Ngalawang Barong Kedingkling in Bangli regency still exists until today, in which art and Hindu are closely related. Hindu religion has permeated well and entrenched the people in Bali so that each cultural activity and religion are hardly distinguished or even separated, as can be seen in Ngalawang Barong Kedingkling in Bangli regency. Ngalawang Barong Kedingkling procession comes through the process of Matur Piuning (serving offerings, asking for permission from pemangku), Nedunang (removing from the storage by pemangku and the community, preparation including mundut (taking) Pratima Barong by the people to carry, ngalawang (Pratima Barong Kedingkling performed dance in front of houses while people served offerings along the way, and finally Mesineb by Pemangku to give offering and put the Pratima of Barong Kedingkling back in Gedongsimpen (storage).Ngelawang Barong Kedingkling embodies a number of Hindu aesthetical values, namely the Satyam (the truth), Barong Kedingkling as a statue symbolizing God in the concept of a personal God as the media for Hindus people to get closer to the Creator to seek for refuge and His blessings. Siwam (purity), Barong Kedingkling as Arca (statue) which is materialized through a procession of sanctification namely sacralization or purification process which is believed to be able to purify Bhuana Agung and Bhuana Alit through Ngalawang procession on Galungan. Sundaram (beauty/balance) promotes happiness and peace among the people, and also believed to serve as a purification procession for Bhuana Agung and Bhuana Alit, to maintain the balance between man and nature.
Existence, Ngalawang, Barong Kedingkling, Galungan, Hindu Aesthetics
