Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c46.34

c46.34

In the small island of Bali, detached by a narrow passage of sea from the mainland of Java, it is recorded that when the latter was submerged by Islamism what remained of the Hindu belief found a retreat in this little dependency. Although Bali retains the old culture of the Javanese as seen in the character of its minor handicrafts, its structural productions are but a pale reflection of the works of the great classical period as this flourished in the larger island. The Balinese appear to have been by nature too care-free Djeng Plateau, Mid-Java.