Vihara in Pasar Rebo and Cipinang Cleaned Ahead of Chinese New Year 2026

Cleaning activities of the vihara ahead of the 2026 Chinese New Year at the Viriya Bala Vihara on Jalan Lewa II, RT 01/RW 10, Pekayon, Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta, Sunday (15/2/2026). (ANTARA/HO-East Jakarta City Government).

Vihara Viriya Bala on Jalan Lewa II, Pekayon, Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta, began to be cleaned by a number of public infrastructure and facilities (PPSU) handling officers of the sub-district ahead of the 2026 Chinese New Year.

"We are holding a volunteer service to help our brothers and sisters who will celebrate Chinese New Year today. We have deployed 15 PPSU officers to clean the Vihara Viriya Bala area," said Pekayon Village Head Akhmad Bakri in Jakarta, Monday, quoted by Antara.

The officers swept the area of the monastery, cleaned the weeds in the parking area, and transported the garbage that had accumulated in the water channels and the roof of the place of worship.

Bakri explained that the volunteer work was a form of concern for residents who would celebrate Chinese New Year 2026.

He hopes that this activity can strengthen the spirit of tolerance among religious people in the surrounding environment.

"We want to establish tolerance, mutual assistance in religious activities. Hopefully, the assistance from us can be useful and make the environment cleaner and more comfortable for the Chinese New Year celebration later," said Bakri.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Viriya Bala Sunardi Lukman Monastery Council admitted that he was helped by the attention given by the village and PPSU.

"I am touched and very grateful to the Village Head who coordinated this volunteer work. Hopefully this will be an activity that can continue in the future," said Sunardi.

He said that cleaning the statue (space) inside the monastery was a routine annual tradition ahead of Chinese New Year which was carried out by the internal management of the monastery.

"If you clean up the rupang, every year we do it ourselves. It has become a routine habit before Chinese New Year," said Sunardi.

Not only Vihara Viriya Bala, ahead of the 2026 Chinese New Year, the management and members of Vihara Silaparamita Cipinang, East Jakarta, also made various preparations since the beginning of February.

"We have started preparations since February 7. We held a joint service, cleaning the altar, rupang, and all areas of the monastery," said Ferry Oranto, Chairman of the Silaparamita Monastery on Jalan Raya Cipinang Jaya, East Jakarta, Sunday, February 15.

According to him, the cleaning activity is an important part of welcoming Chinese New Year, as a symbol of purification of self and environment.

In addition to volunteer work, the vihara also held a Tepekong Naik ceremony on the 24th, month 12 in the Chinese calendar, which is known as a day to clean the house.

Regarding the implementation of the main worship, the Silaparamita Monastery will call it on the night of the Chinese New Year, Monday, February 16, starting at 19.00 WIB.

In addition, Ferry said that the Tridharma-style vihara routinely held the Chinese New Year night worship every year as a form of gratitude and prayer to welcome the new year.

In the series of worship, in addition to the persembahyangan, the congregation also attended religious lectures. After that, the temple manager held a gathering in the form of door prizes and gifts.

With various preparations that have been made, the Silaparamita Monastery is ready to welcome the Chinese New Year 2026 with full service, simplicity, and a sense of togetherness.