood

Praying for ceremony successfully

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what is the Ubud biggest problem polling result.

Balinese Traditional building

Brata 1 homestay is located in Hanoman street. No 51 Ubud Bali and because its place is in Ubud so is why from this blog, this homestay is very concern to keep Ubud as one of the best tourist destination in Bali, Indonesia even in the world.
From made a polling to know what is the Biggest Ubud problem and the problem of Ubud will be tried to solve with feedback for the tourists who were already come to Ubud Bali, especially after Ubud is choosen as the best city in Asia with know the problem first.
Finally 4 results was done from this polling, 3 people said parking is the biggest problem in Ubud and only 1 person said Ubud is dirty. This polling is good but this polling still need more people to choose or frankly speaking with 2.612 viewers in this blog hopely next polling the viewers allow to give their feedback with poll next polling. For your kindness we are very happy to say thank you so much.

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brata 1 homestay: Your Consulate in Bali

brata 1 homestay: Your Consulate in Bali

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Your Consulate in Bali

• Australian Consulate General. 
• Tantular street No 32 Renon Denpasar Bali. 
• Phone: +62 361 241118. 
• Fax: +62 361 221195 (General) and +62 361 241120 (Immigration).

• Honorary Consulate of British.
• Tirta Nadi street. No 20 Sanur Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 270601.

• USA Consulate Agency.
• Hayam Wuruk Street. No 188 Denpasar Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 222426

• Consulate General of Japan.
• Puputan street. No 170 Renon Denpasar Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 227628

• Honorary Consulate of Malaysia
• Alam Kulkul Boutique Resort, Kuta beach street Bali
• Phone: +62 361 752520

• Honorary Consulate of Thailand.
• Puputan Renon Street No 81 street Denpasar Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 263310

• Embassy of India
• Puputan Renon main street. No 42-44, Denpasar Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 241 978

• France Consulate Agency.
• Merta Sari Street, Gang II No 8 Sanur Bali. (Gang is small street in Indonesian)
• Phone: +62 361 285485

• The Federal Republic of Germany.
• Pantai Karang Street. No 17 Sanur Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 288535

• Royal Danish and Norwegian
• Mimpi Resort Jimbaran Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 701070

• The Czech Republic
• Pengembak street. No 17 Sanur Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 286465

• The Republic of Hungary.
• By Pass Sanur street. No 219 Sanur Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 287 701

• Italian Consulate
• By Pass Ngurah Rai street. Jimbaran Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 701 005

• Honorary Consulate of Mexico
• Mohamad Yamin 1 A street. Renon Denpasar Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 223 266

• Honorary Consulate of the Netherlands
• Kuta main street. No 127 Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 761 506

• Honorary Consulate of Spain
• Istana Kuta Galleria complex, blok Vallet 2. No 11 in Patih Jelantik street Kuta Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 769 286

• Swiss and  Austria Consulate.
• Shopping Complex of Istana Galleria in Patih Jelantik street.
• Phone: +62 361 751 735

• Honorary Consulate of Sweden and Finland.
• Segara Village Hotel in Segara Ayu street Sanur Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 283223

• Honorary Consulate of Brazil.
• Legian street. No 186 Bali.
• Phone: +62 361 757 775

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Ubud's Painter

Made and his wife in front of twin tower Malaysia

• Name: Drs. I Made Subrata, M.Si.
• Place and Time of Birth: Ubud, 11 February 1952
• Occupation: Vice Rector for Students Affairs and also Lecturer in Faculty of Fine Arts and Design in Indonesian Institute of the Arts of Denpasar (ISI Denpasar).
• Experience: Often to participate Fine Arts Exhibitions in Regional and National.

Work I.

Collection only

Title: Temple Situation
Dimension: 100 X 120 Cm
Material: Canvas Oil
Year: 2010
Explaination:

This picture is picturing Balinese people life that intimate and friendly with Templesituation as center of Hindu worship and the temple is built always gorgeous in the middle of human life and their spiritual world. here,human life is seen on space and time that so harmony as a part of Tri Hita Karana, which is human relation with abother human, human relation with the suprime God in Hindu called Ida Sang hyang Widhi Wasa and the last relation between human and nature, which is based as background. Colouring is dominated by red support by yellow and green so that so happy, soft also full of silent impression and situation in scope of movement and behaviour of Balinese women who wears Balinese traditional uniform is implement ceremony in temple devoutly.

Work II

Collection only

Title: Water as Source of life.
Dimension: 100 X 120 Cm
Material: Canvas and Oil
Year: 2008
Explaination:
In relationship between time and life dimensions, there is two different worlds called Rwa Binedha but both worlds are always becoming one on spiritually and physically. Spiritual world or in Balinese called Niskala and Physical or in Balinese called Sekala have water as symbolism of holiness and fusion. In Spiritual World, Hindu followers in Bali believe water can purify the mind/pengelukatan, fusion of all accidents, disappearing all sins and clear human mind. In physically world, human body would be clear when people take a bath. Human can clear their own body as seen in the painting, which is picturing figures of pretty women take a bath in river. Water, leave and trees colours that greenish to bluist with paddies in rice fields, which is turningyellow are a sign of nature circus approapriate with its rules. Water is as source of life, livelihood and symbol of fertility.

