Gedong Kirtya Singaraja BaliIn the colonial period, in line with the Dutch colonial policy in Indonesia, in 1824 in Delft Holland opened such a course for government officials in the country Hindi. Netherlands for two years about “the people of the Netherlands Indies’ known by the name of” Indology “. Then in 1864 the center was moved from the study of Indology Delft to Leiden.

History of the Museum

At the beginning of the 20th century, when the Dutch government run Ethnic Politics in Indonesia, the world east began to open for field research, especially by groups orientalis. Thus halya in Bali starts visited by foreign researchers who had come to explore the cultural treasures stored in the “Island of Paradise” is. The sources of Bali on various aspects of community life can be found in the bibliography compiled by the C Lekkerker.Ker (1920), Raymond Kennedy (1962), David J. Stuart Fox (1979).

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Banjar Bali Buddhist Monastery TempleBrahmavihara Arama among the public is known as Buddha Vihara in Banjar, which is the Buddhist largest temple in Bali. This monastery is located in the hills of Banjar Tegeha, Banjar village, Banjar district, Buleleng Regency, within ± 22 km to the west Singaraja city and 11 Km from the tourist area of ​​Lovina. Situated in the mountains, Brahmavihara – Arama atmosphere of calm and peace so harmonious as the location of the true spiritual.

The road to the Brahmavihara-Arama, both from the town of Singaraja and Lovina tourist area, very well so it can be reached by various types of motor vehicles. Moreover there are hot springs at Banjar is crowded, so Brahmavihara-Arama is becoming increasingly well known and the object of the visit of tourists, because many of them after a bath and soak in hot spring of Banjar, then went on a visit to this Brahmavihara-Arama.

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Pura Meduwe Karang Temple (Kubutambahan-Buleleng)

March 4, 2012

Pura Maduwe Karang Temple, lies in Kubutambahan village, sub Kubutambahan, Buleleng district, in the street majors to the Air Sanih and Karangasem and off the town of Singaraja, located at the intersection of county road Bangli and Karangasem district. The distance is 12km from Singaraja town, can be reached by motor bike or other vehicle. [...]

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Pura Beji Temple (Sangsit-Singaraja-Buleleng)

March 4, 2012

Located in the village of  Pura Beji Sangsit, Sawan district, Buleleng. The distance from the town of Singaraja ± 8 km to the east through a good road, then turn left, through the coastal road is also good. If we look at and examine, name or designation Pura Flag Sangsit located in the village, the, [...]

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Pura Taman Ayun Temple (a temple of Mengwi Royal family)

January 9, 2012

Pura Taman Ayun Temple  right in the village of Mengwi , in Mengwi district, Badung regency, about 18 km north of Denpasar. Its location can reach easily by major road Denpasar ↔ Singaraja, through Bedugul. At the time of entry in the City of Mengwi are at a crossroads ( Mengwi palace ) in the [...]

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Pura Tanah Lot Temple (Beraban-Kadiri-Tabanan)

January 9, 2012

Pura Tanah Lot located on the beach, Beraban Village , sub Kediri , Tabanan regency. Located about 30 km. South-west of Denpasar city and about 11 km south of Tabanan town. Temple built on the land of the cliff of ± 3 acres (300 square meters) and can be reached within a few minutes by [...]

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Bali And Temple

December 14, 2011

The Balinese Main Temple This type of temple is a place of worship to God [Hyang Widhi] in various Prabawa or IstaDewata, by the Hindu people of Bali are Hindus but for all people regardless of where they originate. The main temple or temple heaven universe has its own distinctive characteristics such as for example: [...]

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Ulu Watu Temple (Pura Uluwatu)

December 14, 2011

Pura Uluwatu Temple is one of the Sad Kahyangan in Bali, located in the Village area Pecatu district of Kuta, Badung regency, about 25 km south of Denpasar. This temple situated above the cliff jutting into the ocean, as high as approximately 80 meters above sea level. When viewed from the direction of the wind, [...]

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Nusa Dua

December 14, 2011

Nusa Dua tourist area is an area of international-standard Elite Tourism in Bali is located in Badung regency. Taking into broad area of tourism is an area of 350 ha is a pilot which became the pride of the people of Bali and Indonesia, because the region has become one of the best tourist area [...]

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Kuta

December 14, 2011

Three hundred years ago, has built (monastery) in the River Bank, which First Tukad Mati WITH Ship via layers. Boat into the interior to Kuta, so THAT is the Port trade kuta, kuta own name means fortress in the south, is the story of Kuta. Mads longe is Denmark trader living in the 19th century, [...]

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