Travels with Tricia

Tag: hibiscus

  • A red Hibiscus flower is placed in the hands of a statue in Ubud, Bali.

    Photo du Jour: A Red Hibiscus in Buddha’s Hand – Ubud, Bali

    At our home away from home in Bali, Indonesia, this Buddha statue greeted us daily with a splendid flower in hand. The flowers — quite often hibiscuses or frangipanis — had been carefully selected and placed by the homestay’s hostess, Ayu. Like the practice of making canang sari, Ayu’s ritual is another example of the…