RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES

Thousands Watch Raja Pelebon Peliatan Ubud

executive summary by darmanjsh godjali

Thousands of residents and tourists watched the ceremony or cremation pelebon Dwagung Peliatan Ida, King of Puri Agung Peliatan IX, in the District of Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, on Tuesday (2 / 11). The series of processions take place safely and smoothly by maintaining at least 300 police officers and hundreds of villages Pecalang in Ubud and surrounding.

Ubud, Thousands of residents and tourists watched the ceremony or cremation pelebon Dwagung Peliatan Ida, King of Puri Agung Peliatan IX, in the District of Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, on Tuesday (2 / 11). The series of processions take place safely and smoothly by maintaining at least 300 police officers and hundreds of villages Pecalang in Ubud and surrounding areas.

Pelebon ceremony was the culmination of a series of ceremonies that began to be held since October 3. Ida Dwagung Peliatan died at the age of 71 years, August 21, 2010.

Puri Agung Peliatan figure who is also Secretary of the Gianyar Regency Cokorda Putra Nindia states, for Ida Dwagung ceremony was complete. Representing the family, he thanked the people who have helped and supported a series of such ceremonies.

Public attention and tourists, both foreign and domestic, against a series of ceremonies is quite large because it is done against one of the royal family (castle) in Bali. Finally, the ceremony that received similar attention is pelebon family members Puri Ubud, Tjokorda Gde Agung Suyasa, Tjokorda Gede Raka, and Gung Niang Raka, two years ago.

Boisterous atmosphere occurs when the body is placed in the bade (tower remains) as high as 25 meters away hundreds of people paraded from 35 banjo or hamlet of Ubud and District Sub Tegallalang. The procession was followed ornate statues of bulls and purified majestic statue of the Hindu community and Nagabanda. Statue of dragon only appears at the castle the elder family cremation.