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03:45Why is it that Bali's fame has spread so widely and how did it become the favored tourist Mecca that
03:53it is?
03:54The answer lies in her vibrant culture which sets Bali apart from the rest of the world.
04:08There are few remaining places in the world where a people live in accordance with an age-old pattern of
04:14harmony.
04:17In ecological harmony with their life-sustaining harmony with their life-sustaining environment.
04:23In psychological harmony within themselves.
04:29In social harmony with one another and in spiritual harmony with the world beyond the senses.
04:41And most such places are only because they are inaccessible to the outside world.
04:51And most such places remain that way only because they are inaccessible to the outside world.
05:03If you try to imagine an earthly paradise, a place where man lives as part of nature and where nature's
05:12abundance satisfies most basic needs,
05:14and everyday life becomes a colorful celebration, you would see a place very much like the island world of Bali.
05:29To the Balinese themselves, this tiny speck of land floating in the vast archipelago of Indonesia is the center of
05:38the world.
05:40And at its center, the living volcano, Ganung Agung, is seen as the source of the world itself.
05:50Indeed, the people of Bali have watched for thousands of years as fertile volcanic soils flowed from this mountain, aptly
05:59called the navel of the world.
06:04Daily they have watched as the abundant water, so necessary to their thirsty crops, descends these lofty slopes.
06:14Tropical climate, fertile soils, and abundant water combine and so favor the plant kingdom that the island is always robed
06:24in the lush green of nature's profuse gifts.
06:29Nature is generous to the people of Bali.
06:37On hills too steep for agriculture, there grows a sturdy grass that is easily woven into roofing material, providing superb
06:45protection from the elements.
06:49From the canyons of Bali's countless streams, tall stands of bamboo provide the Balinese with one of the most useful
06:57natural materials known to man.
07:00Huge coconut palms supply many household utensils, food, copra for trade, and timber for building.
07:12Offerings are fashioned from the leaves, and in the village market, more than 40 fresh and locally grown fruits tempt
07:19the palate.
07:22Taught by the gods, the Balinese are experts at the wet field, or Sawa method of growing rice.
07:30Despite advances in modern agriculture, the traditional Balinese method is still the most successful on earth, resulting in a higher
07:39yield per acre than even the most technologically developed countries.
07:45This success and the efficiency of their labors affords the Balinese the free time to participate in their arts, crafts,
07:54and incomparably rich spiritual life.
08:06More than 25,000 temples and over 100,000 shrines grace the Balinese landscape and dominate the social life of
08:16her people.
08:16The temples are theaters where the people put on shows for the gods and ancestral spirits who are regularly invited
08:25down from the heavens to be entertained.
08:29Highly refined techniques enable the Balinese to use trance mediumship to communicate with their ancestors and to receive their help
08:37and advice.
08:39This communion with the ancestors keeps the faith of the people vital and relevant.
08:44The oldest elements of Balinese culture are animistic and inform the people that all things are imbued with spirit and
08:53energy which must be kept in balance.
08:56This balance is the predominant theme of her religion and of everyday life.
09:04Their ancestor worship was born of ancient times, lost to memory and scholarship.
09:12Buddhist elements can be dated and have left visible traces.
09:17Today a strong Hindu heritage overlays all these older beliefs and practices and is responsible for the amazingly colorful and
09:27even theatrical nature of the spectacle of life in Bali.
09:32The Balinese are acting out of epic proportions, alluring and beguiling to visitors from the outside world who are ever
09:42seduced by her magic.
09:45Near Badugo, on the shores of Lake Bretagne, the water temple Uludanu stands, dedicated to Dewi Danu, the goddess of
09:54the waters.
09:55This is one of the most important Subak temples.
09:58These high mountain lakes are of exceptional importance to the rice farmers downstream.
10:03And the Subak holds special ceremonies here to ensure harmony with the spirit.
10:11This temple, with its thatched roofed shrines, or merus, is typical of all Balinese temples.
10:19The multi-story merus may have from three to eleven roofs, odd numbers only, and are thatched with sugar palm
10:27fiber, which will last for up to fifty years.
10:32Each of Bali's three great peaks has its important Subak temple.
