Makepung Lampit Only Exists in Jembrana

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The community of Jembrana has good reason to be proud of their Makepung Lampit (mud field buffalo race), that only takes place in their region of Bali. This Jembranese agrarian tradition, is becoming more familiar to the general public as evidenced by the increasing number of visitors who come to witness this attraction. For example, the mud field buffalo race that took place on Sunday (Apr. 26) in Peh, Kaliakah village, not only drew large numbers of photographers, but many foreign travelers as well.
Deputy Regent of Jembrana, Made Kembang Hartawan, who was present among the spectators, affirmed that the tradition of Mekepug Lampit only exists in Jembrana. On that account, his party approached the photography community to come document the evetnt so that the world could see this unique Jembrana tradtion..
The recency of Jembrana hopes that in the future, the event can continue to take place and become part of a Jembrana tour package, encouraging photographers and travelers to stay in Jembrana. “To help make this possible we will be holding the buffalo race on a regular schedule as part of a tour package that will include photography and cultural highlights” he added.

The Makepung Lampit of Jembrana is different from other buffalo races btoth because it takes place in muddy rice paddies and also because the riders do not use chariots but rather, ride atop the lampit (a farming tool used to flatten the soil in the paddy fields before planting the rice. The Jembranese buffalo race is a long-standing tradition of the agrarian society of this area and has recently been reinvigorated by members of the Jembrana Photographers Community (KFJ). Hundreds of photographers from various regions in Indonesia and overseas recently came to Jembrana specifically to hunt for buffalo racing photo opportunities in the rice fields.http://bali-travelnews.com/