Pura Uluwatu

Pura Uluwatu

Enjoying Kecak & Sunset at Uluwatu
Uluwatu is located on the southern tip of Bali island. About 1 hour drive from Kuta. Here there is a temple which is very important especially for the Hindu community in Bali. Believe that a rise above the reef, directly dealing with the Indian Ocean, providing spectacular views of amazing. If not yet friendly atmosphere enjoyed at dusk, when the sun is already running the contest. Landscape more enthralling, as red golden sun that is ready to bounce down to the Indian Ocean, providing a combination of color and spectacular sunset (Sunset) no both of them.

This place is usually much visited in the afternoon between the hours of 5 to 7 nights. Why? Because in the afternoon you will see:

- Spectacular sunset
- Kecak dance
- Finished watching the Kecak dance, you'll usually be transmitted to enjoy various cuisine at sea Jimbaran Beach.

Information:
- A ticket to watch the Kecak current Rp. 50,000 / person
- Be careful with that many monkeys roam around the temple. Should not use: glasses, earrings, hats, necklaces and other such easily seized by the guard.

Kecak (pronunciation: / 'ke.tʃak /, roughly "KEH-chahk," an alternative spelling: Ketjak, Ketjack, and axilla), is a performing typical arts Bali created in 1930-an and played mainly by men. This be dance by many (tens or more) male dancers who form a circle and sit down with a rhythm called "smack" and the second arm, describes the story of Ramayana when Rama the line to help primates against Rahwana. However, Kecak ritual sanghyang come from, the tradition of dance the dancer are not aware of the condition [1], making a communication with God or the spirit of the ancestors and the hope and expectation, to the community.

The dancers sit around the cloth is put on the boxes such as the chess board around their waist. Besides the dancers, the dancers have also the other portrayal of figures such as the Ramayana, Rama, Shinta, Rahwana, Hanoman and Sugriwa.

Kecak dance songs taken from the ritual dances sanghyang. In addition, the tool does not use music. Only used kincringan charged on foot dancers portray the figures Ramayana.

Around 1930 an Wayan Limbak working with German painter Walter Spies to create dance Kecak Sanghyang based on tradition and the story of the Ramayana. Wayan Limbak popularize dance this time around the world with the troupe of dancers Bali.