10:36At Batur, the Subak temple is kept busy the year round.
10:41When a crop is started anywhere on the watershed below, the goddess of this temple must be consulted.
10:49Water from here and from many other highland sources is channeled through pipes, tunnels, aqueducts, and canals to the tens
10:58of thousands of rice paddies sculpted from the steep southern slopes of this half-ring of slumbering volcanoes.
11:09Few of the works of man equal the rice terraces of Bali for functional beauty, and few technical achievements have
11:17been so successful.
11:20Sculpted into the face of the land and covering the country as a living mosaic, the sawas of Bali are
11:27everywhere visible, a pattern that has now become an integral and balanced part of nature.
11:35The Balinese rice-growing cycle begins with the burning of straw and stubble from the previous crop, which releases indispensable
11:43nutrients into the soil.
11:45The sawa is then flooded and thoroughly ploughed.
11:50Ash, unburned stubble, and roots act as soil conditioner and fertilizer.
11:57Imported machines are sometimes used, but these cows are the preferred power source.
12:03Not only because they are self-maintaining and won't get stuck in the mud, but also because their fuel grows
12:11easily and their non-polluting byproduct is a valuable natural fertilizer.
12:18After repeated ploughing, the flooded sawas are flattened and allowed to rest while the nursery plot is started.
12:26Select seed from the previous crop is grown for a month or two on a small plot in a corner
12:32of the field.
12:32When the time is right, these sprouts are transplanted to the larger field.
12:38When the sprouts have matured and filled out, the fields are drained and the rice begins its rapid growth.
12:46The sawas, which mirrored the heavens, are quickly transformed into lush green carpets.
13:01Insect control is provided by the Malinese duck, or bebek.
13:06In a remarkable use of the natural process of imprinting, the young ducks are trained to recognize this flagged pole
13:13as if it were a mother to be followed,
13:16and will stay near it for the rest of their lives.
13:19It is used to mark out the day's work as well as to lead the flock to and from the
13:25fields.
13:31At harvest time, men, women, children, and priests turn out to join the festivities.
13:38Hard work becomes, at the same time, an important and satisfying social event.
14:04The villages in these mountains are usually located on narrow ridges, or other land of limited agricultural use.
14:11These ridges, and the streams that create them, follow the north-south slope of the land.
14:18Today's road system follows these ridges, and the footpaths of recent history.
14:26The adoption of the motor vehicle and paving of the main roads has begun a series of changes in the
14:32pattern of Balinese life.
14:34In a land where much of the social life has been lived out on the village streets, the road has
14:40become dangerous and noisy.
14:41The Balinese, however, seem reluctant to relinquish the road due to vehicular traffic.
14:47The resultant high-speed obstacle course can be very stimulating,
14:52a continuous challenge with life and limb at stake.
15:07From rickshaw-like pedal-powered vehicles, a taxi service evolved,
15:12now operating small vans, but named after the pedal-powered BMOs.
15:18Today's BMOs are the transit system of the island
15:21and share the roads with trucks, buses, and hordes of rental cars.
15:25The spaces between these vehicles is then filled up with motorbikes,
15:30the most common vehicle on the island.
15:43The motor vehicle has integrated into the culture to the extent that on an auspicious day,
15:48called Tumpek Landep, vehicles receive special offerings of woven palm leaf.
16:05On Bali, there are shrines everywhere at which the Balinese make daily offerings
16:10to thank the spirits responsible for all that is good in life.
16:17The positive spirits honored at these shrines, however, represent only half the story.
16:23For every positive spirit, there are balancing negative spirits,
16:28and these forces must be placated as well, if life is to go smoothly.
16:33And so offerings are made to the low spirits as well as high,
16:37and the rituals involved are a significant part of everyone's lives.
16:46These spirits, high and low, battle one another,
16:49while the Balinese strive for neutrality and the war of opposites rages on.
16:54Neither side is expected to ever win.
16:58The story never ends. Balance is the goal.
17:17The material aspects of Balinese life are simple.
17:21The tropics require little in the way of clothing and shelter,
17:24and the land is generous in providing food and raw materials.
