Light of Life; story of Tamil-Hindu Maha Puja Thaipusam


Article
Ibnu Avena Matondang


Title
Light of Life, the story of Maha-puja Tamil Hindu Thaipusam
Location
Binjai / North Sumatra / Indonesia
Time
Friday/21/January/2011
Length
1:34:13

Synopsis
Maha Puja Celebration of Thaipusam is one of celebration ritual performed by the ethnic Tamil-Hindu, this celebration is not only carried out ethnic Tamils in the country of origin but also carried out by Tamil-Hindu residing throughout the region, the ritual celebration this fall in January-February. Value maha puja celebration of Thaipusam is a process of undergoing / fulfill a promise to erase the sins that have been done so far as part of a ritual that is rooted in Tamil culture and Hindu traditions, the celebration of Thaipusam Maha Puja in Binjai framed in multicultural values that appear in the show. Like other ethnic presence in maha puja celebration of Thaipusam, this has become a habit Binjai-Hindu ethnic Tamil who has long lived side by side with other ethnic in Binjai. Multicultural symbolism can be seen as a process of construction of multicultural values in public life. Interaction visuals into force in this video are the values of the ritual celebration of the maha puja Thaipusam and the values of multiculturalism, interaction this visual summarized in terms of Tamil-Hindu 'Satyam, Siwam, Sundaram', which can be interpreted as Satyam means truth, Siwam means cleanliness , purity, glory and Sundaram means beauty, harmony.

Ethno-script

Program
Form
Preparation ritual
Pray, preparing ritual equipment
Start a ritual event
Rang the bell, Bhajan, Blessing, Giving material to pay a vow / pledge
Multicultural
The presence of artistic expression Lion Dance - the ethnic Chinese and Reog Ponorogo - ethnic Java as part of a ritual celebration of Thaipusam maha puja
Core Events
Paraded out of the temple deity statues, golden exit of the train from Temple and started down the streets of Binjai, Payment vow / promise by those who have been promised, breaking coconuts as a symbol of vows that have traveled
End
The end of the procession with the golden carriage back to the temple, put back the statue of the god into the temple, pray for the safety and welfare

End of Video 'Speech of Tawellen1'
Om Swastyastu
multicultural form Binjai City
Thaipusam celebration is rooted in the Tamil-Hindu culture that is celebrated is a process of Hindu religious culture and adapted in the present life, the life of society, especially the Binjai city in North Sumatra, with this celebration should be seen as a form of diversity that closely with multicultural. In addition, a form of celebration of Thaipusam in context multicultural reflected in tangible form of participation of other ethnic groups in this celebration, such as the presence of Reog Ponorogo as expressions of Javanese culture in addition, in daily life seem much inter-ethnic cooperation and in the lives of Tamil-Hindu community Binjai City itself, this is already very long last, our own cultural-historical relationships strong with other ethnic groups living in the city of Binjai. Speaking of culture can not be separated from human efforts to reconstruct the life of a peaceful and soothing as well as mutual respect, love each other. The reconstruction process can be seen in the celebration of Thaipusam. Thaipusam celebration as a celebration of the Tamil-Hindu people can also mean as the celebration of life multicultural are life full of diversity, equality and mutual respect among fellow human beings, Thaipusam celebration one day become a symbol of multicultural life in the city of Binjai, diversity is a torch light in the lives of everyday people man, may the light illuminating the hearts, minds and deeds of us all.
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om

DVD-Cover
Thaipusam maha puja traditions rooted in Tamil culture go hand in hand with Hindu teachings. celebrations with a religious veil was able to wrap the values of multicultural environment shaped by social, musical, artistic expression even in the political dimension of Indonesia. Light of life is the terminology that is used to emphasize the three-word phrase, ie sudram, siwam, Satyam meaningful 'in' on the application of multicultural life.

1Temple leadership


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