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Mepepada at Pakendungan Temple |
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At the same day, at Pakendungan Temple some balinese people preparing the equipment for mepepada ceremony. Mepepada ceremony will be held at 1 PM on this day. Mepepada is procession bring all devoting like "bebantenan", animal, and any other, encircling "piadnyan" or the place of ceremony, counted three times. It must be three times, because this symbolise the Hindu people time submit to curtsey to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa (God), every day. All of animal that used for devoting, will be slaughtered later, and believed if the animal born again, it become better creature of its degree.
Mepepada ceremony is part of "Pecaruan" ceremony which will held tomorrow. Pecaruan is devoting ceremony to Bhuta Kala (demons) so that will not disturb human being. Pecaruan also perform to sanctify the area which considered still dirty after renovation before.
After encircling piadnyan have finish, it is the time for sediment of tirtha or take holy water at beji or source of holy water that exact in Pakendungan Temple. Conducted by "mepeed", that is pageant to the holy watyer take place. To Bali Hindustani, everything which dealt only with ritual, have to be sanctified first, and its media is tirta. After procession intake of holy water finish, pageant even also return to piadnyan. On mepepada ceremony used bebantenan like Banten pengelepas prani and Penyegjeg pujawali agung. Mepepada ceremony at Pakendungan Temple leading by the priest of Pakendungan Temple. |