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THK Affiliation Program in Tanah Lot |
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 Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 8:00 am, all members of Tri Hita Karana affiliate conducted beach clean up in Tanah Lot. This activity was attended by officials like Mr. Vishnu Wardana, Mr. Yudha, Mr. Toya Adnyana DTW as the Operations Manager Tanah Lot, etc.. This event was attended by 500 participants which consist of Bali's tourism element such as hotels and villas as well as students from the Warmadewa University of Denpasar.
Before started the beach clean up, all participant do prayed in Tanah Lot temple. This activity was one of the corporate social responsibility from Tri Hita Karana affiliation on year 2012. The purpose is to increase the sense of belonging of the Tri Hita Karana affiliation members. Beside, Warmadewa University was presented their program in other to solved the hygiene problems in Tanah Lot especially coconut shells.
The beach clean up took place as long as Tanah Lot hall until the coast. Each hotels or villa which followed the activities have been prepared the equipment so that the beach clean up successful. This activities finish on 10 Am while the participants listened the presentation from Warmadewa University Denpasar.
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May Highlights in Tanah Lot |
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 May 1st, Anggara Kasih Prangbakat, Anggara Kliwon, also known as Anggara Kasih, is a reocccuring, auspicious cleansing day for the mind of the individual family members and for the physical world and all creatures that inhabit it. At Anggara Kliwon the Balinese Hindus meditate and pray to Dewa Ludra for support to cleanse one's mind and the physical world in which one is reincarnated. Afterwards a special ceremony called metirtha gocara is held which is performed with a canang offering and wangi-wangian, sweet smelling incense and flowers at the sangga of the family temple and the plankiran (wall temple) of the bedroom.
May 5th, Purnama Desta, Purnama, or full moon in Bali is always a special day for ceremonies and festivities. Hundreds of temples all over the island celebrate their anniversary on a specific full moon each year. Since full moon is also considered as an auspicious day, hundreds of ceremonies are held in all corner of the island on this sacred day.
May 6th, Waisak, Commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. This celebration is enlivened by religious and social activities in Buddhist temples around the country. In Indonesia, the largest Buddhist temples, Candi Mendut and Candi Borobudur, both located in the Magelang Regency of Central Java not far from Yogyakarta, are the focus of interest and attract those observing the holiday and tourists. Three major historical events are celebrated on Waisak. The first is the birth of Siddhartha Gautama. The second is the acceptance of the divine revelation under the Bodhi tree. And the third is the journey of Siddhartha Gautama to heaven.
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