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There's
a fighting system practiced in the Karangasam District, called
ende, which originated in West Flores. Using sticks or whips,
and shields, the combatants wear hoods for protection and take
turns to formally attack each other (3 blows each). Iseh, on a
dirt road north of Amlapura in the foothills of Gunung Agung,
is salak growing country. This road continues on to Klungkung;
unique landscapes. At the eastern extremity of the island is Seraya
Volcano, now a vast ruin. Walk to it from the village of Ngis,
a 6 hour climb. Buddahkling, between Amlapura and Tirtagangga,
is a Mahayana Buddhist colony on the slopes of G. Agung. There
live two different castes of Buddhists here who have retained
prehistoric feasting traditions.
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