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Purification rituals at Bali Nuraga Bali Post
oblation and incense or at least with water using silver holy water container. By that way, it was mentioned in the Vedas that the ancestors having got reunion with gods were given a mandate by God to pass a blessing in the form of safety and longevity to its offspring. “When disciple regularly perform prayers at Brahmamuhurta, japa and meditation, then 10 generations of the ancestors having got reunion with gods will be purified, including the 10 generations of descendants and themselves,” said the lecturer at the Faculty of Teacher’s Training, University of Lampung. Due to such great benefits and warranty of performing prayers at Brahmamuhurta, all residents of Bali Nuraga were expected to diligently do it in order to be kept away from hazards and get happiness and longevity. “Besides, everyone must live the life politely, respect others and help one another,” he added. Separately, one of the oblation makers, Sulastri, admitted to be very pleased to participate in learning to make oblation, pay devotional works and say prayers. “We are very pleased to do the activity presented to God,” said the wife of Wayan Suda Arsana, Principal of SMP Dharma Bakti junior
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Alaya Resort Ubud and Villa de Daun Awarded ITTA 2013 IBP
UBUD - Alaya Resort Ubud voted as Indonesia’s Leading Thematic Resort, while its sister property, Villa de daun is voted as Indonesia’s Leading Romantic Villa,in the Indonesian Travel & Tourism Awards 2013.
LAMPUNG - Hindu community in South Lampung held a ceremony named Pecaruan Pemarisudha with panca sato banten ayaban filled with seventeen rice cones, Saturday (Dec 14). The ceremony took place in the Dalem Temple of Bali Nuraga village, Way Panji, South Lampung. The event was also filled with the handover of fund from Bali Post readers and BaliTV viewers worth IDR 2,410 billion. Interestingly, the ritual presented was the result of the Hindu devotees after being provided with training by Ida Bagus Sudarsana. At the same time was also handed over some coins of pancadatu satakan and Tirtha Gangga holy water buried under the Padmasana shrine. Hot weather did not discourage the enthusiasm of Hindu devotees including the Chairman of Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) of Lampung, Nengah Mandira, and Deputy Chairman of PHDI for Central Lampung, Wayan Suda, as well as all temple priests at Bali Nuraga village to say prayers solemnly officiated over by Jro Nyoman Mangku Gita. After the ceremony, it suddenly rained heavily. Even, the rain on Saturday was accompanied with a tornado. Therefore, several shade trees at road sides uprooted in the city of Bandar Lampung. Chairman of the PHDI Lampung, Nengah Mandira, in his sermon encouraged the people to always say prayers at the Brahmamuhurta at 4:00 to 5:00 a.m. with canangsari
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These prestigious awards were presented by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic Indonesia during a gala dinner held at the Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan Jakarta on 16 December 2013. “Winning all these awards for both our resorts show our consistent strives to put in the best efforts in what we do, while at the same time successfully incorporating sustainable spiritual, social and environmental principles into the business,” says Jimmy Gunawan, the group’s Managing Director, “being presented these awards are satisfying, but seeing the journey and the efforts that all of our team members have put in to get to this stage, that is what makes me very proud.” Alaya Ubud is a smart boutique hotel that reflects Bali’s artistic nuance and at the same
time meets international needs. The property features 60 tastefully-appointed rooms and a main swimming pool on a long stretch of land that gradually descends down to a small flowing river. Alaya Ubud is part of the de daun Group that has several tourism-based enterprises under its corporate banner. Meanwhile the sister property is a stylish property that prides itself on offering a unique villa living experience by delivering gracious hospitality and service excellence. We have just 12 luxury villas, each set within a Balinese styled private garden compound complete with a private swimming pool and outdoor leisure area. A personal Butler is assigned to each villa to anticipate guest’s needs and ensure that they feel comfortably at ease throughout the duration of their stay.
