Fountains in An Ancient Bathing Pool, Goa Gajah
A girl in Balinese traditional sarung for woman puts canang sari – a small basket of woven palm leaves filled with colorful petals and shredded pandan leaves – on the ground, then sprinkles holy water on it, puts some incense sticks made from the fragrant cempaka flower or cendana wood, and finally makes a circle in the air with her hand above the offering with a frangipani tucked between her fingers.
The ritual is conducted several times a day by women in front of their houses, shops, street intersections, and naturally, at puras – Balinese Hindu temples. “We also put anything from rice, noodles, biscuits or breads inside canang sari alongside with flowers, depending on what we eat on that day,” Bli Komang explains and quickly adds, “otherwise we wouldn’t sleep well at night.”
Life intertwines with spiritualism on this island of…
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