Ngaben

Ngaben cremation ceremony is conducted in Bali, especially by the Hindu groups, where the Hindu religion is the majority in this island of Thousand Temples. In Panca Yadnya, the ceremony is included in Pitra Yadnya, the ceremony devoted to the spirit lelulur. The meaning of the ceremony Ngaben essentially is to restore the spirit of ancestors (those who have died) to the place of origin. A man has Pedanda said Bayu, sabda, eyelash, and died after Bayu, sabda, eyelash was returned to Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva temples.

Ngaben ceremony is usually conducted by family relatives of people who died, as the form of a child's respect for their parents. In this ceremony is usually spend 15 million up to 20 million rupiah. The ceremony is usually done with the color, no sob mourning, as in Bali have a confidence that we can not mourn those who have died because it could hamper travel to the spirit of the place.

Day of Ngaben determined to find a good day is usually determined by Pedanda. Several days before the ceremony was conducted Ngaben family will be assisted by the community to make "Bade and Lembu" a very luxurious made from wood, paper colors and other materials. "Bade Lembu and" this is the place where the corpse will be carried out Ngaben.

Morning when the ceremony is held, the family and relatives and the community will come together to prepare the ceremony. Post-mortem 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 the autopsy will be traditional Balinese dress like people who are still alive. Summit held before the event, the whole family will honor the past and provide hope that spirit of prayer diupacarai get a good place. Once everything is ready, the corpse will be placed in "Bade" for troop carried to the grave where Ngaben ceremony, accompanied with the "gamelan", "sacred ballad," and followed by all the family and community, in front of the "Bade" there is a white cloth which means long as the pacemaker to the original spirit. At every fork or perempatan the "Bade" will be played as much as 3 times. Sesampainya in the grave, the ceremony was conducted with Ngaben corpses lay in the "Lembu" has been prepared which begins with the ceremonies and other prayer mantra of Ida Pedanda, then "Lembu" Abu be burned up. Abu is then thrown to the sea or rivers that are considered holy.

After this ceremony, the family can pray quietly ancestor's temple and the holy places of each. This is the cause of family ties in Bali is very strong, because they always remember and honor the lelulur and also their parents. There is a belief that the spirit of the ancestors reincarnation will be back in the family circle again, so is usually a grandchild is a reincarnation of her parents.