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| little Wisnu touches the ground for the first time |
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| little Wisnu held by his maternal grandmother |
The other day after traveling to bathe in sacred waters of Tirta Empul in Tampaksiring I received the lovely and coveted invite to attend a baby's 3 month ceremony; the first time a baby's feet touch the ground.
For the first three months of life a baby is held constantly and does not leave the family compound. This is to create a lasting bond. How beautiful.
The baby was Putu Wisnu,the first born child of another driver I know, Wayan (this is the common name for #1 child) also from
He lives across the road in his compound from Wayan Jantuk who is my friend and driver.
This ceremony began with the priest intoning chants for an hour or so then the ceremony began with the baby and his parents. Also, Wayan's family participated (because when a woman marries she lives with her husband's family).
Her family was present but they did not participate.
The ceremony was several hours long........ and little Wisnu did not cry at all!
All photos were taken in the family temple in their family compound
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| blessings before baby ceremony |
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| priest chanting |
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| mother is in violet kebaya |
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| this was his only fussiness |
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| lots and lots of sacred water splashing |
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| Wayan adjusting and placing fronds around his Wisnu's destar |
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| Babi -guling for the party afterwards |
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| fruits and vegetables symbolic of life and its cycles |
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| "protective" cage |
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| mother and father praying |
travelin' woman
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