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9th December 2023, 07:38 PM | #1 |
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Puri or Pura Gustav?
That pic is a good find. |
9th December 2023, 07:43 PM | #2 |
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Alan, Puri (palace) indeed.
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9th December 2023, 08:37 PM | #3 |
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Thanks Gustav, I asked the question because I heard of a pura in Tabanan that has something similar to this staged regularly.
Yes, we normally refer to a Balinese ruler's abode (hardly a palace) as a puri, but in fact it can be applied to the abode of any nobleman. Ordinary people sometimes use the word jokingly to apply to their own house. |
9th December 2023, 09:25 PM | #4 |
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Alan, I wonder if that is not Puri Anyar Kerambitan.
https://www.nowbali.co.id/puri-anyar...alace-history/ |
9th December 2023, 09:53 PM | #5 |
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No Gustav, it was a pura, supposedly there was a cave under this pura that held a hoard of sacred keris, tombak & other paraphernalia.
I got this story second hand, cannot vouch for any of it, but it was a good story, the teller was a longtime European ex-pat who lives near Ubud. |
10th December 2023, 12:01 AM | #6 |
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10th December 2023, 12:28 AM | #7 |
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Absolutely!
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