description Wayang Sudamala Overview
Wayang Sudamala is a Balinese ritual performance based on the Sudamala purification story from Hindu tradition. It is associated with ruwatan, a ceremony intended to remove spiritual pollution, misfortune, or harmful influence from a person or community. The performance may use shadow-puppet theatre and sacred narration, linking dramatic storytelling with religious healing and exorcistic practice.
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What story does Wayang Sudamala perform?
Wayang Sudamala is based on the Sudamala purification story from Hindu tradition. Its central purpose is linked to cleansing spiritual pollution and harmful influence.
What is ruwatan in Wayang Sudamala?
Ruwatan is a ritual intended to remove spiritual pollution, misfortune, or harmful influence. Wayang Sudamala may be performed as part of this purification ceremony.
Where is Wayang Sudamala performed?
Wayang Sudamala is a Balinese ritual performance. It uses forms of wayang, or shadow and puppet theatre, within a ceremonial setting.
Is Wayang Sudamala entertainment or a religious ritual?
It is primarily a ritual performance connected with purification. The dramatic story supports the religious purpose of ruwatan for a person or community.
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