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Sanghyang fromBanjar Jangu
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dance. All three have
“JARAN GADING LUAS NGALU,NGALU
Cultural Heritage of
KEDAJAN BUKIT TAWOR TABU BUAHEE MUDAH PATPAT SATAK MAIMBUH BALU AKUTUS, BALU TIWAS NGELAH GELEBEG CENIK MISI DANGGUL JAGUNG JAGUNG KESELANA ROROBAN TEREJAK MEONG KRENCANG-KRENCING NYEREGSEG NEREJAK GENI.”
The lyrics above are sung to accompany a man wearing jaran (horse) costume who destroys a pile of coconut husks being burned in the middle of the field. Yes, the man is bringing Sanghyang Jaran Gading at a piodalan event that is being held by the people of Banjar Jangu, Duda Village, Selat District, Karangasem Regency. Sanghyang Jaran Gading is one type of Sanghyang which is included in the genre of traditional Balinese dance which consists of three genres, namely wali dance, bebali dance and balih-balihan
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been established as the Representative List of the Intangible Humanity at the 10th session in Windhoek, Namibia in 2015. The establishment of the Three Genres of Balinese Traditional Dance reignites the enthusiasm of the people of Banjar Jangu,
