Kemeriahan Pawai Ogoh-ogoh Usai Berbuka Puasa di Batam

Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia atau PHDI Kota Batam menggelar pawai ogoh-ogoh di Pura Agung Amerta Bhuana, pada Jumat (28/3).

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00:00The Hindu Dharma Tour of Indonesia, Batam, held the Pawai Ogo-Ogo event on the occasion of the holy day of Nyepi, the new year of Saga, 1947.

00:14The event was held at Pura Agung Amir Tabuana on Friday.

00:19The process began with the ceremony of sacrifice, which is aimed at the surrounding environment,

00:26in order to neutralize negative things before celebrating Nyepi Day.

00:31The spokesperson of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Batam City, Madeh Karmawan, explained that

00:37Ogo-Ogo is a symbol of negative things that must be eliminated, namely by being burned after the Pawai.

00:46Ogo-Ogo is a symbol of negative things that must be eliminated, namely by being burned after the Pawai.

01:10On the other hand, the leader of the Hindu community in Riau Island, Purwadi, said that

01:15Hindus must also carry out the ritual of penyepian,

01:19or the main ceremony held by Hindus especially on the occasion of Nyepi Day.

01:24This is a series of Nyepi Day.

01:27One day before we carry out the ritual of penyepian,

01:31this must be done by Hindus wherever they are,

01:35so that the Hindus will get peace and prosperity.

01:41This ritual of penyepian is in accordance with Ramadan.

01:44Therefore, the government chooses to use the time after breaking the fast in the Ogo-Ogo ritual.

01:51This is done in order to continue to appreciate the people who perform the fasting ritual.

01:57From Batam to Riau Island, I am Angela Cantikyu, International News Agency, reporting.

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