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Indonesian photographer Rio Helmi discovers the harp strings attached to the central tower of Sharma Springs, an extraordinary 6-storey home built entirely of bamboo by the design firm Ibuku, at Bali's Green Village.

On Friday, 18th April 2014, two royal couples were married in an extravagantly beautiful wedding at Ubud Palace. This video shows the couples up close, in sacred ritual with the high priests to bless the wedding, and posing for media with prominent Indonesian VIPs.

The first part of Ubud's 2014 royal wedding - where the bride is carried from her family home to the groom's family home, in advance of the wedding to follow 2 days later. A glimpse into the pomp and ceremony involved... and what it felt like to be amongst the admiring crowd.

This snippet from a street procession gives you a taste of the spectacular activities in Jalan Suweta, Ubud, Bali, over the past month. A temple - Pura Puseh - was recently refurbished, and extravagant ceremonies have been taking place day and night, the street awash with Balinese parading in traditional costume, along with the clash of cymbals and the beating of drums.

Locavore is a restaurant in Ubud, Bali, specialising in French cuisine produced with local, Indonesian ingredients. Slow Food Bali paired up with Locavore's chefs Eelke Plasmeijer and Ray Adriansyah, for a masterclass called 'From Beak to Tail', focusing on recipes for free range chicken and duck. The chefs use all parts of the bird in a variety of recipes, in order to create zero waste. Recipe...

Some highlights of the royal cremation in Ubud which took place in May 2013. The entire event is a visual feast; the bull sarcophagus, in which the body is burned, is particularly spectacular. Royal cremations like this are elaborate affairs which take weeks of preparation by people in the local community. On this occasion it rained, which somehow added to the drama of the occasion. What a send...

"It would be folly to expect that women will ever dominate or even approach equal representation in a large number of areas simply because their aptitudes, abilities and interests are different for physiological reasons." - Tony Abbott, 1978. The quote may be old, but in 2013 have beliefs really changed? Featuring I Wayan Juniartha, Jon Doust, Clementine Ford, Florence Williams and Tom Doig.

Balinese artist Nyoman Erawan performs at the launch of Bali ACT (Art in Culture & Tradition), a month-long contemporary art event involving 100 galleries and art studios across Bali, from October - November 2013.

Writer and singer Dewi Lestari, and Nila Tanzil, a children's literacy advocate who creates libraries for young people across Eastern Indonesia, in a brief discussion about the usage and impact of English in Indonesia amongst the younger generations. At Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, 15th October 2013.

Long-term Ubud residents Rucina Ballinger and Rio Helmi in conversation about 'Modern Myths of Bali', covering such issues as artistry, traditional offerings, the Balinese response to grief, "villafication" and migrant workers. An Ubud Now & Then event held in April 2013 at Rio Helmi Gallery in Ubud. See www.ubudnowandthen.com

Blenders, blessing, and the benefits of raw! Former Hindu monk Paul Rodney Turner is now known as the Food Yogi and this year, he is travelling the world giving raw-food workshops based on his book 'Food Yoga: Nourishing Body, Mind and Soul. This video is a "taster" of a workshop he gave in Ubud, Bali, demonstrating his fab recipes and friendly teaching style. Paul also runs Food for Life Globa...