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The Blessing of the Mountain Bikes

It is custom for the Balinese Hindu people to bless or purify newly purchased items or goods in their life so that the item will have the spirit to make it work the way it is suppose to. The blessing also gives the item reliability and safety in use. The priest consults the Balinese calendar to decide the best day to conduct the blessing ceremony, the priest will also advise on what offerings should be made for the ceremony. After getting all of the information from the priest the offerings are made at home and holy water collected for the purification of the bikes. On the day of the blessing the priest comes to the home to conduct the ceremony, the blessing ceremony is preceded by a ceremony at the family temple to express the gratefulness and blissfulness to the god and the holy ancestors for being able to purchase the items. Prays are offered that the newly purchased items we be reliable and work well to help in daily life. We get things in life because of hard work and without this blessing they may not be there .It is very important to be grateful for what we gain in life, in the Balinese Hindu way of life such ceremonies show thanks to the god .

Besides blessing ceremonies for newly purchased items, Balinese Hindus also a have a ceremony for items like working tools that are made from metal and iron, also vehicles and electronic equipment etc. The ceremony takes place every 210 days or six months according to the Balinese calendar it is called Tumpek Landep. Lots of beautiful offerings made from flowers, woven young coconut leaf, ceremonial cakes as well as traditionally prepared meat. The ceremony to bless the items is to thank them for being useful and helpful in life. Prays are made to the god Pasupati so that the items remain reliable, well functioning and having spirit.

To have a ride on our newly blessed bikes why not try our Village Cycling Tour.

These are images taken from the Blessing of the Mountain Bikes Ceremony.