Bali Villas | 
10 7th, 2007| 
‘Say it with flowers’ is a common expression we often hear in day-to-day life. For instance, congratulations or condolences or the recovery from illness is communicated through flower bouquets or flower arrangements. These expressions do not only represent collective messages for the respective conditions above but they can also convey a private one. A boy expresses his love to his fiancée by presenting her with a rose bud. It does not necessarily mean that the boy or giver is dumb or speechless.
The Kamiga Agama in Gurudeva says that “offering of perfumed substances, flowers, incense, lamps and fresh fruit - these are the five elements of the traditional puja….” At least, this intends to affirm the significance of the flower as one of the important elements in traditional worship. Behind the beautiful look and scented fragrance, flowers have semiotic meaning to convey sincerity or deepest respect to the intended recipient pursuant to a particular condition. In Balinese life, flowers have become an inseparable part of daily life and have been introduced in the earliest stages in the passage of life. When a baby is born it is welcomed by oblation and this always contains assorted flowers. Hindus in Bali celebrate a good few days of offering. They make offering every three days, seven days, fifteen days, monthly, six monthly and incidentally. Similarly, they present daily simple offerings.
