Calon Arang: The Witch of Girah Behind Bali’s Rangda and the Calonarang Dance
Calon Arang is the legendary witch of Girah whose story explains the origin of Rangda and Bali’s Calonarang dance, still performed today.
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Calon Arang is the legendary witch of Girah whose story explains the origin of Rangda and Bali’s Calonarang dance, still performed today.
“Most of what we sell here was born on this island. This piece was not, and I think that is exactly why people stop in front of it. It reminds you Bali is one voice in a much larger conversation.” — Putu Sucipta, Owner, Arts of Bali This Sumba barkcloth textile is the clearest reminder […]
The Arts of Bali gallery is an art gallery at Jl. Raya Seminyak No. 42, Kuta, Badung, Bali 80361, owned and curated by Putu Sucipta. It sells original Balinese paintings, wood carvings, and metal art, and every original painting is sold with a certificate of authenticity. Its logo, an orange and gold frangipani above the […]
A gebogan bali is a towering offering built from fruit, rice cakes, and flowers, stacked in a cone shape on a wooden base and carried on a woman’s head to the temple. It is not simply decorative: every layer, from the woven palm base to the flower crown, follows a specific order, and the cone […]
Lotus in Balinese art, called padma in Sanskrit and Kawi, is far more than a decorative flower: it lends its name to Bali’s holiest shrine, sits at the center of a nine-god cosmological diagram, and shows up in the colors of offerings laid out across the island every single day. Key Takeaways Padmasana, the tallest […]
Pura Ulun Danu Beratan is Bali’s water temple on the shore of Lake Beratan in the Bedugul highlands, built around 1633 by a king of the Mengwi kingdom to honor Dewi Danu, the Balinese goddess of lakes and rivers. Its cluster of pagoda-roofed meru shrines, reflected in the lake behind them, is one of the […]
