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Religious Activity : Pemelastian at Tanah Lot |
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 Monday, September 8, 2008, at 4 PM there are pemelastian from banjar Kukuh Alas Kedaton, Tabanan regency to Segara Kidul Tanah Lot which famous with religious atmosphere and often becoming a temple to do the religious activity. Pemelastian ceremony this time is referring to religious activity in banjar Kukuh, Alas Kedaton. Melasti or Mekiyis or Melis ceremony is one of the important Balinese Hindu rituals that are held if there are religious activity on the temple or there are a speacial day. The procession of melasti ceremony will started from the center temple of the village where all the god symbols like Keris, Umbul-umbul, harpoon, flag, Pratima (deity idol) and others are collected. The infinite symbols are brought to the sea to be re-sanctified with the sprinkling seawater that is called with the holy water or Tirta, afterward all of it are brought back to the temple accordingly. These events are very exciting and full of ornaments, decorations and balinese gamelan sound. A coastal have been fulfilled by society that are using its custom clothes with the majority color of white. The vilagers from banjar Kukuh, Alas Kedaton doing pemelastian use vehicle because distance from banjar Kukuh, Alas Kedaton until Tanah Lot is so far. Arrive at parking area, entourage directly forming pageant and going to Tanah Lot Temple accompanied by balinese gamelan.
The priest from Tanah Lot Temple and priest from banjar Kukuh, Alas Kedaton leading all procession. Procession will start with saying mantram for all God symbol. Then procession was continued with praying and adoring to the God of the Segara Kidul Tanah Lot by all villager. Continued with praying rite consecutively, those are puja risandya, kramaning sembah, continued with required holy water, this was a religion figure gave holy water to the villagers. Before the ritual ceremony ended, various offerings were discard into the sea. All villagers might wash their body with the sea water as the symbol of discarding all dirties. |
