Galungan: Balinese Victory of Dharma
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Galungan is the most important Balinese Hindu festival — occurring every 210 days in the Pawukon calendar cycle — celebrating the victory of dharma (righteousness) over adharma (evil). The ten-day festival period culminates in Kuningan (the day the ancestral spirits return to heaven). The food of Galungan is inseparable from the decorative and ritual elements: the bamboo poles decorated with offerings (penjor) lining every street also require specific food offerings in their base shrines, and every household prepares elaborate banten (offerings) and feast foods for family and invited guests.
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Description
Makanan Galungan — Food for the Balinese Festival of Righteousness
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