Four foreign tourists rushed out of the car Avanza, then headed to camp (pen), a cow that was eating grass in a patch of rice field Jatiluwih Village, District Penebel, Tabanan, Bali. Tourists from Europe that turns photographs with panoramic backdrop of rice terraces and the Mount batu karu, in addition to Mount Batur and Mount Agung that vaguely pictured in the back covered with fog in the afternoon. Then came a few minibus carrying tourists from Europe, Japan, and Singapore, which consists of children and adults. After the vehicle was parked, they scrambled to take pictures and drop the view into the expanse of rice terraces that new rice plant shoots out.

Terraced paddy field as a point of view it is across the main road that separates the houses of the village community that is generally edged Jatiluwih search as a farmer. Plot-petaknya extend ground contours so that the travelers could have been hanging out in a paddy field of vehicle watch-like paintings of nature. Steps of rice paddies, cool air of the highlands, as well as passing farmer carrying a hoe, sickle, and devices for the prayer ceremony in the temple fields before working on arable land may be a charisma Jatiluwih Village, Village Mengesti, and several surrounding villages. That consideration seems to farming areas in the villages was proposed as world cultural heritage to the UNESCO.

The proposal was for Nengah Virata, the village head Jatiluwih, bring consequences, among others, the area becomes "common property" of local residents and people of the world (tourists). Owner, even more investors, not free mengalihfungsikannya. That is, "Tourists just enjoy a tour of this region, but they stay somewhere else," said Made Suarya, farmer and retired from the Army Wangaya Betan Hamlet, Village Mengesti. The rice fields in the village of Jatiluwih relatively narrow, which is 303 hectares (ha), and in the Village Mengesti 160 ha. However, both contributing to the Tabanan regency of Bali Province as rice granary.

On the other hand, according to Virata and Suarya, rice fields and natural surroundings is a manifestation of the Hindu teachings contained in the Tri Hita Karana: human relationship with God, human relations, and human relationship with nature. Harmonization antarkomponen relationship was applied to all generations by Subak-use system of water-laden sense of social solidarity, mutual cooperation, and tolerance. The values of solidarity is also represented by the presence of Muslim settlements in the Hamlet of Soko, Countryside Village Senganan Jatiluwih-neighbor.

Noted there are 12 families (75 persons) who live there. "We are the seventh generation here," said Jamirin, the board of Masjid Al Hamzah who was at a plateau. When built, the residents are Hindus helped flatten the hills where the mosque now stands. During this time they live together peacefully, even mother Jamirin, namely Siti Suwani, are converts who came from the village of Jatiluwih. The tradition of exchange of visits during Idul Fitri and Galungan, even tradition ngejot (bring food) when every people celebrate religious holidays, still runs today.

Harmonious relationship that runs down through the generations, as a strategy to grow local rice varieties that lace-temali with social and cultural values and local wisdom. One of them, never established a permanent building in the rice field. Because, with the natural situation in the middle of rice fields, buildings are very vulnerable to being struck by lightning. Therefore, farmers only build camp (cabin) that serves as a warehouse for storing agricultural equipment or cattle sheds. Kubu and livestock was a double play to produce fertilizer raw materials and processing of organic fertilizer from cow dung or buffalo.

With organic fertilizers, Suarya which has 0.30 acres (30 square meters) field can get 2 tons of dry grain harvest. The results were very high compared to land that is paved with chemical fertilizer production 16 quintal. Agrarian tradition was allegedly related to the myths that accompany the Stone Temple You and other great temples, such as Besakih, Lempuyang, Andakasa, and Pura Batur in Bali. That said, a long dry period occurred around Pura Batu You. People went into the forest looking for food. Among them, the atmosphere between the conscious and unconscious, expressed "sight unseen": rice with yellow rice and a house inhabited a grandfather.