PPSU Workers Clean Vihara Viriya Bala in East Jakarta Ahead of Lunar New Year
Jakarta — Ahead of the 2026 Lunar New Year celebrations, Public Facilities and Infrastructure (PPSU) workers and the management of Vihara Viriya Bala in East Jakarta have been actively making preparations through communal clean-up efforts.
In Pekayon sub-district, Pasar Rebo, 15 PPSU workers were deployed to clean the grounds of Vihara Viriya Bala on Jalan Lewa II, RT 01/RW 10.
"We are holding a communal clean-up to help our fellow citizens who will be celebrating the Lunar New Year today. We have deployed 15 PPSU workers to clean the Vihara Viriya Bala area," said Pekayon sub-district head Akhmad Bakri in Jakarta on Monday (16/2).
The activities included sweeping, clearing weeds from the parking area, and removing rubbish from drainage channels and building gutters. Akhmad, who was personally on site along with Pekayon Sub-district Secretary Karwadi, described the effort as a demonstration of inter-religious tolerance.
The chairman of the Vihara Viriya Bala council, Sunardi Lukman, expressed his appreciation for the initiative. "I am moved and deeply grateful to the sub-district head for coordinating this communal clean-up. I hope this can become an ongoing activity in the future," he said.
Sunardi also explained that the cleaning of statues (rupang) inside the temple is an annual tradition carried out internally by the temple's management.
Elsewhere, similar preparations were under way at Vihara Silaparamita in Cipinang, East Jakarta. The chairman of Vihara Silaparamita, Ferry Oranto, said the communal clean-up had begun on 7 February. "We held a communal clean-up together, cleaning the altar, statues, and the entire temple grounds," Ferry said on Sunday (15/2).
Vihara Silaparamita Cipinang also held a Tepekong Naik ceremony on the 24th day of the 12th month of the Lunar calendar as a day of household cleansing.
The main Lunar New Year's Eve worship service at Vihara Silaparamita was scheduled for Monday (16/2) from 7.00 pm Western Indonesian Time. The programme included prayers, religious sermons, and the distribution of gifts and hampers.
Ferry said the Lunar New Year's Eve service is an annual tradition for expressing gratitude and offering prayers to welcome the new year.
In Pekayon sub-district, Pasar Rebo, 15 PPSU workers were deployed to clean the grounds of Vihara Viriya Bala on Jalan Lewa II, RT 01/RW 10.
"We are holding a communal clean-up to help our fellow citizens who will be celebrating the Lunar New Year today. We have deployed 15 PPSU workers to clean the Vihara Viriya Bala area," said Pekayon sub-district head Akhmad Bakri in Jakarta on Monday (16/2).
The activities included sweeping, clearing weeds from the parking area, and removing rubbish from drainage channels and building gutters. Akhmad, who was personally on site along with Pekayon Sub-district Secretary Karwadi, described the effort as a demonstration of inter-religious tolerance.
The chairman of the Vihara Viriya Bala council, Sunardi Lukman, expressed his appreciation for the initiative. "I am moved and deeply grateful to the sub-district head for coordinating this communal clean-up. I hope this can become an ongoing activity in the future," he said.
Sunardi also explained that the cleaning of statues (rupang) inside the temple is an annual tradition carried out internally by the temple's management.
Elsewhere, similar preparations were under way at Vihara Silaparamita in Cipinang, East Jakarta. The chairman of Vihara Silaparamita, Ferry Oranto, said the communal clean-up had begun on 7 February. "We held a communal clean-up together, cleaning the altar, statues, and the entire temple grounds," Ferry said on Sunday (15/2).
Vihara Silaparamita Cipinang also held a Tepekong Naik ceremony on the 24th day of the 12th month of the Lunar calendar as a day of household cleansing.
The main Lunar New Year's Eve worship service at Vihara Silaparamita was scheduled for Monday (16/2) from 7.00 pm Western Indonesian Time. The programme included prayers, religious sermons, and the distribution of gifts and hampers.
Ferry said the Lunar New Year's Eve service is an annual tradition for expressing gratitude and offering prayers to welcome the new year.