Tenganan village known as Tenganan Pegeringsingan, is one of a number of ancient villages on the island of Bali. The pattern reflects the cultural life of its people and customs of Bali Aga village (pre-Hindu) different from other villages in Bali. Therefore Tenganan Village developed as one of the objects and cultural attractions.
Location The village is located in District Tenganan Pegeringsingan Manggis, about 17 km away from Amlapura City - the capital district -, 5 km from the tourist area of Candidasa and about 65 km from Denpasar City.
For cultural attractions, Tenganan village has many unique and interesting culture to be seen and understood. Of the social system that was developed, that the village community consisting of native Tenganan local villagers. This is because the mating system adopted is the parental system in which women and men in the family have the same degree and the right to be heir.
This differs from the kinship system adopted by the people in Bali in general. In addition, they also embrace endogamy system where local communities are bound in awig-awig (customary law) which requires that marriages performed by fellow villagers Tenganan, because if it is violated then the citizens are not allowed to be bred (residents) villages, meaning that he must out of the village of Tenganan.
Location The village is located in District Tenganan Pegeringsingan Manggis, about 17 km away from Amlapura City - the capital district -, 5 km from the tourist area of Candidasa and about 65 km from Denpasar City.
For cultural attractions, Tenganan village has many unique and interesting culture to be seen and understood. Of the social system that was developed, that the village community consisting of native Tenganan local villagers. This is because the mating system adopted is the parental system in which women and men in the family have the same degree and the right to be heir.
This differs from the kinship system adopted by the people in Bali in general. In addition, they also embrace endogamy system where local communities are bound in awig-awig (customary law) which requires that marriages performed by fellow villagers Tenganan, because if it is violated then the citizens are not allowed to be bred (residents) villages, meaning that he must out of the village of Tenganan.
