Canang
is one the simplest form of offerings Hindu people presented to the
gods. Canang sari consist of beautifully shaped palm leaves which, then
respectively added porosan (made of betel leaves which mixed with areca
nut, gambier and lime stone then rolled in a tiny palm leaves), a slice
of banana and sugar cane and a small piece of kekiping ( a thin cakes
made of sticky rice). Afterward, colorful flowers will be added and
sam-sam or kembang rampe (finely shredded pandan leaves) will completed
the look.
Though
simple, each part of Canang bear spiritual significance. The
intricately shaped palm leaves symbolize sincerity, areca nut resemble
Lord Brahma, Gambier for Lord Vishnu and Lime stone for Lord Shiva. Each
color of the flowers also symbolize each gods. White for Isvara, Red
for Brahma, Yellow for Mahadeva, Blue for Vishnu and the green kembang
rampe symbolized Sang Hyang Panca Dewata.
You
can find canang everywhere in Bali. In temples shrine, on the streets,
on the gate, on cars and motorbike and even on working table. Balinese
believes that canang sari have a special purifying power that can evoke
spiritual vibration. Canang also an essential part of Balinese daily
life. Every afternoon, all Balinese will do their routine daily prayer.
Canang is one of the main prayer ensemble apart from dupa (incense),
bunga (flower), tirta (holy water) and bija (holy rice), in which I will
described later on my next post.
Canang
has also become a livelihood for some Balinese. In the old days, every
housewives or girls make canang for their own family. But now, many
people opted to buy canang since it is more practical and saves lots of
time. But many people still live the tradition by making their own
canang.
No
matter what, canang will always be the main prayers tool used by
Balinese. Its beautiful appearance and sweet scented fragrance will
always become and icon for Bali.
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