MEET IN INDONESIA IN 2009

MEET IN INDONESIA IN 2009
(Government to Promote Meeting and Conference Tourism to 10 Domestic Destinations in 2009)

Bisnis.com quotes the Chairman of the Indonesia Conference and Convention Association (INCCA), Iqbal Allan Abdullah as saying that Visit Indonesia Year 2009 will focus on promoting the convention sector.Reflecting the Department of Culture and Tourism's decision to continue the current "Visit Indonesia Year" promotion into 2009, Iqbal told the press that "next year we will continue the Visit Indonesia Year 2009 by concentrating on conference tourism together with the party of democracy surrounding the presidential elections."The INCCA Chairman said the tourism industry supports the continuance of Visit Indonesia Year into 2009, especially in light of data from the Bureau of Statistics (BPS) that indicate 41% of tourism revenues come from conference-related travel. Reflecting this reality, INCCA in cooperation with the government have provided training to 2,000 meeting, incentive and convention workers in 10 conference destinations nation-wide.The ten cities designated to benefit from conference promotion are Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Bali, Surabaya, Manado, Makassar, Batam, Medan and Bukittinggi. http://www.balidiscovery.com/

TANAH LOT TAMPLE

TANAH LOT TEMPLE

Tanah Lot Temple is located in coastal side of Beraban countryside, Kediri sub district and Tabanan Regency. It is situated in 30Km in west side of Denpasar town and about 11 Km in south side of Tabanan town. The temple is built on the rock with 3 acre size and reachable in a few minute by walk, because it is just 20 meters from the coastal lip. This temple is very famous among tourist destinations in Bali with spectacular view of sunset. At some nooks of coral reef around Tanah Lot Temple there are holy tame snake in black and white color where according to the local society believe that it as a deity property and as the guard of the temple from the bad influence.

The word of Tanah Lot is consisted of two words that are Tanah word interpreted as a reef looking like gili or isle. Lot or Lod word has meaning the sea. So Tanah Lot is meaning the small island floating on the sea. The location is now called as Tanah Lot has been used at a Megalithic period as a place that looked into holy, proven from the existence of menhir. Pursuant to environmental condition, hence the structure of Tanah Lot temple is built at irregular reef plain of its angle which is only consisted of one plain yard as Jeroan.
The function of this temple can be realized from the function of the main temple building which is located in the temple main area. In this place, there is a main temple to worship the god in form of Dewa Baruna or Bhatara Segara, the sea power. The media of worship to this god is the temple building with 5 storied meanwhile the 3 storied temple building in north part of this area is purposing to worship to Dang Hyang Nirartha.

In order to know the status of Tanah Lot Temple can be realized from the temple history, function and also incoming devotee existence pray when temple ceremony is held.
As a favorite tourism destination in Bali, Tanah Lot owns a magnificent view in particular at the sunset time where the sun slows down to the earth stomach. Every visitor who is paying a visit to this place will be marveled to see the beauty panorama of Tanah Lot. Beside of this temple, there are other temples which can be seen on your visit to Tanah Lot like Batu Bolong Temple, Batumejan Temple and Enjung Galuh Temple.

TUMPEK WAYANG CEREMONY

TUMPEK WAYANG CEREMONY

Religious Ceremonial for the puppet.
On 13, December 2008. Balinese people will celebrated The Tumpek Wayang traditional ceremonial. On this day the ceremony was held which is connection with the arts, especially the puppet, offering forward to Bhatara Iswara apply to the arts is sustainable, fun, and be lucky. And for children who was born in this wuku tumpek wayang he must obtain a special ceremony and receive holy water from a puppet which is popular with the ceremony Sapuh Leger.
The Tumpek Wayang day which also known as Tumpek Ringgit where this day are commonly came one time in every six moon and according to the Balinese calendar which base on the wuku like sinta, landep, ukir, kulantir and other until watugunung. This ceremonial are presented at wuku tumpek wayang precisely at Saniscara Kliwon Tumpek Wayang.

The Sapuh Leger for the soon who born at Tumpek wayang day.
Tumpek Ringgit or Tumpek Wayang are the sacral day for the Balinese people, because this day there are ceremonial for the puppet which connection with the art. There are a stories which related to the Tumpek Wayang which base on the Lontar here mentioned that the Deva Siva having sex intercourse with his wife Devi Uma in unfair place and time, so because this unfair sex relation so born the Batara kala and from his father siva his geve a permition to eat a kind which born on Tumpek wayang. One day in tumpek wayang devi Uma born a kind namely panca kumara so directly when panca kumara born Batara kala try tu rush to catching and eat him and after all day run try to catching panca kumara and finally there are Puppet show and Batara kala is stop and enjoyable to watch the entertainment he forgot to eat panca kumara there he give segan and some upacara so he would not eat panca kumara again. For the soon who born in this day that it must get the wayang interaiment and some upakara which know as Sapuh Leger.
At At 13 Desember 2008. There are will celebrated the tumpek wayang and there are many people will presented the wayang show which related to the ceremonies of The sapuh leger ceremonies. The wayang show will presented at some palaces where people free to enjoyable to watch the show . In edition now The wayang show is not presented at commonly places and at tumpek wayang, in the development The wayang show are goes to the hotel and villa to entertaing the guest.