History Of The Sidakarya Mask

    The story purportedly took place in the reign of Dalem Waturenggong in Gelgel, when he is hold big ceremony in Besakih Temple. Many pandita who was invited for lead in this ceremony. came the pandita (Brahmana) of the sakti from keling, who was not invited in a ceremony that, but wanted to involved lead the ceremony.

   His intention is because it is based on the relationship of kinship between keling in Java and gelgel in Bali therefore he came. Unfortunately, because of the trip a far away and for days, pandita keling until at Gelgel in condition the shabby , his clothes in tatters, resemble a beggar.In is such clothes, no one people  staff empire believes these uninvited guests a pastor. then, Pandita keling evicted out by forcibly, having previously had insulted.

  Pandita keling went with a grudge. In the place deserted, he did resistance with pronounce spell that contains an yadnya oath that in give to Dalem Waturenggong. the oath it contained that the ceremony performed by dalem waturenggong doesn't run smoothly even cause disasters. All Banten become rotten and rats damaging Banten a foul it. Rats are more many to ruin the crop farmers. The people become restless.

  King Dalem Waturenggong knowing that who make the ceremony was not successful is pandita keling. He sent the Arya Tangkas to pick up pandite keling into the place deserted it and pandita keling most welcome to lead the ceremony until complete and final the ceremony it went with smoothly.This procession for the community most of the then called pamuput Sidakarya.

From the legend that the Hindu community in Bali then making Sidakarya mask. his form face Ugly with his teeth forward as a symbol of pandita who look like a bum.  Therefore, Sidakarya Mask dancer  usually more close the faces (especially the mouth) with white cloth which he carried.However, the spell that is pronounced very have meaning because it is done with  ngider buwana  (to any direction). That is why not all dancers mask can dancing mask sidekarya.

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