Bale agung

a sacred council building; built on a brick foundation and oriented longitudinally on a downhill shaft; there a village council meeting takes place every new and full moon, heads of households gather and take their place in the loud bale in the strict social status sequence, which requires them to sit in two parallel rows in the order of their seniority; the most senior member is always on the edge of the uphill (kaja/north) on the kangin/east side (sunrise), long pavilion; long house; community hall

Bale majalila

the building where the goddess Majalila resides in Besakih temple

Bale mandapa

the main building which has twelve poles, generally a place of deliberation

Bale manguntur

the eighteen-mast building faces south where the gods dwell at the Batara Turun Kabéh ceremony

Bale mujur

a twelve-masted building, erected in the western part of the house, as a place to receive guests

Bale mundak

six-masted house (located in the southern part of the house)

Bale murda

the eleven square building for a traditional ceremony in the castle (royal palace)

Bale ongkara

one-masted square building, roofed with fibers on either side of the grand kori (Besakih), also called Balé Mundar-Mandir

Bale pagambuhan

twelve elongated buildings, staging gambuh art, usually found in the central courtyard of the castle

Bale pamaksan

a place located on the side of the house, used to hold inter-family gatherings in one bondage sanggah (family temple) and can also function as a place of deliberation

Bale paselang

building a square house with eight pillars, as a place of ceremony at Besakih Temple

Bale pawedan

a four-mast building used as a seat for the priest to worship while leading a religious ritual

Bale pegat

a six-masted building with its halls or building divided in two, located in the western part of the yard, as a place to receive guests

Bale pelik

building a small rectangular house with a four mast as a pelinggih or a monument in a temple

Bale piyasan

a building in sanggah (family temple) or temple as a place of ceremonial means

Bale rum

empress's house

Bale sakutus

(balé sakutus/saka kutus) - building houses that have eight poles, usually used as a bed

Bale salunglung

small rectangular building that has a triple pole to place the arson equipment

Bale sari

the nine-poles building is located in the western part of the house, commonly called balé singasari

Bale sumangkirang

hall that has twelve poles, palm-roofed, formerly used by kings for ceremonies, now used as a place of offering in Besakih, also called the balé kembang sirang

Bale tegeh

a tall building in the corner of a palace or temple courtyard

Bale timbang

two-masted balai in the rice fields or in the balé banjar, a place to weigh or measure rice

Bale wongkilas

long rectangular building, six-masted with a series of ribs made in such a way that it looks as if it has no connection

Bale-bale

seat or bed made of bamboo or wood

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