17:28These people have maintained a simplicity in fulfilling their needs,
17:32leaving them abundant leisure time to develop a rich lifestyle.
17:38Although clothing worn for festival occasions is stunning and expensive,
17:42everyday clothing is plain and practical.
17:45This relationship is true also of their diet.
17:48Festive occasions find the men joining in on the kitchen duties
17:52when gourmet feasts are prepared.
17:55Ordinary meals, however, are simple.
18:01The kitchen of a traditional Bali home is very, very basic.
18:06The Balinese don't usually sit down to a table or eat together,
18:09but take their meals off to themselves.
18:15The most common meal is steamed rice with a sauce of liquid fire
18:20and perhaps some vegetable.
18:23The austerity of home cooking is relieved somewhat
18:26through the services of food vendors.
18:29The natives are known as nibblers
18:31and support a large number of these wandering vendors.
18:35In addition, little roadside stands called warongs
18:38are present nearly everywhere,
18:39and a great deal of social life goes on
18:42at these Bali-style fast food counters.
18:47As with food and clothing,
18:49so also are the needs for shelter met with great simplicity.
18:53A home in Bali is a walled area or compound
18:56rather than a building.
18:59Inside the wall,
19:00four or more simple pavilions provide shelter.
19:04Most pavilions are built without walls.
19:08These pavilions, called bal,
19:11are raised platforms of mud and brick or stone
19:14protected by a thick roof of grass, palm, and bamboo.
19:19These roofs, when made well,
19:22will last 25 to 50 years even in this hot, wet climate.
19:26The grass thatch, called alang-alang,
19:29is gathered from the sides of ridges too steep to support rice paddies.
19:36Bamboo, for the structural components,
19:38grows wild in the creek canyons and wherever it's allowed to take hold.
19:44Not only is much of the home built with it,
19:47but also beds, ladders, bridges, water containers, and kitchen utensils.
19:54Irrigation pipes and even smoking pipes are fashioned from bamboo.
19:59Screens and walls are woven from it,
20:02as well as trays, baskets, and sun hats.
20:05There are medicines made from bamboo,
20:07and the young shoots are a tasty food.
20:13With a weight-to-strength ratio similar to steel,
20:18this fast-growing member of the grass family
20:20is an indispensable part of Balinese life.
20:42Every home and village in Bali is laid out in a special orientation
20:46relative to the holy mountains above and the sea below.
20:51On the edge of each town, nearest to Mount Agung,
20:54stands the village temple of origins,
20:57dedicated to the patriarch founders of the community,
21:01one of the three temples necessary to an independent village, or desa.
21:05The Puradesa, or civic temple, and its assembly hall, the Bale Agung,
21:11are located in the town square at the main crossroads.
21:15Here also are the palace, a cockfight shed, a banyan tree, the village market,
21:21and a tower housing giant gongs, sounded to announce social events.
21:29On the edge of the village nearest the sea, the graveyard is usually located.
21:34Here the dead are temporarily laid to rest, or waiting until the time is right for cremation.
21:41And here also is the Pura Dalim, or Temple of the Dead,
21:46the third temple required for independent villagehood.
21:51Dedicated to practically every imaginable thing, place, and activity,
21:56temples spring up on Bali like mushrooms.
21:58There are small temples to which only one family belongs,
22:02temples to which a specific group belongs,
22:05and temples to which all Balinese belong.
22:08The result is that each family owes its allegiance and support to as many as fifteen temples.
22:15These interwoven loyalties bind the society together in a single, seamless fabric.
22:24Intense rain, heat, and the unending battle with the plant life of the island
22:29limit the lifespan of man's artifacts here.
22:33Even building stone weathers away at a remarkable pace.
22:37As a result, few ancient historical structures stand.
22:42The Temple Gunungkawi is one notable exception.
22:48This stairway carved from solid rock leads from the village to the temple below.
22:57Sculpted in this same volcanic rock during the 11th century,
23:01Gunungkawi is a relic of Tantric Buddhism,
23:05a Buddhist form which injected a great deal of mysticism into Balinese life.
23:13Just a short way upstream from Gunungkawi is found the source of this river,
23:18at the sacred springs of Tirta Empul.
