Om Swastiastu!
In honor of today’s Galungan holiday in Bali I wanted to SHARE
an image from a Galungan ceremony in Singaraja, Bali.Galungan and it’s sister holiday in Bali, Kuningan occur once every Balinese calendar year which is a 210 days cycle.
On this auspicious day, the ancestral spirits come back to visit the earth. Devout Balinese Hindus perform ceremonies and rituals to welcome and to entertain these returning spirits to their village temples.
Family temples and compounds are lavishly decorated with offerings and towering penjors made from palm, bamboo, fruits. flowers, coconut leaves and other special items.
In the photo below, Balinese Hindus gather at the village temple amidst verdant rice terraces to give offerings and pray for thier ancestors and their help in the victory of good over evil, or sekala and niskala to the Balinese. Galungan is celebrated as one of the most important and most joyous holidays in the Balinese calendar. It is a great time to be in Bali and our tour groups enjoy the preparations, festivities and feasts associated with the holiday.
Hundreds of Balinese, dressed in their best temple gear, gather at the village temple to pray and give thanks to their ancestral spirits on their triumphant return home.
For more on Galungan please see ~ Galungan ceremony in Singaraja ~ and ~ Galungan offerings in Singaraja ~ from our sister site Balifornian Villas and Tours.
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