Pura Gede Perancak is a prominent sea temple, of which type that has historically been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people indigenous to South Asia, in Perancak, Bali, Indonesia?
Pura Gede Perancak Pura Gede Perancak is a prominent Hindu sea temple in Perancak, Bali, Indonesia. This temple commemorates the site of Dang Hyang Nirartha's arrival in Bali in 1546. Bull runs are organized here.
Patulangan Patulangan, sometimes called palinggihan, is a type of wooden sarcophagus in Bali, Indonesia. They are shaped in animal forms, real and mythical. The body is brough to the patulangan in a bodé, a pagoda like structure with an odd number multi-tiered roof (the more roof tiers the higher the prestige). The patulangan and bodé are cremated along with the body. Traditionally the design of the sarcophagus depends on the varna of the deceased. Bull shaped patulangan are used for male Brahmins, cows for female Brahmins, lions for Kshatriya, winged lions for prabali, deer for Vaishyas, and the gajah mina (elephant-fish) and cecekakan for jaba (caste).