" Tenganan " The Oldest Village of Bali

Tenganan village

One of the oldest Balinese Traditional is Tenganan. It’s a village that presenting the unique traditional culture which located in Karangasem Regency. Hindu Prehistoric cultures is the famous thing that will be find in this village and different with other countryside in plain of Bali.
Tenganan village is geographically situated among the hill in west and east part of this village. It is a small village consisted of three Banjars (group of local community) The structure of resident in Tenganan village is built in linear consisted of six rays. Each of ray consisted of some lawn broadly, the building form where the local community use it to present the handicraft for tourists. All the tradition existences of the human being are harmoniously with the God, human and environment.

Some of the unique traditional culture in Tenganan village is :
1. Special Ritual System in high frequency by serving the religion solidarity, artistically and social mechanical solidarity
2. The tradition of Mekare-Kare on every June is a faith tradition as the screw pine in ritual context, religion value, spirit of struggle and test of physical delaying accompanied by traditional gamelan of Selonding

The tradition of Mekare-Kare

3. The Art Crafting Weave of cloth fastens which is famous called by Ikat Pangringsingan that is designed and arranged by the typical color.