January 11, 2014January 11, 2014

Bali: Making an Offering & Visiting Temples!

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Bali: Making an Offering & Visiting Temples!

I had a wonderful trip to Ubud, Bali. While I was staying at Maya Ubud, I took advantage of their Spiritual Journey package and had several activities pre-planned. Two of these activities were learning how to make an offering and then bringing the offering to temples. So, let’s learn how to make an offering!

There are intricate details to making/creating an offering to bring to the Temples. You need Coconut Palm Leaves, Bamboo Skewers for threading the pieces together, or you can use a stapler. ;)
There are intricate details to making/creating an offering to bring to the Temples. You need Coconut Palm Leaves, Bamboo Skewers for threading the pieces together, or you can use a stapler. 😉
Step 2: You need to place this at the bottom. I forget what it is, but it’s very important.
Step 2: You need to place this at the bottom. I forget what it is, but it’s very important.
Now we begin to add the flowers…
Now we begin to add the flowers…
After you've added the flowers to the offering, you also compose a basket of Balinese treats and fruits to eat after making the offering and saying a prayer.
After you’ve added the flowers to the offering, you also compose a basket of Balinese treats and fruits to eat after making the offering and saying a prayer.
The offering is ready! Let's go visit some temples!
Now we’re ready to go!

The offering is ready! Let’s go visit some temples!

Enter Ulundanu Batur Temple
Enter Pura Ulun Danu Batur Temple, the second most important temple in Bali.
Ganesh - remover of obstacles!
Ganesh – remover of obstacles!

It was a beautiful rain-soaked day, so we leave Ulun Danu Batur and head to…

Would you like to cleanse yourself in the water of this Holy Pond? This is Tirta Empul Temple…
Would you like to cleanse yourself in the water of this Holy Pond?
This is Tirta Empul Temple…
For a Holy Water cleansing, get in line!
For a Holy Water cleansing, get in line!

At the end of our offering and temple tour, my guide and I say thank you!

Grateful for the blessed day!
Grateful for the blessed day!

This wraps up my beautiful journey to Bali!

Until next time, thanks for reading and Happy Travels!

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