Peliatan

The center of Legong dance and Kecak dance, which is also a focal point for tourists who want to purchase several of artistic woodcarvings.

The famous Legong dance is the epitome of classical female Balinese dancing. A court dance, it was created in the 18th Century in the circles of the principality of Sukawati. According to legend, in the mid-18th Century, I Dewa Agung Made Karna who was meditating for 40 days and nights saw two dancing celestial angles.

After his meditation, he passed on what he had seen and heard to his court dancers and musicians. The Sanghyang Legong was born.