ANIMISM AND ANCESTOR WORSHIP are a strong
undercurrent in Balinese life, even in local Hindu observance. The Balinese
term sekala niskala (“visible-invisible”) sums up the idea that the physical
world is penetrated by a spirit world. The spirits, loosely described as “gods”
and “demons”, are honoured almost everywhere with offerings made of flowers and
other materials. The invisible world is represented in many vivid symbols.
Ancestors are deified in complex rituals and venerated at
domestic and clan
temples.
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