IPDN’s (Educational institution which is equivalent to University, aimed to turn out aspiring internal governments) students come from all of provinces in Indonesia including Bali. Balinese students who are studying in IPDN always do their duties as Balinese and as Hindus though they are in west Java for about 10 months in a year. They pray in Pura (hindu’s temple) which was constructed by the government and that pura is in vicinity of IPDN campus area.

Every year, the youngest class, in this institution, which from many regions in Indonesia, shows their own traditional art performance, including Balinese? “Last year, we showed dance. The girls were dancing while the boys accompanied by playing gambelan (Balinese music instrument),” said I Putu Riska Desthara, IPDN second year student. He said that Balinese shows always anticipated by others students. “Moreover, Balinese ever showed Calonarang but as not sacred as the original one,” he added.

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Many Balinese students after they graduate from Senior High school go outside Bali to continue their study instead of studying in Bali. As a result from Bali has only one state university and it has only limited majors to choose. They usually go to the west, to the big cities in Java, which serve many better and famous colleges and more majors to choose. They got better study, and yet how about their religious and cultural activities that they always did in Bali?

Actually, there, outside of Bali, are Pura (hindus’s temple) moreover there is Banjar (the smallest society organization in Bali) like in Surabaya. I Made Kris Adi Astra, one of Balinese who is studying in Jakarta complained about there is no Pura in his campus. He must ride a motorbike to reach pura Amerta Sari in bintaro. “But I prefer praying in my room. If my mood is good I will go to Pura in Cinere” he added.

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