Bali quick land tour 2

after the diving safari, we had a couple of days in Sanur (Bali) before heading back to Phuket.

On sunday, we went for a coffee at a very nice bar called "Batu Jim Bar"; as we were having breakfast, we started hearing people and music approaching... a very colorful crowd was attending a funeral...
the people were heading to the beach in order to cremate the body, keep the ashes and give back to the nature (ocean) the bones...

In Bali, there's a very special "branch" of Hindus to be found only on the island and nowhere else in the world...

anyway, the funeral there ends with a cremation ceremony and a sort of celebration for all those who participated.

here is how it started: as you can see, everyone is wearing colorful clothes and the music played made it look like a party rather than a funeral... I like this style better than black clothes and sobbing partecipants... note to self: when I'll go, I want something like this!!!