Cycles of Balinese Sacred Days: Sarasvatī, Pagerwesi, and Tumpek Landep with Putu Yudiantara
📅 Date: Thursday, September 18th
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: Usada Bali, Jl. Sugriwa No.4, Ubud, Bali
In Bali, time is not a straight line but a living cycle, woven from ritual days that remind us of the sacred. Among the most cherished are Sarasvati Day, Pagerwesi, and Tumpek Landep—each carrying a cultural rhythm that shapes Balinese life.
On Sarasvati Day, the island honors the goddess of knowledge and art. Books, lontar manuscripts, gamelan, and dance are blessed, reminding us that wisdom is not abstract but must be embodied in learning, song, and creative expression.
A few days later comes Pagerwesi, the “iron fence” day, when people strengthen their spiritual armor. It is a time of remembering teachers and ancestors, grounding knowledge in resilience, and affirming that wisdom must be protected in order to live.
Finally, Tumpek Landep celebrates sharpness and clarity. Once, it was the kris and sacred weapons that were blessed. Today, cars, computers, and even smartphones receive offerings. Yet beyond the outer ritual, Tumpek Landep is also a reminder that our tools—like our minds—must be sharpened to cut through confusion.
Together these three sacred days form a cycle: inspiration, protection, and clarity. They show how Balinese culture does not separate the spiritual from the practical, but weaves wisdom into education, community, and even technology. To embody Sarasvati is not only to read books or chant mantras, but to let knowledge flow into art, protection, and the sharp clarity of living.
Join us in this cultural talk to explore how the Balinese calendar holds these days as living reminders of wisdom, and how Sarasvati continues to be embodied in the rhythms of ritual, creativity, and daily life.
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