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The Léyak (Balinese: ᬮᬾᬬᬓ᭄) balinese pronounced ⓘ In the folklore of Bali is a mythological figure in the form of a flying head with entrails (heart, lung, liver, etc.) still attached. Leyak are said to fly trying to find a pregnant woman in order to suck her baby's blood or a newborn child. [ 1 ]
'bear') is a panther-like creature and character in the mythology of Bali, Indonesia. He is the king of the spirits, leader of the hosts of good, and enemy of Rangda, the demon queen and mother of all spirit guarders in the mythological traditions of Bali. The battle between Barong and Rangda is featured in the Barong dance to represent the ...
The keris dance is considered sacred since it involves magical trance. During the scene, Rangda appears and casts black magic upon the male dancers, who represent Airlangga's soldiers, and orders them to commit suicide. Meanwhile, Barong and the priest cast protective magic on them, making them invulnerable to sharp objects.
The mythology of Indonesia is very diverse, the Indonesian people consisting of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own myths and legends that explain the origin of their people, the tales of their ancestors and the demons or deities in their belief systems. The tendency to syncretize by overlying older traditions with newer foreign ...
Bali (English: / ˈ b ɑː l i /; ᬩᬮᬶ) is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller offshore islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan to the southeast.
The History of Bali covers a period from the Paleolithic to the present, and is characterized by migrations of people and cultures from other parts of Asia. In the 16th century, the history of Bali started to be marked by Western influence with the arrival of Europeans, to become, after a long and difficult colonial period under the Dutch, an example of the preservation of traditional cultures ...
Uluwatu Temple (Balinese: Pura (Luhur) Uluwatu) is a Balinese Hindu temple located on the south-western tip of the Bukit Peninsula in Uluwatu , Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It is the only Balinese sea temple ( pura segara ) that is also one of the nine directional temples ( Pura Kahyangan Jagat [ 1 ] or Pura Kahyangan Padma Bhuwana ).
The Miracle of Bali is a BBC series of cultural documentaries narrated by David Attenborough and first shown in 1969. The series comprises three programs about the culture of Bali . The complete series is available as a special feature on the DVD release of David Attenborough's 1975 series The Tribal Eye .