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Bali
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Bali,
well known as a paradise island, a land of a thousand gods,
thousand temples, thousand dances, is located between the
Pacific and Indian Ocean, just below the equatorial line,
on latitude 8 degree south and longitude 115 degree east.
The
island is considered to be the most attractive island to
visitors. It is estimated that the were more than 3.000.000
visitors a year from all round the world. Most of them seek
an understanding of a way of life that is really unique.
Bali
is unique as having the last dominant and still intact spiritual
culture. Many of the traditional rituals and practices are
just as alive today as they ever were, and the strength
and resilience of the Balinese people and their culture
is a testimony to the richess of their faith.
Most
of Bali's 2.9 million people live in villages in the central
southern plains and in the capital towns of the eight Kabupaten
or regencies. Balinese society is collectivist and place
oriented. Villages are organized around community temples,
and collectively run by village councils called banjar.
This
social structure remains strong,even in urban areas. Family
compounds often contain three generations and three or four
nuclear families, and each compound has a house temple where
the ancestral deities are honored. Customary law is imbued
with communal religious duties. More than 80 percent of
the economy is based on agriculture, the other sectors being
handicrafts, tourism, small trade, and professional service.
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