Cili a palm-leaf decorative motif, usually the stylized figure of a beautiful young girl. This symbol for wealth and fertility, a representation of Dewi Sri, is an important and ubiquitous element of native decorative art.

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Photos are taken at Pura Jagatnatha, Denpasar on 20 September 2006.

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On September 20, 2006, the Balinese Hindus celebrated Pagerwesi, a very special day devoted to our ancestors. During this day, we ask for protection and prosperity.

Pagerwesi is literally translated as ‘iron fence’. Pagerwesi is celebrated every 210 days based on the Balinese lunar calendar. The length of the Balinese year differs from the western calendar and is 210 days long. Philosophically, the name ‘iron fence’ refers to the strong barrier against evil.

On this day, offerings are made to the Almighty and the holy spirit of each family’s ancestors. Prayers are held at family compounds and family temple shrines as well as at village temples throughout the island.

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On 20^th September 2006, the island of Bali will celebrate the 100^th anniversary of a tragic event with great historical significance. This date commemorates the bloody suicidal battle led by the King of Denpasar against Dutch colonialists. Referred to as ‘the puputan’, or fight until death, this atrocious massacre took place in the heart of Denpasar where a park square is now located.

It is believed that the battle resulted in a chain of events when a cargo ship was wrecked off the coastline of Sanur. The local Balinese people helped to rescue survivors and salvage the cargo. However, the Chinese owner of the ship complained that the Balinese were in fact looting the cargo and this news filtered back to the controlling Dutch authorities. Inevitably the Dutch send a military expedition to investigate the complaint as they had been seeking any opportunity to try and oppress the Balinese. So it wasn’t long before a troop of Dutch soldiers marched into the capital of Denpasar to take up the issue of the shipwreck with the local King.

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BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, Sep. 15 -/E-Wire/– Seacology is pleased to announce that Ketut Sarjana Putra has been selected to receive the 2006 Seacology Prize for his efforts to protect endangered sea turtles in his native Indonesia. The Prize is awarded annually to an indigenous islander for exceptional achievement in preserving the environment and culture of any of the world’s 100,000-plus islands. Mr. Putra will be awarded the $10,000 Prize on October 18, 2006 at a ceremony in San Francisco, California.

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Wismilak International
Bali-INA
$225,000 (Tier III)
Hard / Outdoors
September 11-17, 2006

Results – Sunday, September 17, 2006
Singles – Final
(1) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. (6) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 75 62

Doubles – Final
Davenport/Morariu (USA/USA) d. (2) Grandin/Musgrave (RSA/AUS) 63 64

Finals facts

Kuznetsova wins her seventh career singles title (7-7 lifetime in Tour finals; 4-0 at Tier III level or below) and third in Bali (also 2002, 2004), improving her perfect record in this event to 13-0; it is her second title of 2006 (also Miami), becoming the 13th multiple Tour singles champion this year
Kuznetsova improves to 2-0 lifetime vs. Bartoli, having won their only prior Tour encounter at the 2005 Australian Open (second round); the two 21-year-olds were also junior rivals, with the pair splitting their four matches on the ITF Junior Circuit 2-2 (incl. finals at the 2001 US Open and Orange Bowl)
Bartoli was appearing in her second career singles final, having won her first Tour title earlier this year in Auckland (Tier IV)
With her semifinal win over defending champion Davenport, Kuznetsova became the second woman (after Henin-Hardenne) to notch 50 singles match victories in 2006
It was the first time in Kuznetsova’s career she was seeded No.1 in a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles event
In the semifinals, Bartoli scored her second Top 10 win in the past four weeks, beating No.2 seed and world No.8 Schnyder (also beat No.6 Petrova in New Haven second round)
Kuznetsova is projected to remain at No.5 on Monday’s Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings, while runner-up Bartoli should also remain unchanged at No.26
Davenport/Morariu win their fifth Tour doubles title as a team; it is Davenport’s 36th career doubles title (first of 2006; in fact her first doubles event of 2006) and Morariu’s 12th (second of 2006 after Sydney w/Stubbs)
Grandin/Musgrave were playing as a team in a Tour event for only the second time (reached SF of 2002 Helsinki); it was Grandin’s second career Tour doubles final (runner-up at 2005 Seoul w/Craybas), while it was Musgrave’s first Tour final

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