The Farmers and The Goddess of the Lake


Each year on the full moon of the tenth month of Balinese of Caka calendar, when the Ngusaba Kedasa ceremony is held to honor the goddess of the lake. Long before the the date of the ceremony thousands of farmers from all over the island contribute their power and their harvest in the preparation of the ceremony as a sign of their gratitude to the goddess of the lake. On day of the ceremony hundreds of thousands farmers and pilgrims pay homage to the goddess. For the farmers this occasion is not just used to express their gratitude sometimes they request more water from the goddess.

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