Jakarta \u2014 The Hindu community in Jakarta has proposed to the DKI\nProvincial Government that it expand dock facilities and repair\ncremation equipment to support the performance of religious ceremonies\nin the capital.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not making demands, but you are our spiritual teacher, the\ngovernment teacher, and we as the community living in Jakarta, whenever\nwe perform ceremonies like this, Melasti and Ngaben ceremonies, we face\ndifficulties with transportation to the sea,\u201d said Made Sudarta, Chair\nof Suka Duka Hindu Dharma, during the Melasti Ceremony at Pure Segera\ntemple in North Jakarta on Sunday.<\/p>\n
He explained that the Hindu community in Jakarta has long experienced\ndifficulties accessing the sea when performing Melasti and Ngaben\nceremonies due to limited dock facilities. According to him, this\ncondition has persisted for years, forcing the Hindu community to wait\nfor tidal conditions before being able to sail.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause this has been going on for years. So when we go to sea, we\nhave to wait for the tide master, so the water is not low, so the water\nis not high, so the boats that we sail out to the middle of the sea are\nsafe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In addition to the dock facilities, Hindu community representatives\nalso raised the issue of the cremation machine at the Ngaben ceremony\nsite, which is no longer functioning. \u201cNext to us, in front of us, is\nthe building where Ngaben ceremonies take place. Seven years ago, we\nwere helped by Governor Pak Anies with a cremation machine. Now it no\nlonger works,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He added that the Hindu community in Jakarta now has to conduct\ncremation processes elsewhere because the machine can no longer be used.\n\u201cWhether the machine should be returned because it is a donation, or for\nwhatever reason, it no longer works. So now we cremate next door, in\nJaya Besar. We are fixing this with our own funds, with the Hindu\ncommunity here in Greater Jakarta,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Responding to this, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said he would ask\nrelevant agencies to review the condition of the cremation machine asset\nthat was previously provided through donation. \u201cFor the one in front\nthat no longer works for the crematorium, since this was a donation, I\nwill ask the Head of the Asset Agency to examine it first,\u201d Pramono\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Pramono also stated that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is\ncommitted to maintaining safe and harmonious religious life in the\ncapital. \u201cBecause I always say that as governor, I am the governor for\nall religions, all groups, all communities, and I am consistently\nimplementing this,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hindu-community-in-jakarta-proposes-facility-improvements-to-provincial-government-1773561145", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }