Sincere Water Sources, 2,500 Delegation World Water Forums Attend Segara Kerthi Ritual

Segara Kerthi Ritual (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Segara Kerthi's ritual or a ceremony to glorify/purify water sources held at Serangan Beach, Kura-Kura Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Denpasar, Bali on Saturday, May 18.

The event was also attended by 2,500 delegates from the 10th World Water Forum (WWF). Before attending the ceremony area, the delegates wore Balinese cloth, a scarf tied with a waist and a special headband for men, which was given specifically by the WWF national committee.

"This ceremony aims to request a gift so that the sea as one of the water sources is clean on a scale and scale (apparent and invisible)," said Chairman of Parisadha Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) Bali I Nyoman Kenak on the sidelines of the ceremony in Serangan Village, Denpasar, quoted from ANTARA.

In line with Kenak, the President Commissioner of SEZ Kura Tontowi Yahya added that as many as 2,500 delegates who attended previously registered, as an initial series of the World Water Forum.

He said the ceremony was relevant to the World Water Forum which discussed water sustainability.

Through the ceremony, the WWF agenda is expected to take place safely and smoothly.

"This is in accordance with customs in Bali, a ceremony asks God to get all the goodness," said Tontowi Yahya.

The ritual began at around 15:00 WITA which was led by four Sulinggih (the leader of Hinduism).

In addition to glorifying water, the religious ceremony was also coupled with the Tumpek Uye ritual or the ceremony to glorify the animals that fell this Saturday according to the Bali calendar.

For this reason, the delegates are also invited to release 1,000 hatchlings, 1,000 birds, and turtles.

In addition, in the series of ceremonies there were also prayers and performances of six sacred Balinese dances, namely the Panasar Mask Dance, Sang Hyang Jaran, Sang Hyang Dedari, Cerkuak Row, Rejang Putri Maya, and Sidikarya Mask Dance.

Apart from being attended by delegates, the ceremony was also attended by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Acting Governor of Bali Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, and a number of regents/mayors in Bali.