What I See in the streets of Ubud and the Pura Dalem (temple for the dead on Galangun)

Priest and Ibu  performing a prayer for her ancestors

As I enter the main street, Jalan Raya I see the people of Ubud dressed in their finery.

the mouth of the naga in the penjor receiving offering 

Yes, some shops remain open, but really it's a holiday where the children are off from school for two weeks, and the preparations and ceremonies are prodigious.

women walking home from pura with empty offering baskets

women entering the pura dalem with offerings

sitting behind the priest, they pray

notice they are dressed in kabaya,sash and sarong

everyone brings offerings; the amount  depends on caste and wealth

the female priest (in white) assists

we all have to wear this to be allowed in the temple

the women carry Everything like this; there is a "holder" on the head that steadies the bundle

Notice, she uses water for blessing, in India they use fire

Priest leads ceremony

there are five prayers

the offerings continue

carvings in the temple

the snake is hungry; this is all handmade with banana and palm fronds

travelin' woman