Before we proceed to the fate of kulkul, in present days, it is better to shed some light on what the kulkul is. Kulkul is Balinese wooden slit gong. It is made of long, hollowed-out wooden block whose upper end are sometimes carved into anthropomorphic heads. A hard and long lasting wood, such as teak, is usually used as kulkul material. The size of the kulkul is determined by the size of the kulkul tower, bigger tower needs bigger kulkul.

For Balinese, the sound of Kulkul is as powerful as the voice of God, when the kulkul is sounded, all Balinese who hear the sound of it will stop their activities and listen carefully to the rhythm of the kulkul sound, and determine its source. Once they found the source of the kulkul and meaning of the rhythm, if they have any connection with the the institution who sound its kulkul, they will abandon their works and prepare to do what the message that kulkul sound conveys. Kulkul is a communication devices used by an institution or organization to summon or convey special message to its members.

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Makare-kare or war by using thorny pandanus leaves is not just belong to Tenganan Pagringsingan village; its sister village, Tenganan Dauh Tukad which located o the west side of crystal clear water on the south east side of Tenganan Pagringsingan also has its own version thorny pandanus war.

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“Maling - malingan”, special event (maling means thief), when two young men representing their respective group steal some meat available at the Bale Agung. When they two finally captured by the villagers after being chased a couple of time then dressed up with old banana, leaves clothes, flower, cow’s bell as necklace, etc and then carried along the village roads (as to show that not forgiveness for criminals). This funny and cheerful event finally ended up with Abwang Dance performed by the maidens at Petemu. Mekare - kare (duel between group of young men each armed with two pieces of thorny pandanous leaves and pleated rattan as the armor), held at the Bale Agung at 16.00 hrs.

Offerings are the most visible way of Balinese in expressing their devotion to God. They make various offering for various ceremony range from the simple daily offering to the gigantic Sarad that is used in a rare and grand ceremony. The offering is an obligatory part of ceremony that no ceremony is considered complete without the presence of adequate offerings.

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There is a holiday called Kajeng Kliwon in which Balinese serves Tipat or Belayag (rice-cake snack cooked in a small container of woven young coconut leaves) to The God. Besides in Kajeng Kliwon, Tipat is also used as an offering to the God in a day called Nyepi. A baby who enters temple for the first time is usually brought Tipat symbolizing that he or she asks permission from the deities who reside in the temple to enter the temple by presenting a Tipat.

There are many kinds of Tipat known in Bali. They can be differentiated in term of shape. A square-shape tipat is called Tipat Nasi, while the round one is called Tipat Taluh and for the pyramide-shape one, Balinese call it Tipat Sari, and many more shapes.

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