Bali Royal Cremated In Lively Ceremony

Made Arya | November 03, 2010

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Ubud, Bali. Surrounded by thousands of residents, tourists and the ringing of bells, a member of Bali’s nobility received a royal send-off on Tuesday as his body was carried through the streets and cremated at the family cemetery.

The body of Ida Dewa Agung Peliatan, the ninth king of Peliatan in Ubud, who died at the age of 71 on Aug. 21, was taken from his palace to the Ubud Royal Cemetery in a colorful — and lively — procession.

His body was placed in a 25-meter-high decorative tower that was carried by scores of people along a two-kilometer route to the cemetery.

A funerary casket in the form of a bull — reserved for the nobility — into which the body would later be placed and burned, was also paraded.

Thousands of residents and tourists thronged the procession route and bore witness to Dewa’s cremation.

Residents from 35 hamlets showed up to participate in the carrying of the tower, and police closed the route to traffic.

Gianyar district secretary Cokorda Putra Nindia, acting for the royal family, said the ritual had begun on Oct. 3 with the making of the tower and the funerary casket.

The ceremony was one of the largest of its kind in recent times on this predominately Hindu island.

The last major one occurred two years ago when three members of Ubud’s royal family were cremated.

The arrival of the procession at the cemetery was greeted noisily by onlookers, and the body was placed in the bull casket and set alight at dusk.

Hindu priests rang bells, a sound that is traditionally believed to help the soul reach heaven.

The ashes were to be spread at sea, while the coming days will see various rituals intended to complete the cremation.
Bali Royal Cremated In Lively Ceremony
Made Arya | November 03, 2010

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Ubud, Bali. Surrounded by thousands of residents, tourists and the ringing of bells, a member of Bali’s nobility received a royal send-off on Tuesday as his body was carried through the streets and cremated at the family cemetery.

The body of Ida Dewa Agung Peliatan, the ninth king of Peliatan in Ubud, who died at the age of 71 on Aug. 21, was taken from his palace to the Ubud Royal Cemetery in a colorful — and lively — procession.

His body was placed in a 25-meter-high decorative tower that was carried by scores of people along a two-kilometer route to the cemetery.

A funerary casket in the form of a bull — reserved for the nobility — into which the body would later be placed and burned, was also paraded.

Thousands of residents and tourists thronged the procession route and bore witness to Dewa’s cremation.

Residents from 35 hamlets showed up to participate in the carrying of the tower, and police closed the route to traffic.

Gianyar district secretary Cokorda Putra Nindia, acting for the royal family, said the ritual had begun on Oct. 3 with the making of the tower and the funerary casket.

The ceremony was one of the largest of its kind in recent times on this predominately Hindu island.

The last major one occurred two years ago when three members of Ubud’s royal family were cremated.

The arrival of the procession at the cemetery was greeted noisily by onlookers, and the body was placed in the bull casket and set alight at dusk.

Hindu priests rang bells, a sound that is traditionally believed to help the soul reach heaven.

The ashes were to be spread at sea, while the coming days will see various rituals intended to complete the cremation.
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