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8 Januari 2017 07:13

33 Incredible Old Photos Of Bali

These pictures show the island and its landmarks in their untouched beauty. Retno Wulandari

Bali has changed rapidlyover the years under a storm of modernization and the influences of foreign culture brought in by the millions of tourists who have touched down on its shores.

There are still solid cultural roots linking the Island of the Gods to its past, but that island paradise was very different to the destination we know now.

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The photos below show the serenity of earlier days.

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Temple in Sangsit, Buleleng, in 1910.

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Tanah Lot Temple in Tabanan without tourists. Date unknown.

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Woman in front of a traditional house. Date unknown.

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Goa Gajah in Gianyar. Some of the ancient statues were stolen and are still missing. Pre-World War II.

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Girls pound rice. Date unknown.

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Ngaben ceremony for deceased Balinese king. Early 20th Century.

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Karangasem Palace, now known as Taman Sukasada, Taman Ujung or the Ujung Water Palace. The royal seat of the 17th-Century Karangasem Kingdom in eastern Bali. 1925.

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Pelataran Agung Besakih Temple circa 1930.

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Beratan Lake with Ulun Danu Temple in Bedugul. Date unknown.

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Lawah Cave and Goa Lawah Temple in Klungkung. One of the Sad Khayangan, six most important Balinese temples. Date unknown.

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Ngaben ceremony for deceased Balinese king. Early 20th Century.

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Kuta beach in 1920. This is the exact location of today's Discovery Mall.

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Tirta Empul Water Temple in Tampaksiring, Gianyar, near the Tampaksiring Presidential Palace. Pilgrims perform the melukat ritual.

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The magnificent Gunung Kawi tombs in the middle of lush rainforest. 1930.

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A statue watches over the Ujung Water Palace. 1925.

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Mount Batur and Lake Batur in 1925.

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A cockfight or Tajen in 1940. This tradition still survives.

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Galungan circa 1936.

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Ngaben ceremony. Early 20th Century.

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Tirta Empul Water Temple. Date unknown.

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The Ujung Water Palace from afar. 1925.

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Balinese dancers. Pre-1950.

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A village temple in the middle of a rice field. Pre-1950.

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Worker makes traditional clay roof tilesl. Circa 1930.

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Fishermen on an unknown beach in Bali. Undated.

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Balinese temple in Sukawati. 1930.

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A village circa 1930.

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Traditional market circa 1930.

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Rice transport circa 1920.

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Ruins of an old temple in the hills.

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Main road of a village.

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A water temple in Bali for the melukat ritual.

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