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Some of the most impressive exhibits are the photographs of the rajas and their families, dating from before 1908, the year of the puputan which took place in the open space in front of the palace and marked the end of effective resistance to the Dutch (see page 19).
At the farthest corner of Puputan Square, you’ll find the Bali Museum (Museum Negeri Propinsi Bali).
After a second Dutch landing at Padangbai Bay, the puputan ritual was repeated when the Raja of Karangasem and his family threw themselves on the enemy guns.
This time the Balinese were overwhelmed and thousands were killed, some in a suicidal march towards enemy guns, a ritual death in battle known in the Balinese language as puputan.
The main building contains historical artifacts, ranging from a 2,200-year-old stone sarcophagus to photographs of the 1906 puputan; upstairs is a collection of day-to-day and household items.
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