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The Balinese are Hindus and can be seen very often carrying offerings to religious ceremonies.
You will see daily religious offerings (stacked at the base of this statue and seen below) all over.
Kids playing with a kite in Kuta in southern Bali
The Mengwi Temple of Taman Ayun, a 17th century temple of the royal family.
The temple of Tanah Lot, a 16th century sea temple. Non-hindus were not permitted to enter.
A traditional Barong and Kris dance, a dance sybolizing the eternal battle between good and evil. The Barong (at right) represents good and the Rangda (at left) repre- sents evil.
Batik is an Indonesian art form using a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to whole cloth.
Goh Gajah Cave Temple
Inside Goh Gajah Cave Temple
Terraced rice fields are a very common sight in Bali as it is a small island, so they must conserve farming space.  These fields are called Tegalalang.
The Holy Springs of Sebatu just north of Ubud in Bali
Me with my friends Eunice, Josh and Mark. All vistors wearing shorts entering holy temple areas were required to put on sarongs and sashes.
The Kecak dance had no musical accompaniment except the chanting of its one hundred male dancers.
Mandala Wisata Wanara Wana, the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud. You could feed the monkeys bananas, but you had to be careful as they were quite aggresive in taking them and would even climb you to get at the food.
A Balinese funeral. Tourists can attend as they believe they confuse the spirits and allow the dead to pass safely to the next world. First the remains are buried; then they are placed in an animal shape and burned (this funeral is for a man of high caste shown by his remains being put in a bull); afterwards the ashes are scattered at sea. The tower at the left contains the person's favorite items in life and this is also burned.
Mount Batur, an active volcano. We began climbing it at 4am so that we arrived at the top at around 6am when the sun was rising.
Our guides cooked our breakfast by digging a hole in the ground of the active volcano and it was so warm it cooked our eggs and warmed our food.
As the sun rose, we hiked back down.
The island of Gili Trawangan off the coast of Lombok. There are no motorized vehicles allowed on the island so the main means of transportation are horsecart and walking. There are live coral reefs and lots of beautiful fish which made for excellent snorkeling.