An offering basket from Bali that I hung on the beam.
The Bali offering basket for Hindu beliefs... In the basket, usually you can find flowers, leafs (ketupat), rice and coins.
During your visit in Bali , you will undoubtedly step on a basket filled with rice and flowers or two. These are small offering baskets called ‘canang sari ' that Balinese offer to their Gods three times a day. What are these baskets for, and why do people place them on the sidewalks?
It is basically a ritual of giving back what has been given to you by the Gods. It is a sharing that is not based upon fear, but on gratitude to the richness of life. Offering appeases the spirits and brings prosperity and good health to the family. It is a duty and an honour at the same time, and in Balinese perspective a very natural and almost logical thing to maintain a good relationship between people and spirits.
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