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Ngewangun - Padangtegal

Ngewangun Ceremony at Mass Cremation Ceremony

at Desa Adat padangtegal, Ubud, Bali.

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NGEWANGUN (16 July 2008)
7 am The families of the deceased assemble at the Pura Desa in Jalan Hanoman after which they will go to the Griya (the house of the Pedanda, High Priest, in Jalan Sugriwa) where the will receive an effigy of the deceased prepared by the Pedanda. The will then go to the Pura Dalam Padang Tegal in the Monkey Forest where a ceremony is held to allow the spirits of the deceased to enter the effigies after which they will proceed to the Pura Mrajapati the graveyard temple, where the intention to cremate is confirmed.
± 11 am The families then move to the kuburan for a ceremony to wake up the dead when a piece of earth of the grave is placed within the effigies, after which they move to the petak where the effigies are placed in the ‘houses’ and the ‘newly dead1 are welcomed home. The activity then moves to the kuburan where the physical remains of the dead will be dug up.
7 pm At the petak the banjar, the village community members, will assist in cleaning and washing the effigies/bodies.
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2 Responses to “Ngewangun - Padangtegal”

  1. LiSan Skywalker Says:

    wah rame sekali yah, itu upacara apa yah?

  2. admin Says:

    Ini upacara sebelum acara Ngaben Masal di Desa Adat Padangtegal, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

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