Bali is worldwide known as an island of thousand temples whose existence is inseparable from ritual ceremonies. Particular temples are closely linked with trance. Trance has become a `must` during a pasupati, or the `enlivening` ceremony for an object that will later be considered sacred, especially the Barong, Rangda and others holy masks, or even a kris (traditional dagger).

A Pasupati is always accompanied by trance, and a sacred object is only a 'dead' thing because it does not have a spirit. After it has a spirit, in every performance some of the dancers will enter into trance at the climax of the performance.

No ceremony is complete without a bit of trance. In temples where nobody enters into trance, the ceremony is held in question is it is an indication that the gods have not accepted the ceremony. Priests ask themselves whether or not they've done their job right. A trance event becomes a unity in one ceremony because it adds to the humility and subservience of a ceremony.

Trances make spectacular performances, with much screaming inn anger at evil spirits who have disturbed the harmony of the island. Entranced dancers stab themselves with knives, yet there is no blood; they hold burning coals yet do not burn.

Trances can be seen in every temple ceremony in Bali, especially in the south.