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Ngaben, The Cremation Ceremony
…d. As death approached, the release needs to be done. While Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa (God in Hindu), ensures the day of death, the ones who decide the release day is called pelanda. The release day occurs as soon as the Ngaben ceremony is held. The corpse are burned to ashes. As if the human body has no meaning, flowed with oil, sputtered with fire, tilted, oiled again, then burned to charred flat in the entire body. On…













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