Telek dance is usually danced by four dancers wearing white masks dancing sweet style. It depicts the gods preparing themselves for the battle with the demons.

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Various wedding costume represent regencies in Bali. Pictures were taken during Celebration Kartini Day on April 21, 2006 by students of Gandhi School.

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Elaborate offerings made of dyed rice dough arranged against a framework of bamboo and cloth symbolize the form and content of the Balinese mythic world. Sarad will typically include representations of Bedawang Nala and Naga Basuki, the cosmic turtle and dragon who provide support of the physical world. Another popular subject is Boma, son of earth goddess, a fearsome but protective figure who represents all living things growing from the earth.

The kwangen as a small, triangular offering containing flowers, a small betel quid and often Chinese coins. Kwangen are used in the Balinese form of prayer called muspa (to pray with flowers). The Chinese coins in a kwangen are said to represent human action, purified in the act of worship.

Penglipuran is a traditional village at the administrative village of Kubu village. The air is fresh because it is located at 700 meters above seas level. From historical point of view, according to the village elders, the words Penglipuran is derived from words Pengeling Pura means a holy place for remembering their ancestors.

It is reasonable since their ancestors came from Bayung Gede village, still in Kintamani district. From Bayung Gede to Penglipuran is quite long distance therefore the people of Penglipuran, established the same temple as the temple in Bayung Gede. We can draw conclusion from this matter that the people of Penglipuran is still remembering their origin.

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It is about eight-meter-high bamboo poles, festooned with bamboo decorations, which arch over roadways or pathways during Galungan or other important occasions. Whenever you see this fertility symbol, it means there’s some sort of celebration or ceremony about to happen or being held nearby.

The arched top represents Gunung Agung, the body is a river that flows from the mountains to the sea, and along its route are the products of the harvest, tied to the pole; at the foot of the pole is a temporary shrine.