If you travel through every village in Bali, you may notice that they are all have similarity each other. The Balinese are very concern for the balance of life. This is what we call the Hindu concept Tri Hita Karana, which describes the three main orientation of human concern for balancing their life with the environment.

The figure below is the simple sample of Balinese village structure. I tried to give a short description of each number on the picture.

Source from Bali Traveller Companion - Drawing by Bruce Granquist

Description

1. Pura Puseh (temple of origin), for honoring the deities who were the founder of the village.
2. Pura Desa (village temple), for honoring the deities who guards the welfare of the village.
3. Bale Agung (grand pavilion), where the village council meets.
4. Puri (palace), the proper term for any Ksatria residence.
5. Sekolah (school), usually elementary school for a village.
6. Kul-Kul, the drum tower used to summons villagers.
7. Wantilan, a large square pavilion for cockfight and public theatrical performance.
8. Pasar (market).
9. Bale Banjar, council meeting pavilion.
10. Beji (spring), water is taken from the spring for holywater or local ritual.
11. Pura Dalem, the temple of the spirit of the dead of local who have not been purified into deities with the ngaben or cremation ceremony.
12. Setra (graveyard), and cremation ground.
13. Tegalan, cultivated land.
14. Uma (rice field).

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