Odalan of Hindu Bali: A Religious Festival, a Social Occasion, and a Theatrical Event
1985; University of Hawaii Press; Volume: 2; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1124507
ISSN1527-2109
Autores Tópico(s)Asian Studies and History
ResumoThe Balinese call their island Pulau Dewata, the Island of the Gods. Throughout Bali there are thousands of temples (pura), large and small, dedicated to the Hindu-Balinese religion, the religion of most of Bali's 4.5 million people. Each village has at least three temples: the temple of death (pura dalem), the temple of origin (pura puseh), and the temple for the gods' council (pura desa or pura bale agung). Also, every family has its own temple within the house yard (sanggah or mrajan), and a family-origin temple for the family clan (pura dadia). There are also great temples at Besakih, Batur, Uluwatu, Rambutsiwi, and other places, honored by all Hindu-Balinese. An odalan is the anniversary or birthday of a Hindu-Balinese temple. It is a festival that signifies the day the temple was initially completed and the day the gods, the sanghyang widhi wasa, were first invited to attend. An odalan celebration is held every 210 days, which is a year in the Balinese calendar. As there are so many temples in Bali, several odalan are celebrated on almost any day. There are different kinds of odalan that last different lengths of time. The usual odalan celebration, called odalan madudus agung (large odalan), lasts four days. A small odalan (odalan alit) lasts only one day. A very few special odalan continue longer than a week. Two of these are the odalan madana and the odalan ngusaba, celebrated in village temples. The odalan eka dasa rudra, at Bekasih, the biggest temple in Hindu Bali, is so important it is held only once every 100 years. The Balinese regard the odalan as a very special festival, not only a religious celebration but also a social occasion and a major theatrical event.
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