Cremation Ceremony in Bali

Balinese traditional cremation ceremony is also known as Ngaben. The ceremony usually between June and September according to the best day for the ceremony in Balinese Calendar in Balinese Hindhu believer. Occasionally ngaben also can be found any month - it is also seeking good day on that month to held those ceremony.

A cremation ceremony is just part of the process to separate the soul from the body to reunite it with God Almighty. The progression of ceremonies and rituals leading up to a cremation involves a lot of preparation. The deceased’s extended family and members of the local community donate their time to make offerings and concentrate of the death rites.

According to the Balinese, the human body is made up from the elements of earth, fire, water, air and space. A series of meticulous rites must take place to return these five elements to the macrocosm and a cremation ceremony is the climax, but certainly not the conclusion of Hindu death rites in Bali.