Pura Ulun Danau Batur is the next big upacara, on April 14 for purnama (full moon) ceremony.
But, it's actually a much bigger ceremony that I have wanted to be part of.....
Bunutan and Pura Ulun Danau share a God, and that connection
means that many upacara are collaborated upon and performed together.
On the Friday before, we go to witness and help the hundreds of people there to prepare.
the gorgeous Lamak-------- probaly 12 feet long, all made out of banana leaves bamboo |
But first we must pray, before we do OUR work.
And I have been holding out on you, because the reason we are there is to construct a Barong, out of fruit a la Archimbolo circa
16th C. Italian, but more Complex, because this is of course Bali, and with Dedik orchestrating the artists from Bunutan, it will be So over the top in its execution.
yes this is Rice hair,the protectiveB arong is a deity of lion + dog |
Jantuk in white shirt admiring the initial parts |
All disassembled....... now but just wait and see
Yes, these are "long beans"..... being made into hair |
these are the young men from the youth gamelan in Bunutan |
Nyoman (Jantuk's nephew) is on my left, and he is an artist. I have been admiring his work for years making the ogoh-ogoh. He lives in the family compound with his young wife and daughter. |
all created with beans and seeds and rice |
and a little paint |
the barong is being assembled |
and as it happens you can feel the energy being assembled also |
Dedik in blue conducting his artists |
AAAAAAAAh a day out of the office, a little respite from Sawah Bali.....
and some................. rebalancing.
travelin' woman