23:22Near Tirta Empul, legend has it that the gods fought a demon in the form of a king with the
23:28head of a pig.
23:30The demon poisoned the springs where the battle-weary gods quenched their thirst,
23:35and all but one perished.
23:38The survivors smote the ground and birthed these springs of great restorative powers.
23:45Snatched back from death's grip, the gods rallied and beheaded the demon,
23:50whose blood polluted the nearby river.
23:53The springs are still considered to have great restorative powers
23:57and draw visitors from all over Indonesia.
24:02The river, however, is quite another matter.
24:05It is said that plants irrigated with water from this source
24:09will upon being cut, exude blood.
24:12And to this day, the river is left to bypass the rice paddies below.
24:18In a country where water management so shapes the landscape,
24:23this is a rare situation and illustrates how important and alive the Balinese myths are today.
24:30Vital legends and myths are kept alive through widespread participation in the many art forms practiced on Bali.
24:39An ancient Indonesian form of storytelling informs the Balinese of their history and ensures cultural continuity.
24:48Tales of gods and heroes, of good and evil spirits, are deeply ingrained in the minds of these people
24:54and help to form their values.
24:58Storytelling, dance and drama are as much a part of life in Bali as television is in the Western world.
25:12The Wayang Kulith, or shadow play, is the premier form of storytelling.
25:20These puppets are well-known characters and the puppeteer, or Dalang, is a VIP in the community.
25:28Ordained by a priest and shown the greatest of respect, the Dalang is at once a humorist, actor, historian, teacher,
25:37priest and social critic.
25:39He is a man of great importance and great responsibility.
25:45Performance of the Wayang Kulith is a requirement to many important ceremonies and a welcome form of entertainment at any
25:53time.
25:54The stories are ancient and yet timeless and become indelibly imprinted on the subconscious during childhood.
26:03His hands busy with the puppets, his voice with the narrative.
26:07It is with his feet that the Dalang directs the music, tapping directions and cues on the side of his
26:13puppet box.
26:23The shadow plays, dances and dramas of Bali cannot be separated from the spiritual life of the island.
26:30The arts and festivals, ceremonies and rituals blend and weave themselves into Balinese life.
26:45A short distance south of Ganungkawi is Ubud, a jewel of a town and a center for the arts.
26:54Located in the middle of the island's most populous region, Ubud has long been a cultural center.
27:00The village became known in the 1930s as a hospitable place for artists and anthropologists and its reputation has grown
27:08over the years.
27:10The town is well equipped to meet the needs of the traveler.
27:14There is even a public telephone here, an item that is still rare on this island.
27:21At the center of town, there are the usual institutions.
27:25The palace, temple, meeting hall, banyan tree, market and bell tower.
27:34Managed by women from the area, the Ubud market becomes the hub of the village activities every third day.
27:42Here, among the hustle and bustle, one finds everything from exotic fruits and vegetables to live rice paddy eels.
27:52The east andпервых covenant are sensibly behind the drunken man across the tank.
28:20The east and west, the island of average as the community has been founded inерning,
28:22While the market takes place every third day, the arts and crafts of Bali are on sale every
28:28day. The work is very creative and the price is exceptionally low. The Balinese are amazing
28:36with their hands. It seems that every time they are shown a new craft from the outside world,
28:41they master it instantly. Endless discussions and countless theories have been born of this
28:47phenomena. Why do artists spring so regularly from the soil of this island? Some say it is
28:55because nothing survives the climate, including the sandstone carvings that embellish the temples.
29:01As a result, a great many people on Bali must practice the arts and crafts just to maintain
29:07the edifices of the rich spiritual life. Others say that for the Balinese, life itself is art,
29:14and beauty is just an essential element of everyday life. Whatever the reason, the talents of the
29:20Balinese became world-famous long ago and today contribute to the economic well-being of her
29:26people. When in the 30s, Western artists first took residence in Ubud, a rich tradition of arts
29:34already existed and thrived. Interaction with talented Westerners, however, spurred a Renaissance.
