Odalan Om Suastiastu, Saturday, April 17th 2010, was the Odalan at the temple of Banjar Kalah Peliatan. The Odalan was held in two days, 17 and 18 April. On the first day, as part of the ceremony process was performed the ritual dances (Wali and Bebali dances), the Topeng (masks dance), the Rejang Dewa by 20 young girls, and the Baris Jago by 24 young men from the community, accompanied with the Gamelan Group of the Banjar Kalah, Gurnita Sari. Besides those ritual dances, after the ceremony process also performed the Balih-Balihan dances, as dance entertainment for the audiences of all people in the temple. All musicians, dancers, were really enthusiasm to join these performances, on the aim of “ngayah”- unpaid and non-commercial, fully dedicated to the society and to God. We were also involved. In this evening joined as the member of ladies gamelan group of the community, performed the Puspanjali dance, Nelayan dance, Cendrawasih dance, and the Cilinaya dance, then concluded with the staging of Barong and Sunda-Upasunda by the male gamelan group of the Banjar. The performance was running smoothly, audiences was looking very entertained and give a good appreciation. Manis Odalan The next day, the Manis Read More