One of Maya Ubud Resort & Spa leisure programs is Balinese Offering Creation Lesson. The Resort’s Florist share their experience on how Balinese make their daily offering to present to the temple. The class that is set in informal Balinese style way.
They gathered on traditional carpet called “tikar” made from dried plaited pandan leaf. Some fresh materials are needed on offering making such as young coconut leaves, variety of different colourful flowers including frangipani, cempaka, sandat, mitir, pacah and chopped scented pandan leaf.
The first lesson is making the structure of the base that is made from the banana leaf. The leaves cut in particular shape, chain one piece to another with semat ( bamboo tiny stick functioned as a staple) to make it perfect round form.
The next step is arranging the flowers, this step is much more easier than the banana structure, all you need is to place the flowers on top of the banana leaf base. The flowers will need to arrange so that it look colourful side by side. The chopped pandan leaf will be placed on top of the flowers.
The beautiful offering is now ready to present.
Seen on pictures are step by step and Dr Phillipa Leonard and Ms Deborah Cooke who were participating the offering making very recently with resort florist Kadek Agustini. They will bring the offering to the East Coast Tour the next day as one of the itineraries is visiting temple where the offering will be presented.
Kadek Agustini, Florist
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