Melasti purification ceremony
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The Melasti purification ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held before Nyepi in which sacred objects and devotees are taken to the sea or other bodies of water to be ritually cleansed and purified.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Balinese Hindu ritual
ⓘ
religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Balinese New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyepi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Balinese Saka calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Balinese Hindu rituals
ⓘ
Hindu festivals in Indonesia ⓘ water rituals ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Balinese culture ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
procession from temple to sea
ⓘ
public communal worship ⓘ transport of temple deities ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
local villagers
ⓘ
priests ⓘ temple communities ⓘ |
| includesProcess |
offerings
ⓘ
prayers ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ taking devotees to water ⓘ taking sacred objects to water ⓘ |
| involvesObject |
ritual paraphernalia
ⓘ
sacred heirlooms ⓘ temple effigies ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Nyepi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt |
lake
ⓘ
other bodies of water ⓘ river ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| performedBy | Balinese Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn | Bali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
purification of devotees
ⓘ
purification of sacred objects ⓘ ritual purification ⓘ spiritual cleansing ⓘ |
| region | island of Bali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | tirtha (holy water) ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Balinese Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cleansing of the world from impurities
ⓘ
renewal before the New Year ⓘ restoration of cosmic balance ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | before Balinese Day of Silence ⓘ |
| typeOfPurification |
collective purification
ⓘ
ritual cleansing of nature ⓘ |
| usesElement | water ⓘ |
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