The traditional farming and irrigation Balinese system "Subak" was seen celebrating by Google Doodle on Monday. It was depicted through an illustration of a farmer looking at the lush rice fields.
Subak was recognized by UNESCO's list of world heritage sites on 29th June in 2012. It was developed in ninth century and this system is more than just a regular irrigation system, its an infrastructure that involves a cooperative social tradition among farmers.
Subak is also said to reflect an old philosophy called Tri Hita Karana, which encourages humans to live harmoniously with nature, fellow beings and spiritual beliefs.
The concept behind the doodle is of an Indonesian based artist Hana Augustine, she expressed and highlight the role of Subak farmers.
“These farmers are often overlooked, yet we consume the harvest of their labor daily,” Hana said.
She hoped the illustration would help people learn about subak, just like she did when researching for her artwork.
“When people travel to Indonesia or other countries and see this irrigation system in rice fields, I hope they say, 'Hey! Did you know that subak came from Indonesia?'”