Balinese traditional house

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Balinese traditional house refers to the traditional house of Balinese people in Bali, Indonesia. The Balinese traditional house is the product of a blend of Hindu and Buddhist beliefs fused with Austronesian animism, resulting in a house that is "in harmony" with the law of the cosmos of Balinese Hinduism.[1]

Distinctive shaped lumbung (rice barn) of southern Bali.
The simplest type of Balinese house compound. Legend: 1. Natah 2. Sanggah Kemulan 3. Bale daja or meten 4. Bale dangin or sikepat 5. Bale dauh or tiang sanga 6. Bale delod or sekenam 7. Paon 8. Lumbung 9. a pigsty 10. Lawang 11. Aling-aling 12. Sanggah pengijeng karang

House compound

The Balinese traditional house is built as a house compound, where daily functions are separated not by rooms but by individual structures within an enclosing wall.

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  • A balé meten (sleeping pavilion) within a Balinese house compound.
    A balé meten (sleeping pavilion) within a Balinese house compound.
  • Several house shrines belonging to a Balinese house compound.
    Several house shrines belonging to a Balinese house compound.
  • Gate houses marks the entrance to a private compound in this Balinese traditional village of Penglipuran.
    Gate houses marks the entrance to a private compound in this Balinese traditional village of Penglipuran.
  • A scene within a Balinese walled residential compound belonged to a common man.
    A scene within a Balinese walled residential compound belonged to a common man.

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