"Ngaben Massal" at Beraban Village

Ngaben is one of devoting ceremony that's called "Pitra Yadnya". Ngaben is ceremony based on the trust on Hindu people with aim to return the elements that creating the harsh body of human being to its provenance. There is two steps of Ngaben :

1. Returning the harsh body of human being it's called "Stula Sarira" to five elements that's called "Panca Maha Butha"

2. Returning the elements which implied soul (in Bali referred as Atma) that stayed in the harsh body of human being to its provenance that is Panca Maha Butha (in Hindu people referred as Memukur)

Ngaben can be done at the moment of someone die or after someone have been buried. Such as at Beraban village, Ngaben Massal will be held on September 7^th, 2007.

This ceremony can be follow by entire society at Beraban village who wants to participate. Based on that situation, this ceremony called "Ngaben Massal" because followed by entire society that is coming from entire Beraban Village. Below are the activities during the ceremony take place :

Pemuput (Leader of Ceremony) : Ida Pedanda Putra Gede Keniten Griya Taman Blayu

Genah (Place) : Bale Wantilan Serba Guna, Beraban Village

Activities :

A. Ngaben : September 7^th, 2007

B. Nyekah : September 19^th, 2007

C. Nebusin : September 22^th, 2007

D. Ngantukan : September 23^th, 2007

Details Ceremony :

No	Activities	Date	Leader of Ceremony
1	Ngaturang Pekeling Pengabenan Lan Nyekah	August 15th, 2007	Committee and Society
2	Ngawitin Mekarya Wewangunan	August 16th, 2007	Pemangku Trikahyangan
3	Ngambe Wewangunan	August 21th, 2007	Pemangku
4	Ngawit Nyamuh Lan Metanding	August 22th, 2007	Dayu Tukang, Penyerati
5	Ngungkab Lawang	September 2nd, 2007	Griya Siwa
6	Ngajum Pengadegan Sawo	September 3rd, 2007	Pemangku, Penyerati
7	Mintonin Pengadegan Sawo, Nebusin ke Pura Dalem Lan Prajapati, Ngentenin	September 4th, 2007	Ida Pedanda, Pemangku, Griya Siwa
8	Pebersihan, Ngeringkes, Narpana Saji, Nunas Toya Penembak	September 6th, 2007	Ida Pedanda, Pemangku, Penyerati
9	Pelebon ke Setra	September 7th, 2007	Banjar Adat Pasti, Ida Pedanda Siwa
10	Nglamiji lan Mecaru ring Bangsal muah Mecaru ring Kantor Desa	September 10th, 2007	Pemangku Trikahyangan
11	Mekekelud ring Bangsal, Nebusin ring Campuan	September 14th, 2007	Committee, Pemangku
12	Nunas Nama, Ngangget Don Bingin	September 17th, 2007	Ida Pedanda, Pemangku, Committee
13	Ngajum Puspalingga	September 18th, 2007	Pemangku
14	Puspalingga tedun ke Beji Tabah, Pucak Upacara Nyekah, Nganyut ke Segara	September 19th, 2007	Pemangku, Ida Pedanda, Committee
15	Nebusin ke Segara Nyanyi	September 22th, 2007	Pemangku, Committee, Society

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Mepamit Ngelinggihan ring Merajan suang-suang

September 23th, 2007

Pemangku, Committee, Society

source : tanahlot.net