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The Purification rituals at Bali Nuraga in Lampung. high school at Bali Nuraga also venerating Lord Ganesha and Lord Shiva and Goddess Durga in her house. Personally, she highly appreciated to the effort made by Bali Post and BaliTV. Similar appreciation was also delivered by Jro Gde Bhawati. According to him, 493 of the 760
families at Bali Nuraga and Sidereno village affected by the calamities were absolutely vivacious to receive the direct assistance in the form of funds, books, calendars, Bali Post magazine and participated in a short course on the making of oblation and caru pemarisudha oblation. It
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was a form of concrete empathy and sympathy. “We’d like to express our deep gratitude to all parties, especially Balinese people who have lent a hand by providing fund, clothes, books and so forth,” said Jro Gde Bhawati approved by other temple priests. (ram)
House burns out, a dweller killed Bali Post
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SINGARAJA - A modest home at Dauh Munduk hamlet, Bungkulan village, Sawan subdistrict, Buleleng, burned out at 11:30 p.m. on Friday (Dec 13). Homeowner, Nyoman Toya, 85, was killed in the incident. At the time of the fire incident, Toya, was alleged to fall asleep and could not save his neck. The victim was sick so he was unable to survive. He suffered adequately severe burns. Victim’s body was taken to Buleleng Hospital at 01:30 p.m., Saturday (Dec 14) for an external post mortem exam. After getting post mortem handling for about an hour, the victim’s body was brought back to his home. A local resident, Wayan Sukaraya, said the fire occurred on Friday night and took place rapidly as the victim’s house was made of semi-permanent materials such as flammable
bamboo plaited wall. “I saw the fire blazing and it was said if Mr. Toya was still in the house. However, no one dared to come in as the fire was blazing,” he said. Sukaraya added if the victim had been asked to stay with his relatives in a more permanent home. It was less than ten meters away from the scene. However, the victims always refused and considered it more comfortable to live in the semi-permanent house. The victim’s body was immediately taken to customary cemetery of Bungkulan village on Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, Chief of Sawan Police, Nyoman Kartika, admitted that he could not conclude the cause of fire. “We are still making coordination first with the forensic laboratory for the crime scene investigation,” he said. (kmb15)A house which was destroyed by
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2 Nov Saniscara Keliwon Kuningan. Pura Taman Pule di Mas-Ubud. Pura Ularan di Takmung-Klungkung. Pura Bukitjati di Gulingan-Kawan Bangli. 6 Nov Buda Wage Langkir. Pura Tanah Lot Kediri Tabanan. Pura Bucabe Mas Ubud. Pura Puseh Desa Ganggang-Canggi Batuan. Pura Pasek Pertukangan Kediri-Tabanan. Pura Pasek Bendesa Gulingan Mengwi. Pura Masceti Desa Sanding-Tampak Siring. Puru Luwur Batur Pucangan Buahan-Tabanan. Odalan Alit di Pura Dalem Takuran di Cemenggoan Sukawati. Odalan Ida Ratu Sundaring Jagat Penataran Agung Besakih. Mr. Pasek Gelgel Silakarang. Pura Dalem Bangun Sakti Kapal. Pura Dalem Bias Muntig Ped-Nusa Penida. 10 Nov Redite Pon Medangsia. Pura Agung Pentilan Kesiman-Denpasar. Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Kerambitan Tabanan. 11 Nov Soma Wage Medangsia. Pura Nataran Desa Getas Blahbatuh. Merajan Pasek Gelgel Aan-Klungkung. Pura Pasek Bakbakan Gianyar. 12 Nov Anggara Keliwon Medangsia. Pura Pesimpangan Geria Sakti Manuaba di Yogyakarta-Sumur Lampung Selatan. Pura Luwur Uluwatu Pecatu Kuta Selatan. Pura Penataran Agung Singakerta Ubud. Pura Andakasa Karangasem. Pura Gua Lawah Klungkung. Merajan Kawitan Arya Kubontubuh Gelgel Klungkung. Pura Taman Ayun Mengwi. Pura Suralaya Banda-Klungkung. Pura Dalem Senapati Bebalang-Bangli. Pura Gadung Blahbatuh Gianyar. Pura Pasek Lurah Tutuan. Pura Pasek Gadung Kerambitan Tabanan. Pura Dalem Tugu Gelgel Klungkung. Pura Dalem Banyuning Barat-Buleleng. Odalan Sepen di Pura Puseh. Pura Desa Cemenggaon-Sukawati. Pura Pusering Jagat Pejeng-Tampaksiring. Merajan Pasek Kubayan Mengwi. Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Gegelang-Tabanan. Pura Geria Sakti (Dang Kahyangan) Tulikup Gianyar. Pura Dalem Dauh Ubud. 13 Nov Buda Umanis Medangsia. Pura Gede Perancak-Jembrana. Pura Dalem Dauma-Batuan Sukawati. Pura Nataran Kacangdawa-Klungkung.
