Bungkut Play: King Bungkut, Balinese Musical Theatre

The play 'Dalem Bungkut' is a favourite amongst Balinese plays (lakon). The story revolves around a series of events related to the submission of King Bungkut of Nusa Penida by King Watu Renggong of Gelgel.

Lédok-Lédok (Moreng-moreng): a vegetarian meal from Nusa Penida

serves four

Panca Wali Krama (FNPF, 2007)

Five-year Temple festivities ('Karya') at Pura Penataran Ped. Photographic impressions of the second day of the Panca Wali Krama temple fesivities at Pura Penataran Ped, the most important temple on the main island of the Penida Islands, Nusa Gede, held on 22 September 2007. All photographs copyright by FNPF (www.fnpf.org), Ubud – Bali. The FNPF is proud to call Nusa Penida home to a part of its nature conservation activities.

Below article is an attempt at verifying the origins of the Martavan, which currently is located at the Puri Ageng, Blahbatu, Gianyar - Bali, in the protecting hands of A.A.Ratu I Gusti Ngurah Jelantik, which - according to legend - is the booty carried to mainland Bali by either I Gusti Ngurah Jelantik according to the Babad Blahbatu, or I Gusti Tenganan Jelantik according to the 'Dalem Sawang' (both sources mentioned by Giambelli, 1995), after the raid on the kingdom of Bungkut, Nusa Penida.