29:42Oil and watercolor painting, perhaps, demonstrate this best. The older forms stressed a highly stylized and
29:50formal approach, while the new stressed realism. The traditional style emphasized spiritual subjects,
29:58while the new forms deal with contemporary everyday life. Both are vibrant and alive and vividly express
30:05the essence of the Balinese experience.
30:28In the Hindu Balinese tradition, a person is expected to develop skills in painting, poetry, carving,
30:35dance, and other refinements. Embracing these values, the Balinese have done just that.
30:43In fact, art is so much a part of life that they have no word for it. Here, life and
30:49art have merged.
31:04Artist Nyoman Saradia is a man of considerable fame who puts on no airs as he describes his approach to
31:11art.
31:12This is all natural color, which I made myself. So they all come from vegetable ties which just grow up
31:21in Bali.
31:21So which is the content of a betel nut, leaf, and mango stain, fruit and leaf. A betel nut will
31:31give a deep red and also a really, really dark brown.
31:37And hiviscus will give you a different kind of color. For example, like the flower will give you a bright
31:49red. And then the roots give you a totally different contrast color, which is dark ochre.
32:00See, that's what I mean by the magic of the natural color. Because it's very safe, you can use it
32:06with your hand. It's not dangerous. And also, it's great fun because the color is a really vibrant color.
32:39A few minutes walk from central Ubud, a small but dense grove of trees is home to a large band
32:45of monkeys.
32:46And is the setting for the Pura Dalem, or Temple of the Dead.
32:52Hanuman, an important Hindu deity, took the form of a monkey and led an army of monkeys with whom he
32:58defended many important causes.
33:07These fellows seem to lead a comfortable life.
33:13Perhaps one day, they'll form an army and defend the island.
33:19Well, then again, perhaps not.
33:26Palliatan, just to the south of Ubud, is an important center for dance.
33:33Nowhere else in Bali is so much energy concentrated on this form of expression.
33:38In addition to performing the traditional religious dances, dancers from Palliatan interpret the art form for visitors.
33:48Balinese dance, drama and music blend in a rich unity and flavor the entire experience of life with an artistic
33:55and creative grace.
33:58Magic exists in the relationship between the dancer and musicians.
34:02They cooperate to entertain the gods.
34:05And the seriousness of this undertaking inspires a level of performance seldom achieved elsewhere.
34:15Each musical accent is reflected by and personified in the movement of the dancer.
34:20These movements are, in fact, a highly refined language with strictly defined grammar and rules.
34:29The positions and movements of each body element are named and defined.
34:33For the movements of feet and legs, there are 30 names.
34:37For those of the arms, 16 names.
34:40For hands and fingers, 19 names.
34:43For the trunk, 14.
34:45For neck and shoulder movements, 20 names.
34:47And for facial expressions, at least 16.
34:51Each term defines a specific element of a rich and expressive language
34:56through which musician and dancer make visible the drama they are performing.
35:00The orchestra, known as a gamelon, is often said to lead the dancers.
35:07But then, the most skilled dancers are said to lead the musicians.
35:13What is apparent is the harmony between them.
35:29The legong is the most famous, demanding, and feminine of the Bali dance styles.
35:35Performers are young girls, usually pre-teen, who begin their training at a tender age.
35:40It's during early youth that suppleness and devoted attention are great enough to master these difficult forms.
35:48By their mid-teens, these legong dancers will be forced into retirement,
35:53perhaps to teach the next generation or to participate in other dance forms.
36:11An important element of Balinese dance is the ceremonial mask,
36:16a window into the world of the spirit portrayed by the dancer.
36:23The topeng dance is an important form of entertainment, as well as ritual for temple ceremonies.
36:30Tales of kings and warriors from Bali's history are enacted,
36:35sometimes serious, other times slapstick, earthy, and humorous.
36:41Older men usually act in the topeng.
36:44Sometimes one man plays all the characters, changing masks with each role.
36:53In preparation for this dance, the topeng enacts an ancient ritual.
36:58In a small booth to the rear of the dance area, the artist readies himself with prayer.
37:04When the dance is to begin, the dancer ceases his meditation and carefully dons the mask.
37:12His preparations have readied him for entering the requisite trance state.
