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Canang Sari is a simple offering created by Balinese Hindu people is usually offered to give thanks to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa (God) in praise Him and plea. It will be offered regularly by the Hindu people.
Balinese Ceremony
The term Canang Sari comes from two phrases, Canang translates as a tiny palm leaf basket and then Sari translates to substance. The term Canang itself has got two syllables coming from Kawi vocabulary where Ca means delightful and Nang means purpose. Bali is recognized as “The Island Of God”, so, this sort of offerings can be found everywhere over the island in Balinese temples, At modest house shrine, on the ground as well as on cars and motorcycles.
Balinese Offering - Canang Sari
This Canang Sari is presented each day to the Hindu Gods as a way of saying thanks for wealth and serenity that were provided to the universe. It will be offered every single day other than when there is a deaths from one of any family members cremation ceremony.
White-colored flowers that point towards the east as being a symbol of God Iswara.
Iswara is considered as one of the most important forms of God. He is often known as Shiva or Mahadeva.
Red-colored flowers that position towards the south as a symbol of Brahma. Brahma is normally known as the procreator or superb grandsire of all humankind. Brahmā is usually traditionally represented with 4 heads, 4 faces, and 4 arms. In contrast to the majority of other Hindu gods, Brahmā holds no weapons. He keeps a scepter, a book, a string of prayer beads and the Vedas.
Balinese Ceremony
The term Canang Sari comes from two phrases, Canang translates as a tiny palm leaf basket and then Sari translates to substance. The term Canang itself has got two syllables coming from Kawi vocabulary where Ca means delightful and Nang means purpose. Bali is recognized as “The Island Of God”, so, this sort of offerings can be found everywhere over the island in Balinese temples, At modest house shrine, on the ground as well as on cars and motorcycles.
Balinese Offering - Canang Sari
This Canang Sari is presented each day to the Hindu Gods as a way of saying thanks for wealth and serenity that were provided to the universe. It will be offered every single day other than when there is a deaths from one of any family members cremation ceremony.
White-colored flowers that point towards the east as being a symbol of God Iswara.
Iswara is considered as one of the most important forms of God. He is often known as Shiva or Mahadeva.
Red-colored flowers that position towards the south as a symbol of Brahma. Brahma is normally known as the procreator or superb grandsire of all humankind. Brahmā is usually traditionally represented with 4 heads, 4 faces, and 4 arms. In contrast to the majority of other Hindu gods, Brahmā holds no weapons. He keeps a scepter, a book, a string of prayer beads and the Vedas.
Yellow-colored flowers that point to the west as a symbol of Mahadeva. Mahadeva means “Great god”. The main iconographical attributes of Mahadeva or Shiva are the third eye on his forehead, the snake Vasuki around his neck, the crescent moon adorning, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the Trishula as his weapon and the Damaru as his instrument.
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Blue or green colored flowers that point to the north as a symbol of Vishnu. Visnu is conceived as “the Preserver” within the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the divinity. He is depicted as a blue being, holding a Padma (lotus flower) in the lower left hand, the Kaumodaki gada (mace) in the lower right hand, the Panchajanya shankha (conch) in the upper left hand and the discus weapon Sudarshana Chakra in the upper right hand.
Did you know?
Trimurti means “three forms”, is a concept in Hinduism “in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver and Shiva the destroyer or transformer.
For a traditional Balinese woman, it is an obligation to know how to make Canang Sari and other offerings (called “mejejaitan”) because offering the Canang Sari is one of the important daily activities other than cooking, taking care of the children or cleaning the house. However, this term is not common in these modern days. Now, people can buy Canang Sari from traditional markets.
Don’ts:
If you see canang sari on the ground when you are walking around street, do not step over or step on it because it is considered as not respecting the culture and the religion. Especially the ones with incense that is still burning.
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