~NGABEN~

Ngaben is cremation in Bali, especially by people who are Hindus, where Hindus are the majority religion in the Thousand Islands this temple. In the Panca Yadnya, this ceremony is included in Pitra Yadnya, the ceremony devoted to the spirit lelulur. Ngaben ceremony at its core meaning is to restore the ancestral spirits (dead) to the place of origin. A man has Rauh said Bayu, Word, IDEP, and after death Bayu, Word, IDEP was restored to Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva.

Ngaben ceremony usually conducted by family relatives of the deceased, as a form of respect for a child against his parents. In all this ceremony usually spend 15 million to 20 million rupiah. The ceremony is usually performed by festive, no sobs, because in Bali there is a belief that we should not cry over one who has died because it could hamper the spirits travel to the place.

Day Ngaben implementation is determined by looking for a good day which is usually determined by Rauh. A few days before the ceremony held Ngaben families assisted by the public will make "Bade and Ox" a very stately made of wood, colored paper and other materials. "Bade and Ox" This is where the bodies which will be held Ngaben.

In the morning when the ceremony is held, the family and relatives and the community will gather to prepare the ceremony. The bodies will be cleaned or commonly called "Nyiramin" by society and family, "Nyiramin" is led by people who are considered the oldest in the community. After that the bodies will is applied Balinese traditional clothes like a person who is still alive. Before the top event carried out, the whole family will give their last respects and give prayer spirits diupacarai hopefully get a good place. When everything is ready, then the corpse will be placed in "Bade" to rollicking carried to the cemetery where Ngaben ceremony, accompanied by a "gamelan", "sacred ballad", and followed the whole family and community, in front of "Bade" there is a white cloth significant long as the ghost of pacer to the place of origin. At each junction or intersection so "Bade" is played 3 times. Arriving at the cemetery, Ngaben ceremony performed by placing the corpse in "The Cow" which has been prepared starting with other ceremonies and prayer mantra of Ida Rauh, and "Ox" burned to be Ash. Ash is then thrown into the sea or rivers are considered sacred.

After this ceremony, the family can still pray for ancestors of holy places and temples respectively. This is what causes the family ties in Bali is very strong, because they always remember and honor lelulur and also their parents. There is a belief that the spirits of ancestors who suffered the reincarnation will be back in the family circle again, so usually a grandchild is a reincarnation of his parents....