Tenganan
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Tenganan is a village in the regency of Karangasem in Bali
, Indonesia
.
It is a tourist attraction due to its original Bali Aga
village compound and know for its Gamelan selunding
music.
Bali Aga village means a village that still hold the origin traditions and rules of ancient Balinese, like house design, religious ritual ceremony, and how to interact each other (the way of life). Houses in Tenganan village were built from the north to the south and overlooking the main street.
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
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It is a tourist attraction due to its original Bali Aga
Bali Aga
The Bali Aga, Baliaga or Bali Mula are the original Balinese people, predominantly located in the eastern part of the island, in Karangasem. They can also be found in north-western and central regions.-Origin:...
village compound and know for its Gamelan selunding
Gamelan selunding
Gamelan selunding is a sacred ensemble of gamelan music from Bali. The selunding ensemble is from Tenganan, a village in east Bali; the ensemble is rare. Selunding means "great" or "large." Selonding is also a musical instrument made of iron.-References:* Broughton, Simon, et al., eds. World...
music.
Bali Aga village means a village that still hold the origin traditions and rules of ancient Balinese, like house design, religious ritual ceremony, and how to interact each other (the way of life). Houses in Tenganan village were built from the north to the south and overlooking the main street.