Authentic Bali - Articles | Travel + Leisure: "T+L heads to Bali in search of some of the island’s most authentic experiences.
From September 2010 By Peter Jon Lindberg
Appeared as "Spirit of Bali" in T+L Magazine
“And now we drink,” said the priest. The holy water came from deep within the cave in which we knelt. The priest, or mangku, had collected it in a rusty bucket left under a dripping stalactite. The cave was discovered five centuries ago by the Javanese priest Nirartha, progenitor of Bali’s particular strain of Shaivite Hinduism. In my sarong, sash, and headdress, I had nibbled the devotional rice, stuck a few grains on my forehead and solar plexus, assembled offerings, and prayed until my folded legs tingled on the cold cavern floor."
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