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Ubud and World Cup 2010 in South Africa

Ubud is a cultural ,art and religion place. Ubud people is very intersting with all about culture and art also Religion (Hindu) what they same interest with football. Yeah Ubud people is very interesting with World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
Hopely for the supporters from Asia, after they watch their team afterwards come to Ubud for refreshing after come to Africa that very hot temperature and have the inspiration before back to work and it same as well as the supporters from European and American please come to feel something different in Ubud, something that make refresh and ready to work and if you need fun, natural and awesome place to visit, Ubud has a lot and one of them is our place
For the schedule you can check here
And for Original Sound Track  for World Cup 2010 in South Africa by K'naan feat David Bisbal entitled Wavin' Flag, just listen in this site and let play now.

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Emergency in Ubud

RSUP Sanglah Hospital

Nowsday, Ubud as the international place to visit and the best city in Asia has a lot of support things. One of support thing is about healt care place and it can say like clinic and hospital. Here are some clinic and hospitalin Ubud for emergency case included general hospital in Bali. Remember if you come to Goverment hospitals, it is little bit waiting except in emergency case but cheaper than ungoverment hospitals or clinics and ungoverment hospitals and clinics is faster but extremly expensive than goverment hospital.

1. (Ungovernment Clinic) Clinic Mas. Mas Main Street, Ubud. Phone: +62 361 974573 and just 2 minutes from our place
2. (Ungovernment Clinic)Toyo Clinic. Pengosekan Street, Ubud. Phone: +62 361 978078 and just 2 minutes from our place
3. (Ungoverment Clinic) Ubud Clinic. Ubud Main Street no. 36, Ubud. Phone: +62 361 974911 and just 2 minutes from our place
4. (Government) Civil Medical Center or in Indonesian says Puskesmas is a clinic of Goverment that build in every subdistrict in Indonesia. In Ubud, Puskesmas is located at Dewi Sita street. just 1 minute from our place
5. (Government) Gianyar General Hospital. Ciung Wenara no 2, Gianyar. Phone: +62 361 943049. This hospital is the general hospital in Gianyar Regency. For emergency and serious condition, all clinics and hospitals in Gianyar take the medical patient here. This hospital just 30 minutes from our place
6. (Government) Sanglah General Civil Hospital or in Indonesian says RSUP Sanglah is located at Kesehatan Selatan Street no. 1, Sanglah Denpasar. Phone: +62 361 227911-15. Fax: 268690. Sanglah General Civil Hospital is the main provincial public hospital in Bali province. Its facilities have improved since the emergency ward had been built in 1991. Difficult/critical cases would not become a problem anymore since it has complete equipments. For emergency and serious condition, all clinics and hospitals in Bali province and east part of Indonesia take the medical patient in this general hospital. Sanglah Province General Hospital just 1 hour from our place

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Besakih temple

go to pray at Besakih temple

Besakih temple, the sacred place

Besakih temple is the largest temple in Bali also Indonesia. Besakih temple is sometimes called mother temple because this temple is a complex of  temples. In this place consists of 1 main temple and 18 other temples. Others temple has a lot of categories such as clan temple, group temple etc.

Besakih temple is located in mount Agung in Karangasem regency, east place of Ubud. This place is very sacred so that way a lot of tourists are looking for feeling sacred atmosphere go to this temple, no matter spiritual or ordinary tourist, they find and feel peace when come to this area. The best time to come to Besakih temple is when come with family in the morning and see the activity there or ask the guide where is holiday time in this place. In Holiday time or on ceremony time in Besakih  is very special time because the atmosphere is more sacred besides this the tourists can see the real of Balinese life such as how to prepare the ceremony, making offering, ritual etc.

Sunset in peak Mt. Agung. Public domain.

Besides this, this tourist destination has pedestrian to walk until the peak of Agung mount and do not worry this mount is not to hard for climbing. The tourist can arrive until top just with walk because this mounth is flat and it is not steep but please keep be careful.

Go to Bali and come to Besakih temple or climb the Agung mount is a good choice, one way to go there is from Ubud and you can stay in one of Balinese design home with full of Balinese hospitality place in Ubud. so do not wait until tomorow come and feel one of the sacred destination place in world, Besakih temple.

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Batur temple

dance for self dedication

Bali is known with island of thousands temples. It can see from there are much temples in Bali. The temples can devided into many kinds. One of the most important temple is Batur temple. Batur temple, as its name is located in Batur close with lake Batur, Bangli regency just 1 hour from Brata 1 Homestay, a fun, natural and awesome but cheap homestay and its address at hanoman street no 51 ubud

Batur temple is a place for pray to supreme God as his fungtion as Visnu with his wife Goddess Sri as a goddess of prosperous. In Batur temple right now, there is a ceremony, it is not so big as before but it was still very good time to come, pray and do somethings as our self dedication for God.

It seems like one of the only Arts Institute in Bali, Indonesian Institute of the Arts, in photo above, looks students of this institute dance to their self dedication for The Suprime God, because in Bali there are many ways to pray to God and dance when the ceremony is one of that ways. When the students dance although in that time weather was little bit rainy, fog and cold but because of their spirit to dance was so high, they ignored it and they still dance.

The dance name is "Rejang", its dance one of important dance for using in ceremony and rejang dance is one of sacred dance in Bali too. Without this dance, ceremony is not complete one. So that time was very memorable one for the dancers because they were one of important aspect for this ceremony. This is why Balinese religion and culture is so special. Come to Bali, see, feel and take its special to your hearth. Hopely Bali can still be last paradise in future. Save it with love it.

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