Festivals in Uluwatu

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What to expect

• Attend the Kecak fire dance at sunset, performed daily at 6 PM on the cliff-edge stage, with a chorus of 50 men chanting and a trance-like fire finale.
• Witness the odalan temple anniversary, occurring every 210 days, where locals in ceremonial dress carry towering fruit offerings (banten) in a procession to the sea temple.
• See the sacred Barong and Rangda mask dances during major holidays like Galungan, staged in the temple courtyard with gamelan orchestra accompaniment.
• Expect crowds of 200-500 visitors during peak festivals; arrive 45 minutes early for a seat on the tiered stone benches facing the ocean.
• Suitable for cultural travellers and photographers; the events last 1-2 hours, with no entry fee beyond the standard temple ticket of 50,000 IDR (includes sarong rental).
• During the full moon (purnama) festivals, priests bless attendees with holy water and rice grains, and you may join the prayer circle if you wear a sash and sit cross-legged.

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