Tawur Agung KesangaPrambanan Temple, March 31st 2014

Presentation by Group 3;

1. Muhammad Hafidz H

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2. Ridwan Rais Firdaus

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3. Haidar Arif Atmaja

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FOCUS POINTS

1. The order / steps of the ritual.

2. Activities hidden from the participants.

3. Official speeches.

What is Tawur Agung?

“An important and beautiful Hindu

ritual held on the eve of Nyepi in

which the evil spirits are scared

away by a ceremony of offerings,

blessings, and ritual.”(http://www.borobudurpark.com/temple/tawurAgung)

Tawur Agung is also said to be the

‘graduation day’ of the earth before

the upcoming year of saka. Tawur

Agung itself is actually one unity

with the previous ritual, Melasti.

The third is Catur Brata Penyepian

and the last is Dharma Santi Nyepi.

Melasti

This ritual is done 2 or 3 days before

Nyepi. Lake & ocean are believed to be

the sources of pure water (tirta

amarta), that is why all the tools or

utilities used for praying in Pura are

brought to the lake or to the beach for

purification.

Catur Brata Penyepian

This is basically the first day of the Saka

calender. At this day, hindusts stay at

home and fast for the whole day. This

ritual is done to symbolize that to start

something new, everything should be

white and pure.

Dharma Santi Nyepi

This is the celebration after being able

to control inner desires or passions

during the Catur Brata Penyepian at the

previous day.

1. The order / steps of Tawur Agung

The ritual started by taking Tirta Suci

from Ratu Boko temple and delivered it

to Prambanan temple by walking. This

walking delivery took about 1 hour,

started from 6.30 to 7.30 AM.

The second step was Pradaksina. Tirta

Suci, that was taken from Ratu Boko

temple, was carried by Hindusts to

round Shiwa temple 360 degree 3 times

to the right. After that, Tirta Suci was

given to the Prambanan temple’s

representative.

The next step was Dharma Wacana.

Dharma Wacana is Hindu’s term for

religious speech. The speech was

delivered by Drs. I Ketut Wiyana, M.Ag.

The main topic of the speech was the

meaning of Melasti, Tawur Kesanga, and

Nyepi.

The next was art show;

• Sesaji Candi Dance

• Ogoh-ogoh & Gunungan Show

• Sacred Reog Dance by children

After the art show, there were some

speeches delivered by

1. Head of PHDI, Mayjen Sang Suwisma

2. Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo

3. Minister of Religion, Suryadharma Ali

After the speeches, the Minister of Religion

and the Governor of Central Java were given

awards.

The last was Parama Shanti, a ritual placed right before leaving Pura. It is done by placing both palms on top of each other equally, no one higher or lower., to respect others or sacred creatures. This ritual can have either one or both of these two reasons / meanings; the final / closing of praying and the symbol of spiritual peace which is owned after praying.

2. Activities hidden from the participants

According Mr. Sukarman, one of the

committees, there wasn’t any activity hidden

from the participants. All are shown.

3. Official speeches

The theme for Tawur Agung in Prambanan

this year was: ‘By applying Dharma

Negara, we make harmony through

Nusantara’

This theme was chosen because this year

Indonesians will vote for their parliament

members and President for the next 5 years.

The speeches delivered during Tawur Agung

emphasized the importance of using the right

to vote. Mayjen Sang Suwisma gave advice to

the hindusts to use their rights to chose their

leaders. There were some ‘political jokes’

that were said by Minister of

Religion, Suryadharma Ali as well.

ANY QUESTION?