Cremation's by ghenry

Ubud - Indonesia, Bali A mass creation (83 deceased) in Ubud

Uploaded: Jul, 25 2004 | Taken: Sep, 07 2003| Viewed: 48 times  | 4 votes

sujoy - Apr, 10 2010 11:04am It reminds of last day of life karlapaty - Jul, 04 2010 01:07pm Is that a tradition, why so many people are cremated together? ghenry - Jul, 05 2010 11:07am Actually cremation day is a day of joy in Bali as the soul of the deceased is set free on the occasion and need no longer linger on earth. In Bali a single cremation is a very costly event; so poor people often decide to save money by cremating a number of their deceased relatives together, thus reducin. Bodies are temporarily buried for up to 5 yrs. and then cremated in a joint event, although the number in the above cremation was unusually high. ghenry - Jul, 05 2010 11:07am - correction: "... thus reducing the cost for the indivual family." pesu - Jul, 05 2010 11:07am Very interesting! And this setting free of the soul is only possible be cremating? ghenry - Jul, 05 2010 12:07pm Yes - otherwise the spirit of the deceased cannot be reincarnated and will angrily haunt the family - or so it is believed. pesu - Jul, 05 2010 01:07pm Danke für die Information! :) aufgehts - Jul, 06 2010 01:07pm What fascinating info. So I guess the loved ones that have to be buried for up to 5 years are haunting the families until they are released? ;-) But the pyres are beautifully decorated. ghenry - Jul, 07 2010 05:07am ... and VERY costly (cf. my added photos). That is why a cremation can be ruinous for a family (the royal cremation in Ubud in 2010 is said to have cost around 5 mio. $ !!!). As ceremonies (Balinese: 'upacara') are frequent and always rather costly, they are an increasing load on the many poor families that are not profiting from tourism, i.e. families in rural, remote areas. pesu - Jul, 07 2010 07:07am I never thought about cremation ceremonies like that, only about weddings... sehr aufschlussreich!