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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

Balinese Fire War was held at Dalem Temple Banjar Tuban Geriya Kelurahan Tuban Kecamatan Kuta Bali

Sacred ritual as usual

Using the coconut for make the fire

the area will be full of smoke

makes our eyes iritate because the smoke

they are prepare for the ritual

burn the coconut for the ritual

makes the fire more bigger

start the war

battle one by one

battle with group

the location after the war

full of smoke

makes our eyes iritate because the smoke

Perang Pandan was held every year as a Balinese ritual at Tenganan Pegringsingan, Manggis, Karangasem Regency, Bali. Literally meaning “pandan war”, perang pandan is a man-to-man, or child-to-child battle using a thorny pandan (wild screwpine) leaves bunched into a club, with only a perisai or woven bamboo shield as protection

they start the ritual day with pray to the God, makes satay, and cook the meat

they also makes some suckling pig for the ritual

in the other hands, the kids play with their friend

Bantens are then prepared for the ritual

in the afternoon, they take the pandan to the middle of the Perang Pandan Arena

set up the gamelan (traditional music instrument)

last minute before Perang Pandan start, they distributing Tuak (made from natural ingredient by tapping the flower of coconut tree). Tuak is not the same like arak (local vodka made from traditional ingredients). The taste of tuak is smoother than arak.

Ladies and Gentlemen…
Lets the Perang Pandan Begins……

when while the battle is ongoing, some of people are tighting “pandan” outside the arena

the others still fight inside the arena

There are no declaration of winners or losers.
in the end of the fight, they sit together for eat the food and to cure their wound using traditional medicine

Sampian War or Siat Sampian or Coconut Leaf War held at Samuan Tiga Temple at Gianyar Regency Bali. This is the one of the oldest Balinese Hindus’ sacred tradition. The ritual was played by 2 different groups in a fun way, the female group is called Jro Permas consisted with about 35 people, and the male one is Parekan with hundred people join in group. First turn is Jero Permas which play longer show by the other turn of Parekan.

In the morning Jro Permas worshiping to God before she start the ritual

Starting with Nampiog, a dance moving around the Temple 11 times clockwise (purwa daksina),

the next activity is done in the center jaba (center field) copying the wave moves. It forms like a net compared with “Juru Pencar” repeated again and again.

Every player takes ‘a Sampian’ (sometimes it’s allowed to take 2) then be ready to play ‘Siat’ or war ritual.

After siat sampian finished, the participant bring the sampian or coconut leaf out of the ritual arena

Activities in the city of Denpasar, the modern society that still keep the tradition from generation to generation, one that is Omed-omedan, conducted in Kelurahan Sesetan Banjar Kaja Denpasar Selatan. Held every Ngembak Geni, a day after Nyepi.