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| Bali to bring in new rules for visiting temples after decline in 'quality of tourists' | Bali to bring in new rules for visiting temples after decline in 'quality of tourists' |
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| Authorities in Bali have vowed to stop westerners in bikinis posing in front of sacred temples as they lament a decline in the “quality of tourists” visiting the island. | Authorities in Bali have vowed to stop westerners in bikinis posing in front of sacred temples as they lament a decline in the “quality of tourists” visiting the island. |
| Bali deputy governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Sukawati, known as Cok Ace, said the authorities had been concerned by a recent rise in disrespectful behaviour by tourists visiting Bali’s hundreds of sacred Hindu sites. | Bali deputy governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Sukawati, known as Cok Ace, said the authorities had been concerned by a recent rise in disrespectful behaviour by tourists visiting Bali’s hundreds of sacred Hindu sites. |
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| “This is the government’s attempt to maintain the Pura [temples],” said Cok Ace at a regional council meeting this week. “The temples need to be preserved since they are the spirits of Bali’s cultures and customs.” | “This is the government’s attempt to maintain the Pura [temples],” said Cok Ace at a regional council meeting this week. “The temples need to be preserved since they are the spirits of Bali’s cultures and customs.” |
| He said in the coming weeks they would be re-evaluating the system that allows tourists to visit temples unaccompanied. | He said in the coming weeks they would be re-evaluating the system that allows tourists to visit temples unaccompanied. |
| Bali has become an increasingly popular tourist destination over the past few years, attracting over 5 million visitors in 2017, with many drawn to the island for its unique Hindu temples. | Bali has become an increasingly popular tourist destination over the past few years, attracting over 5 million visitors in 2017, with many drawn to the island for its unique Hindu temples. |
| The government crack down was prompted by a photo of a Danish tourist sitting on Linggih Padmasana shrine at Puhur Luhur Batukaru temple, which went viral. The shrine, which is shaped like a throne on top of a pillar, is reserved for the most important deity in Balinese Hinduism, known as the supreme god and to sit on it is seen as highly offensive to the faith. | The government crack down was prompted by a photo of a Danish tourist sitting on Linggih Padmasana shrine at Puhur Luhur Batukaru temple, which went viral. The shrine, which is shaped like a throne on top of a pillar, is reserved for the most important deity in Balinese Hinduism, known as the supreme god and to sit on it is seen as highly offensive to the faith. |
| Indonesia has strict blasphemy laws and the Indonesian Hindu Religious Council said they have instructed the police to investigate the Linggih Padmasana shrine incident and find the tourist responsible. | Indonesia has strict blasphemy laws and the Indonesian Hindu Religious Council said they have instructed the police to investigate the Linggih Padmasana shrine incident and find the tourist responsible. |
| The newly appointed local government of Bali, who have held office for just two weeks, said the recent influx of visitors was negatively impacting the island. | The newly appointed local government of Bali, who have held office for just two weeks, said the recent influx of visitors was negatively impacting the island. |
| “It is because we are too open with tourists, so too many come, and indeed the quality of tourists is now different from before,” said Cok Ace. | “It is because we are too open with tourists, so too many come, and indeed the quality of tourists is now different from before,” said Cok Ace. |
| Other tourists have come under fire over the past year for climbing on the sacred structures to take pictures, and another woman for posing in her bikini in front of a ancient temple whilst doing a yoga pose. | Other tourists have come under fire over the past year for climbing on the sacred structures to take pictures, and another woman for posing in her bikini in front of a ancient temple whilst doing a yoga pose. |
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