Odalan Bhatara Gede Apol di Ubung Denpasar. Pura Puseh Brahmana Kamasan-Klungkung. Pura Kahyangan Jagat Dalem Purwa Denbantas Tabanan. Pura Dalem Sukehet Klungkung. Pura Dalem Muaspatih Guwang Sukawati. Pura Taman Tegalalang. Pura Desa Sanding-Tampaksiring. Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa-Batanbuah-Kesiman. Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Basangkawan. Pura Sahab Nusa Penida. Merajan Agung Gorokgak Dalem Sukawati. 14 Nov Wraspati Paing Medangsia. Pura Ulun Swi Kediri Tabanan. Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Bitra-Gianyar. 17 Nov Redite Keliwon Pujut. Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Kekeran-Mengwi. 17 Nov Purnama Kelima. Aci-aci Penaung Bayu di Pura Batumadeg di Besakih. Pura Kentel Gumi di Batur Baangli. Pura Pedarman Agung, Satria Denpasar. Pura Pemerajan Agung - Pemecutan Denpasar. Ngusaba di Pura Kehen Bangli. Pura Desa Pemenang di Lombok. Pura Agung Pasek Gelgel di Sumerta Denpasar. Pura Pasek Gobleg di Kekeran Mengwi. Pura Suranadi di Lombok. Pura Puncak Bukit Tampak Siring. Pura Dalem Puri Agung Kintamani. Pura Dalem Agung Nongan Karangasem. Pura Dalem Ubung-Kupang Dukuh Penebel-Tabanan. Pura Dalem Balingkang Kintamani. Pr. Tampurhyang Pusat Kawitan Mahagota Catur Sanak di Songan Kintamani. Pura Dalem Pulasari Desa Bantas Sudaji Buleleng. Merajan Pasek Gelgel di Lebih. Merajan Pasek Gelgel di Tulamben. Pura Penyusungan Pasek Tohjiwa Selemadeg Tabanan. Pura Pasar Agung Besakih Sebudi Karangasem. Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tengkulak Kaja. Pura Suci Desa Tianyar Kubu Karangasem. Pura Bukit Mentik ring Gunung Lebah Desa Batur Kintamani. Pura Narmada di Lombok. Pura Segara di Ampenan Lombok. Pura Ularan di Seririt Buleleng. 24 Nov Redite Paing Pahang. Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Kekeran Mengwi. Pura Pasek Sandra Peguyangan Badung. 26 Nov Anggara Wage Pahang. Pura Batu Madeg (Meru Tumpang Sanga) di Besakih. Pura Hyang Tibha Batuan Sakah.
27 Nov Buda Keliwon Pahang. Pura Luhur Puncak Padang Dawa Baturiti Tabanan. Pura Silayukti Padangbai-Karangasem. Pura Aer Jeruk Sukawati. Pura Dangin Pasar Batuan-Sukawati. Pura Penataran di Batuyang-Batubulan. Pura Desa Lembeng Ketewel-Sukawati. Pura Pasek Bendesa Dukuh-Kediri-Tabanan. Pura Kawitan Dalem Sukawati Gianyar. Pura Kresek Banyuning-Buleleng. Pura Puseh di Bebandem-Karangasem. Merajan Pasek Kubayan-Gaji. Merajan pasek Gelgel Jeroan Abang-Songan. Merajan Pasek Subrata Temaga. Merajan Pasek Gelgel Bungbungan. Pura Sad Kahyangan Batu Medahu Swana Nusa Penida. Pura Buda Kliwon Penatih-Denpasar. Pura Penataran Dukuh Nagasari Bebandem Karangasem. Pura Pasek Bendesa Tagtag Paguyangan. Pura Pulasari Sibang Gede Abiansemal. Pura Batur Sari Ubud. Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati. 2 Dec Soma Keliwon Krulut. Pura Pasel Gelgel Kekeran Mengwi Badung. Merajan Pasek Subadra Kramas-Gianyar. 7 Dec Tumpek Krurut. Pura Pasek Gelgel Br Tengah Buleleng. Pura Dalem Pemuteran di Desa Jelantik Tojan Klungkung. Pura Pedarmaan Bhujangga Waisnawa di Besakih. Pura Taman Sari Desa Gunungsari Penebel - Tabanan. Pura Dalem Tarukan di Bebalang Bangli. Pura Benua Kangin Besakih. Pura Merajan Kanginan (Ida Betara Empu Beradah) di Besakih. 8 Dec Redite Umanis Merakih. Pura Parangan Tengah Banjar Ceningan Kangin Lembongan Nusa Penida. Pura Dalem Celuk Sukawati - Gianyar. 11 Dec Buda Wage Merakih. Pura Bendesa Mas Kepisah - Pedungan - Denpasar Selatan. Pura Natih Banjar Kalah - Batubulan. Pura Desa Silakarang - Singapadu. Pura dalem Petitenget - Kerobokan - Kuta. Pura Dalem Pulasari - Samplangan - Gianyar. Pura Kubayan - Kepisah - Pedungan - Denpasar - Selatan. Pura Pasek gelgel Banjar Tanahpegat - Tabanan. Pr. Paibon Banjar Bengkel - Sumerta - Denpasar. Pura Pasek Lumintang - Denpasar. Pr. Panti Penyarikan Medahan - Sanding - Tampaksiring. Pr. Pasar Agung Banjar Dauh Peken - Kaba-kaba - Tabanan.
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Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.