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Tenganan Unique Village In Bali

Tenganan is a village in Bali have their own uniqueness, which lies quite remote village and is located in Karangasem regency. To reach this village by road and is about 60 km from downtown Denpasar, Bali. This village is very traditional as it can withstand the current era of very rapid change of technology.

Tenganan village has approximately 1.5 million hectares of land area, while the other tours in Bali booming like Kuta Beach, Amed Beach, which is very lively with the presence of Hotels, Beaches, cafes, and night life. Tenganan village still standing strong no matter the change of time with a stick with three village hall dull and traditional houses that lined the exact same one with another. And not only that, this village is also maintained with perkimpoian offspring among his fellow villagers. Therefore Tenganan Village remains a traditional and exotic villages, although the Society Tenganan receiving input from the outside world but still it will not be quick to change, because the rules of customary village / awig-awig have a very important role towards the village of Tenganan.

Tenganan -Traditional Houses

To enter this Tenganan village is very unique way, before going into Tenganan Village area. We are going through a window, there we are not obligated to pay. It’s because no ticket is sold, but we voluntarily contribute whatever we sincerely to an officer in a semipermanent wooden buildings, before entering the tourists have to go through a fairly narrow gate which is crossed by only one person. Village residents Tenganan income is also unclear how much revenue, because there are still using the barter system among its citizens. There a lot of plants, rice fields, water buffalo roam freely in their yard.

Tangenan - Building with Bamboo

Tenganan -Semipermanent Wooden Building

To boost their tourism potential, many villagers who sell their hand crafts to tourists. Artshop also we can see once we stepped foot into the entrance, they sell a lot of handicrafts such as woven bamboo carvings, miniature paintings, carved on palm leaves that had been burned, and the most famous is the fabric grimace. This fabric is unique because with a quick look at we can immediately find out if the cloth is handmade. This includes expensive fabrics, and is only produced in the village of Tenganan only. Workmanship any time require a long time, because as colors – colors that are dikain gringsing comes from plants and require special treatment. Although many tourists are becoming more and more to come this village, but unfortunately they are still less souvenir shopping.

Being in this village we feel safe and peaceful atmosphere, village residents are very welcoming and friendly. We can get around the area of the village and witness their daily activities. The most appropriate time we were there during the afternoon, because in the afternoon they usually villagers had their activities. And gathered in front of their homes, and no doubt they came out and hanging out with other residents. And at this point we can watch and see the behavior and customs of their traditional culture which is very thick. Due to uphold traditional cultural customs with thick then they called with the title Bali Aga / Orig.

Tenganan - Bale Banjar

Tangenan - Villager on Bale

Tenganan - Pandanus Battle

Tenganan - Traditional Market with Barter System