I filmed this Hindu funeral ritual, known to the Balinese as Ngaben, in a rural village called Kelabang Moding slightly north of Ubud. The ritual is performed so that the soul can reach the upper realm to be reborn, or become liberated from the cycle of rebirths. The gamalan music is called beleganjur, a battle song to symbolize the souls fight against evil to enter the upper realm.
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