(Tawur Agung Kesanga Day On 20th March)
In Bali Tawur Agung Kesanga is a Hinduism spiritual ceremony which aims to purify, and cleansing the earth. Tawur Agung Kesanga is held a day before the celebration of Balinese New Year Nyepi. Its on Tilem Kesanga , new moon of ninth month based on Balinese calendar.
The Tawur Agung Kesanga ceremony is followed by Pengrupukan, the purification of the home environments, Banjar, village, and so on, which is done by spreading offerings, flame torch, and sounding objects to make noise: drums, bells, ceng-ceng, kulkul ,balinese gambelan, etc., in order to control the Bhuta Kala the evil spirit , so the next day the Nyepi celebration would take place peacefully.
The Tawur Agung Kesanga ceremony is held at the main crossroad or central meeting point of four directions. Its called “Catus Pata” in Balinese. In our village it is located just in the front of Keramas traditional market.
This ritual was going well. After we completed this ritual, many young people from all over the village came here and carried their Ogoh-Ogoh, a giant replica doll – symbol of evils (Bhuta Kala) and placed them around the area of Catus Pata. Later in the evening or sandikala, from this point they started the Ogoh-Ogoh parade marched through over the village and end up to the grave and burned the Ogoh-Ogoh.
The next day, on Nyepi day, the Hinduism hold the Catur Berata Penyepian.Nyepi is celebrated by doing nothing, people stayed in the house implement Catur Brata Penyepian, that are amati geni (not light a fire), amati karya (not working), amati lelungan (not traveling), and amati lelanguan (no fun). The streets will look lonely without a vehicle, and no activity of the people who look. Around of Bali will no activity even the airport and television channel.
Happy Balinese New Year (Nyepi Caka 1937) !
PHOTOS GALLERY
photos of Ogoh-Ogoh, a giant replica doll
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