Ngaben is the ceremony of cremation for Hinduism in Balinese. This ceremony has meaning to return a soul of forefather to original place. There are some steps that must be done by family and societies in this ceremony. Firstly, they make “Bade and Lembu” which is made of wood, cloth, colorful paper. Second, they bathe the corpse that is called “Nyiramin”. Third, the corpse is worn Balinese traditional custom and all of families give prayer in order that a soul gets a good place. Forth, the corpse is included into “Bade” and carried it at the grave with accompanied by “Kidung Suci” and gamelan especially “Angklung”. Fifth, at the grave the corpse moved into “Lembu” which is begun by other ceremonies and prayer from Ida Pedanda. The last, “Lembu” is burned until become the dust and it thrown away in the sea or in the river that considered holy. After this ceremony, the family can pray for the corpse in holy place and in the shrine.This believed by family that the soul can be released from worldly bound into the paradise.
(This is the picture of cremation ceremonies)
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