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KURA KURA BALI                                                                                                                                     KURA KURA BALI















                    home to revered sakenan temple






                                                           There are close to 20 temples situated on the Serangan

                                                           including one of Bali's six most sacred temples, Pura Dalem

                                                           Sakenan. The 11th-century temple is the main focus of the local

                                                           annual Piodalan festival, a celebration of the temple's

                                                           anniversary. The Piodalan is held once every 210 days (the

                                                           number of days in one Balinese year or Pawukon Calendar). The

                                                           ancient Sakenan temple is also the traditional pilgrimage

                                                           destination for the sacred Kuningan ceremony, the last leg of

                                                           the Bali-Hindu Galungan 10-day island-wide celebrations.
















 2  ISLAND OF HAPPINESS  ISLAND OF HAPPINESS                                                                                                                       3
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