The Participants (the

believers) in Tawur Agung

1936 SakaPrambanan Temple, Yogyakarta

Anita Kusumawati (13/345334/SA/16862)

Mimi Jamilati (13/352812/SA/17192)

Meidia Rea Smithiana (13/353336/SA/17216)

Group 8

About Tawur Agung

Tawur Agung is just one of ceremonies to

welcome New Year especially for Hindu

Believers. Tawur Agung is held to keep

harmonization between human being,

environtment, and their God.

The Participants

In the ceremony, the believers are facing Pura

(place for Hindu believers to pray) because

they must obey the rules in their belief.

There are two main spaces for doing the ritual :

1. The front side (the one that close to Pura)

2. The back side

1. The front side is used for the guests

2. The back side is used for entirely the believers that

came from many places in Indonesia.

The believers were free to choose where they want to sit. But

the committee didn’t provide any chairs or sitting layers for

them. So, they had to bring it by themselves. Most of believers

came to join the ritual by group.

Most of the guests were sitting on the ground.

But for Pedanda, they sat on the stage.

Different with the believers there was a marquee special for the

VIP guests, such as Ministry of Religion, Governor of Central

Java, Head Police Officer from Central Java Division, etc.

When the praying would be started, the area

of the ceremony was secured by security

sections (Pecalang). Because the Hindu

believers had to concentrate during the

ritual. The visitors were forbidden to enter

the area.

All of the believers would be sit on the ground.

It also applied to the VIP guests.

But for the security sections (Pecalang), they

didn’t take a part when all hindu believers

prayed to Sang Hyang Widhi because they had

to be responsible of the conditions.

In the picture he is a MC that give instructions

out of the ritual.

While the believers

were praying, the

participants were

given instructions

from the MC. The

MC is a wasi.

People who were in Cuntaka, they were forbidden to take

part in the ritual when Hindu Believers held praying which

is known as pancasembah. In this case, cuntaka is women

who in period, people who had warred, and people whose

their relatives recently pass away.

This is because they can’t concentrate while they pray to the

God. But they are still allowed if they want to take part for

the ceremonial procession.

The other participants which came

from Keraton Solo and Surakarta.

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