Tenganan Village

Tenganan is a traditional village on the island of Bali. The village is located in Manggis district, Karangasem regency in the east of the island of Bali. Tenganan can be achieved from Candi Dasa tourist spot and lies approximately 10 kilometers away.
Tenganan Village is one of the three villages of Bali Aga village, besides Trunyan and Sembiran. What is meant by the Bali Aga village is still maintaining lifestyle community governance refers to the traditional rules of customary village inherited their ancestors. The shape and the buildings and grounds, setting the location of the building, to the location of the temple is made by following the rules of customary hereditary maintained. Generally, Tenganan villagers work as rice farmers, but some are making various crafts. Some craft Tenganan is typical of woven bamboo, carving, and painting on a manuscript that had been burned. In the village visitors can see the buildings of the village and the young craftsmen who draw palm-palm. From the first, the village of Tenganan has also been known for his skill in weaving the fabric gringsing. This way of working gringsing fabric called double ikat technique. The technique is the only one in Indonesia and the resulting fabric famous gringsing up to foreign special. Tenganan residents still use the barter system in daily life

Tenganan villagers have a tradition that is very unique. Every year in mid-July was held tradition mageret pandan (pandanus war). That ritual slice each pair of village youth using thorns - thorns from pandanus leaves them on stage. Due incision thorns - thorns of the pandan leaf, will cause a sore back, youth - youth. Once completed it will pandanus war wounds treated with antiseptic traditional medicine from tuber material - root. When smeared drugs, backs the youth will feel very sore. The wound will dry up and heal within a few days. This tradition is carried out to train mentally and physically Tenganan villagers.
At the time of the event pandanus war mid-July, you will see a lot of photographers around the world are covering this event.