Pitra Yadnya: Rites for the Ancestors Life, death, rebirth. This cyclical conception of existence lies at the very heart of Balinese Hinduism. During each life on earth the eternal soul occupies a temporary vessel — the physical body — which at death must be returned to the pancamahabhuta, the five elemental substances: solid, liquid, radiance, [...]

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Just like other usual tumpek days that fall each Saturday Kliwon with its related wuku, Hindus in Bali will always perform rituals to adore istadewata that under meditation on related tumpek days. With Tumpek Wayang falling on Saturday Kliwon wuku wayang, on Friday Wage wuku Wayang or a day before Tumpek Wayang, maseselat ritual will [...]

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Balinese life is full of artistic colors. Since being conceived, a Balinese is introduced to the ritual of magedong-gedongan implemented by means of sesaji offering arranged in such a way to contain full of artistic nuance, giving the sesaji both religious character and magical power expected to safeguard the baby in conception. More over the [...]

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