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"Pecaruan" at Surya Mandala |
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 Yesterday at Surya Mandala Cultural Park Tanah Lot, also held "Pecaruan" ceremony. Procession have been started on 10 AM and led by three holiest priest "Rsi" from "Griya Tumbak Bayuh", Ida Peranda Buda Jadi, and Ida Peranda Siwa Griya Timpag. The ceremony attended by Head Regent of Tabanan regency, Mr. Adi Wiryatama and other invitations including Operational Manager of Tanah Lot, Mr. I Made Sujana. Purpose of religous ceremony is to cleanse all building in Surya Mandala before the opening begin on January 2009. Pecaruan is part of Bhuta Yadnya ceremony that is give offerings for the demons or bhuta kala so that it will not disturb human being life.
Pecaruan ceremony at Surya Mandala Tanah Lot is pecaruan which using various animal like dog, duck, and chicken. Besides of that also devoting segehan panca warna (five color) counted 9 piece, segehan nasi sasah counted 100 piece. While, in house yard entrance, installed sanggah cucuk ( it is made from bamboo) and there people submit banten daksina, ajuman, peras, dandanan, tumpeng ketan sesayut, penyeneng jangan-jangan and also its supply. At sanggah cucuk, draped ketipat kelan (ketupat 6 piece), sujang contain with toddy. Under the sanggah cucuk, people segehan agung asoroh, segehan manca warna 9 piece with ayam burumbun and tetabuhan, berem, freshwater and toddy. This ceremony called "Caru Tawur Gentuh". After submiting pecaruan, all invitation, conducting byakala prayascita ceremony. After natab then they prepare the facilitate for praying like flower, kwangen, and frankincense. First, they pray with empty hand called "puyung". After that continued with use some flower with red and white color called "muspa", and then use kwangen which consist of some flower with multivarious color, and there is money above the flower called "sesari". Pray with kwangen is part of muspa. The last is pray with empty hand again to say thanks to the God of fluency and amenity which have been given. Then continued with nunas "tirta" (holy water) and "bija" (holy seed). |
