Makotekan ceremony (village purification ceremony) is held at Munggu village, district of Mengwi, Badung regency.
Makotekan performed in order to purify the village and serves as symbol of never ending battle between virtue and evil.
Makotekan begins with a procession of temple treasure, temple’s flags and holy weapons from all temples in the village to Pura Desa (Village Temple).
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Procession of citizens carrying Kotekan (Long wood staves decorated with leaves and tamiang –a shield like ornament made of young coconut leaves) around the village
At the peak of the procession, they unite the ends of the timber so formed mountain shape.
After that, one of the residents rose to the top of the timber.
each side of the mountain shape push the Kotekan as hard as they can
and eventually the timber with mountain shape will collapse and fall on the weaker side
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