37:17He then comes out, deeply immersed in the character induced by the mask.
37:31More than 30 masks are recognized by the audiences of Bali.
37:36The Balinese mask had its origin in Java,
37:39where the mask, as well as the dance, was very formal and stylized.
37:44In Bali, dance and mask took on life and became expressive of this exuberant culture.
37:53The Balinese say that the mask should clearly reveal the emotions
37:57and even the facial expressions of the dancers,
38:00though the face remains hidden from view.
38:15Here in the village of Mas, skilled carvers produce a great range of work.
38:19The tools they use are of a very simple nature, but in the hands of these people
38:25are quite effective at transforming blocks of wood into the most exquisite painted masks.
38:45So, let's get started.
38:48Let's get started.
39:06The sumptuous costumes worn for ceremony and performance are richly embellished with jewelry.
39:12This has required a highly skilled tradition of metalworking.
39:17Not far south of Mas, the village of Chiluk has devoted itself to crafting high quality jewelry,
39:24not only for the Balinese, but for export and the tourist industry.
39:28Fine details and attention to them characterize the work here.
39:35The Balinese of Chiluk
39:36The Balinese of Chiluk
40:03owes some of its success as a lucrative craft market to the nearby tourist centers.
40:09When the Dutch traded with and ruled Bali during the 19th century,
40:14the port town of Singaraja on the north side of the island was the capital and administrative headquarters.
40:21Singaraja was also administrative center for Dutch rule of all the islands of Nusa Tangara,
40:26an island group stretching from Bali east as far as Timur,
40:30and including 15 larger and countless smaller islands.
40:34Much of the architecture of Singaraja stands in mute testimony to this extended association with European cultures.
40:43Today, Bali's doorway to the outside world has shifted south to the Bukit Peninsula.
40:51The Kuta and Legian beach area near Bali's international airport is the center of island tourism.
40:58So active is the social scene here that many vacationers see little more than this of Bali.
41:17The surfer on Bali has many beaches from which to choose.
41:22Waves roll in from the wide expanse of the Indian Ocean providing unlimited recreation.
41:45Shopping is a favorite pastime for visitors to Bali's beach areas.
41:49And the streets of Kuta and Legian are a shopper's paradise.
42:11Opposite Kuta, on the eastern beaches of the peninsula,
42:15the Sanur area offers a wide range of accommodations and a bit more peace and quiet than the Kuta side.
42:22Here, the luxury hotels provide all the comforts of world-class resorts in a decidedly Eden-like setting.
42:37Some of the most impressive examples of modern Balinese architecture are found here,
42:42and at Nusa Dua Beach, and were designed specifically for the pleasure of Bali's visitors.
42:56A few miles up the coast, older monuments draw visitors to the famous seaside temple of Tanalot.
43:05According to the Balinese world view, the positive spirits occupy the high ground above the mountains,
43:12and the low, or negative, dwell below the sea.
43:16Some of the most important temples of Bali lie high in the mountains near the home of the gods,
43:22and to keep things in balance, other temples must exist at the sea, regardless of the demons.
43:32This belief system has created masterpieces such as Tanalot,
43:37seeming here to be more of the sea than of the land.
43:43This is a land of temples.
43:46Many of them lie still most of the time and come alive with festive ceremony once or twice a year.
43:53Others, like Tanalot, receive a great deal more attention.
44:03During cremation rituals, the ashes of the dead are spread upon the sea.
44:10Dispersal of the ashes is but a small part of the ritual surrounding death,
44:14a ritual which may take months to complete.
44:21The entire community is mobilized for this task.
44:24It may take thousands of man-hours to send one soul on its way properly.
44:34For the Balinese, death is a joyful transition back into the spirit world from which all life springs.
44:42And consequently, cremation is a time of celebration.
44:52The men build the necessary structures.
44:54Here they are working on the sarcophagus, or coffin, called the patolangan.
45:00This is built in the form of a deer or bull, a winged lion, or other creature as determined by
45:07the cast of the deceased.
45:09Upon death, the body is buried, awaiting an auspicious day for cremation.
45:15Most often, only bones will survive this period of waiting in the tropical soil.
