Trunyan Village

The village of Trunyan is pressed hard between the lake and the outer rim of the crater Batur, an almighty volcano in Kintamani. This is a Bali Aga village, inhabited by descendants of the original Balinese, the people who pre-date the arrival of the Hindu Majapahit kingdom in the 16th century. It is famous for the Pancering Jagat temple, but unfortunately visitors are not allowed inside. There are also a couple of Bali Aga traditional style of housing, and a large Banyan tree, it is said that more than 1100 years. In sub-Kuban village near Trunyan is a mysterious cemetery that is separated by the lake and accessible only by boat - there is no path along the steep walls of the crater rim.

The village of Trunyan itself is situated on the edge of Lake Batur. This location is inaccessible except by boat, and it takes about half an hour through the tranquil waters. Getting to Lake Batur takes about two hours drive northeast of Denpasar along the main road through Bangli and Buleleng Regency.

Unlike the Bali people, the people of Trunyan not cremate or bury their dead, but only to lay out in bamboo cages to decompose, although strangely no stench. A macabre collection of skulls and bones were found on the platform of stone and the surrounding areas.

Dead bodies do not produce odors because of the perfumed smells of a huge tree Taru Menya ever closer. Taru means "tree" and Menya means "pleasant smell." The name of Terunyan also arise from these two words.

Women are barred from Trunyan go to the cemetery when a corpse is carried there. This follows the deeply ingrained belief that if a woman goes to the cemetery while a corpse is there, there will be a disaster in the village, for example, a landslide or volcanic eruption. Such events have been frequent in the village of history, but if a woman has nothing to do with it is a matter of opinion ...

You can visit the village of Trunyan Kuban and the cemetery by chartered boat from Kedisan. Unfortunately, today the boat trips are now blatant tourist traps, as guides and offers I strongly urge you to donate money for the temple project or leave a donation for the dead. They ruin offers a fascinating experience of another.