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LIVING LANDSCAPE IN DEMPING VILLAGE
Located between the valleys of Mount Lawu, the fresh environment that is still awake surrounded by a grove of trees is a village where the majority of the population is Hindu, one of them is the hamlet of Demping, Anggrasmanis, Jenawi District, and Karanganyar Regency. Adjacent to a series of temples that are unique, aesthetic, and also sites that according to historical records, which are relics of the Majapahit kingdom. The magical atmosphere is also very easy to feel when you smell the incense that blends with the flowers through several sacred sites in this village, which until now is used to carry out the spiritual journey for the local community, but not infrequently spiritual groups from various countries come to learn spiritually from the village.
“I felt a sacred moment during the ritual procession that showed the relationship between the community and its environment"
Spiritual rituals use many Hindu beliefs and also mix with three other elements: religion, culture and nature. The village religious leaders believe that these elements work together and cannot be eliminated from life. These elements also remind everyone that as humans to learn more about living in the universe and respecting life more.
Hindu religious leaders carry out the Melasti ceremony in the Lake Madirda Karanganyar
Religious leaders lead the Tawur ceremony which is held in Demping Hamlet, Anggrasmanis, Jenawi District, and Karanganyar Regency
Participants of the "Tirta Yatra" spiritual tour perform a purification procession at Sendang Dasamala, the procession as a symbol of human self-cleansing
Hindu religious leaders carry out the Melasti ceremony in the Lake Madirda Karanganyar