I met Made Ada in his Ada Guna Museum. I was with three other girls in Ubud area and after Monkey Forrest, Gunung Kawi Relief, Tampak Sihring temple we came to the village Pakuduwi known also as Garuda Village. Among others, President of Indonesia, Ronald Reagan, President Soeharto, Vladimir Putin met Made Ada and saw his work.
Made Ada, like many balinese people, is nice and very chilled out. Small and very delicate Balinese with smile from ear to ear. It is hard to believe, that these man can carve from 5m block of tree Garuda's sculpture.
"Ada Guna" has ground and first floor. In the ground You can see Lord Vishnu's Mount - Garuda sculptures, in different sizes. And also other inspirations.
On the first floor you find balinese music instruments, also Barong (symbol of good, photo right) and his opposite Rangda (symbol of evil, photo left).
The Balinese believe in eternal battle between good and evil. These philosophy had inspired them and they created a dance named Barong.
Made Ada was very busy. As usual, his gallery was full of visitors. But the greatest balinese sculptor had also special guests and we did not want to take his time. Also we booked small warung in Tegalalang, famous for his "Cap Cay".
Yes, it is true. There is no guarantee that a good man would always be good and a bad man would remain so for the rest of his life. The same is the true, that two eternal forces always balance each other out, like yin und yang.
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