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Some Secrets Are Longing To be Told
Posted in: Go Green, Heritage, Photoblog by admin on April 8, 2015
Activity : River, Crater & Arts Performance
Location : Java & Bali
Trip : September 2014
” Indonesia is known for its natural beauty and cultural plurality. Let’s discover the hidden beauty of Cikaso Waterfall, White Crater and Balinese Arts Performance.
Cikaso waterfall is one of Indonesia’s natural beauties located in the south Sukabumi. It is known by the local as Curug Cikaso, formed from three points adjacent waterfall in one location. Each waterfall has name, the left named Curug Asepan; the middle named Curug Meong and the right named Curug Aki. You will be charmed by the beauty of Curug Cikaso that has jade-green pond where you can swim on this natural pool. You will also see beautiful natural painted canvas that will take your breath away.
Travelling to Ciwidey; located about 50 km south of Bandung, you will discover Kawah Putih (In English: White Crater). Kawah Putih formed by the eruption of Mount Patuha and located at 2,434 meters above sea level. You will develop admiration feeling at the sight of this crater that has characteristic view of greenish white with a contrast limestone colour of lake water accompanied by a puff of sulphur smoke on the surface. While the sun shining, the lake will emit chocolate milk colours.
Continue to Bali, the island of the gods. Religious ceremonies take place anywhere at any time in Bali. You will find various forms of rituals in many places, be they at temples or on beaches. One of the most regularly observed rituals is the Hindu ceremony of Odalan. Odalan is a festival to observe a temple’s anniversary. Most of the people observe Odalan for religious reasons rather than an occasion for merriment. The process of Odalan in a private temple usually lasts all day. The essentials of the ritual are a Hindu priest, gamelan players, offerings, dancers and meals for the congregation members.
Some secrets are longing to be told in Indonesia. – Photographed by Enriko M Sunanda, Ronny Jauw & Adolf Aditya Putra”
