Melasti

I post this article due to many friends ask about “Melasti”. They found this word when I uploaded some pictures in Facebook with photo album’s title Melasti.

Melasti is the first procession facing series celebration of Nyepi (one of Holy day for Hinduism in Bali and Indonesia). Melasti takes time few days before Nyepi and commonly takes place to beach, lake, and campuhan (confluence of rivers). Each village can have different schedule for the time and place. Most Hinduism in Bali particularly doesn’t want to lose this event. Taking part and participate in Melasti is very important thing for them. For villages/certain area that have long distance from beach used to use trucks, open cars, cars, motorcycles as mean of transportations. But some other still on foot no matter how far the distance. The purpose of this ritual is to purify the human soul and the earth after one year being disgrace by human. Water symbolic used to clean dirty things. When the big day Nyepi comes we are expected to be ready for the next ritual called “Catur Bratha Penyepian”. There are “Amati Geni” (don’t turn on electricity/light/etc), “Amati Karya” (don’t working), “Amati Lelungan” (don’t travelling), “Amati Lelanguan” (restrain secular desire, like fasting for 24 hours).

Hopefully this short article able to give you simple explanation about Melasti.

If any further question please send me an email.

warm regards,

Hady

Here are some pictures that show the ritual of Melasti. Pictures are copyrighted.

Introducing

Introducing...

Hai.. How are you today? Seem every day getting tough don't you? Try to relax for a while and let all the pain goes with time.

This picture I toke at one of the beach in Tabanan regency. The thing you see in the pic is one mean that use for Ngaben procession called "sanggah crukcuk".. after cremation the dust of the death is spread to the ocean.

Bali are build by Three integral parts that cannot be separated. There are religion, culture-heritage, and environment. All must in balance to keep bali (particulary) and the world always in good condition. Local goverment now actives promote an action called "Ajeg Bali" which mean "Keep the Bali". Hopefully balinese and other outer people that stay in Bali full support for this program and start to act for "Ajeg Bali".

Meanwhile, most everyday we hearing about global warming issue due to many natural dissater found in each country in the world. People must put more attention to this issue and together do our best to keep the world safe.

In the next day, I will put more articles about Bali (places, activities, foods, etc) in this blog. Hopefully you will often visit and give a comment to my articles. I thing that the best way we can keep in touch each other through distance.

If you want to know particular things about Bali to be put as an article here, please send an email.

For better Bali and better world.

Warm Regards,
Hady