45:22The patolangan, with the body inside, will be burned along with other structures built for the occasion.
45:28The body of the deceased is considered an empty container and is a burden on everyone until properly disposed of.
45:36The home, the family, and even the village is considered unclean until these rites have been performed.
45:44The women prepare food and offerings for the complex of ceremonies ahead.
45:52Where ancestor worship is practiced, death is a step toward greater esteem, and with reincarnation expected, death is like a
46:00marker between chapters,
46:03often a welcome liberation from the decrepitude of old age.
46:17The complex of procedures that prepare the soul to move on in its evolvement do much to blunt the pain
46:24of loss.
46:30The anointed body is carried to the cremation in these structures of dimensions suited to the person's cast and station
46:37in life.
46:38The cremation is attended in ordinary street clothes, and the mood is festive and tumultuous.
46:45During the series of rites, the soul is invited out of the body and into effigies, which are honored and
46:53shown great respect.
46:55The earthly remains, however, are not treated with as much dignity.
47:03In this procession, the participants behave in an excited and disorderly fashion.
47:08They call this rame, and they do it to evade negative spirits and to create the mood they wish to
47:15project.
47:23A great deal of holy water is used during a cremation.
47:26The use of holy water and its importance has been such that the Balinese call their religion a gama tirta,
47:33or science of holy water.
47:39On this auspicious day, hundreds may go up in flames together, enjoying the benefits of shared costs and increased splendor.
48:10It's the beauty of making the peace ofivamente to the women's culture.
48:12The most most beautiful people still at the same time as the women's culture.
48:12It is very happy to be recognized as the men's culture.
48:19The most beautiful women, the most beautiful women and women in the world are not treated differently.
48:26The body has lost most of its significance now.
48:30The soul, released from its attraction to the body,
48:33is free to join the spirits in the heavens above the holy mountains.
48:42Finally, the ashes are given to the sea.
48:49The soul, released from the city of Ghanong Agung.
49:06Towering above all features on Bali,
49:09dominant also in the faith of her people, is Ghanong Agung.
49:14Central geographically and spiritually to the Balinese,
49:17Agung rises to over 9,400 feet and towers above her sister peaks.
49:24In every temple on Bali, there is a shrine honoring Ghanong Agung.
49:29The heavens above Ghanong Agung are home to all the gods and spirits of the land.
49:39This temple, high on the flanks of the volcano and only six miles from the crater,
49:45was miraculously spared in the eruption of 1963 as well as that of 1843,
49:52and of the undated others in the thousand years that she has stood.
49:58This is Besaki, the mother temple.
50:03The single temple to which all Balinese pledge themselves.
50:19Enormous by island standards, large by any,
50:24Besaki climbs the slopes of Agung on seven ascending terraces.
50:28The equivalent to 30 temples, she honors all the positive spirits of this enchanting microcosm,
50:35and is the common thread to this incomparable tapestry.
50:53The magic of Bali lies deeper than the beauty of the land,
50:57or the charm of her open, friendly people.
51:01It is embedded in her culture, rooted firmly in her fertile soil.
51:07The rich blend of art and spiritual life nurtures the soul of the Balinese,
51:13and sustains this wonderful pageant which is Bali.
51:17Its beginnings lost in time.
51:20The culture is argued to be over 4,000 years old,
51:24and yet, it flourishes with youthful vitality.
51:28The modern world has more to learn from Bali, perhaps,
51:33than from all the history books written in the tongues of man.
52:00The Spanish man is living in the villages.
52:01The whole world has more to say that.
52:03The ancient and spiritual� it is linked to the spring of man,
52:07The sacred秘土 of the Richland the and the Greek community,
52:08the place of being the harshly to the Jewish country.
52:08The ancientìœ ch�� of the Yasmin's world,
52:09the peace of theabury and the power of his royal synagogue is the Даже as a holy pigment and the
52:09image.
52:09The ancient Greek century,
52:09the ancient tales and the holy country,
52:10the ancient empire of the desert.
52:11The ancient land and the ancient ancient Babylonian and the ancient trees
52:12when the ancient 천 and the ancient earthen its faith,
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