Where did this ceremony take place:
In English
[EN] There are two Bunutin Villages in Bangli Regency. One is in Bangli Subdistrict, and another one is hiding on a hill slope in Kintamani. In Bunutin Village of Kintamani, there is a special day when the rare, exotic and sacred Mongah Dance is performed.
Difficult it is not if you want to visit Bunutin village. The smoothest access is via Manikliyu main road, about 2 kilometers to the north of Pura Hulun Danu Batur temple, Kintamani. From the temple to the north, you will pass Singamandawa traditional market. One kilometer north of the market, there is a left. This road is named Jalan Raya Manikliyu, the only main road that connects Manikliyu village and the district’s capital. After you reach the center of the village, you should go south for two kilometers. There you will see the only three-junction with a sign “BUNUTIN” to the right.
Mongah Dance is performed every two years around September-October. This dance is classified as ancient ritual dance. The dancers are dressed in special costumes made of fern leaves. There are some similarities between Mongah and Barong Brutuk of Terunyan (see entry “Sasolahan Barong Brutuk” in this Library), especially seen from the costumes of the dancers which are made of leaves. Mongah dancers are 11 adolescents. Mongah is performed to expell plant diseases and pests, especially rats.
There are a long string of events and rituals preceeding Mongah dance, centered at Pura Penataran Desa Bunutin. The most interesting one is that when the villagers surround the temple with fence, and then they stick rice on it. The elderly members of the village say that it aims as a decoy to trick the pests from attacking the crops.
If you want to see this dance being performed as well as to enjoy its natural hill scenery, you can contact the village authority and ask the exact date when Mongah is performed. This 2019, the dance is performed. You will see it again in 2021.
In Balinese
BA Desa Bunutin ring Bangli wenten kalih. Asiki magenah ring Kecamatan Bangli, malih asiki mengkeb ring ceruk bukit Kintamanine. Ring desa Bunutin Kintamani puniki wenten rerahinan pininget asiki rikala sesolahan Mongah sane kapah, ramya tur pingit kasolahang.
Ten meweh yaning sameton jagi lunga malancaran ring Desa Bunutin. Margi pinih elah inggih punika ngentasih Jalan Raya Manikliyu, sawetara duang kilometer ngalerang saking Pura Hulun Danu Batur, Kintamani. Saking Pura Hulun Danu Batur ngalerang, sameton pacang ngimpasin Pasar Singamandawa. Wantah akilometer dajan pasar, wenten margi ngiwa. Margi niki pesengane Jalan Raya Manikliyu, margi pinih siki sane nyambung wewengkon Desa Manikliyu lan prakota kecamatan. Kalih kilometer ngelodang saking catuspata Manikliyu, wenten pateluan asiki manten nengen, matulis BUNUTIN. Tumut manten margi punika.
Sasolahan Mongah kasolahang nyabran kalih warsa sawetara wulan September-Oktober. Sasolahan puniki wantah sasolahan purwa sane panganggen praginane malakar aji don paku. Wenten akudang pakem sane pateh sareng Barong Brutuk saking Terunyan cingak entri Sasolahan Barong Brutuk ring Library niki , utamannyane kacingak saking lakar penganggene sane malakar aji ron-ronan. Sane nyolahang Mongah inggih punika solas teruna. Mongah kasolahang anggen nangluk merana ring sahananing tetanduran, utamannyane bikul.
Wenten akeh dudonan upacara sadurung Mongah kasolahang ring Pura Penataran Desa Bunutin. Sane pinih ngalangonin inggih punika krama desane magehang purane antuk paguan sane malakar aji nasi. Manut panglingsir desa, niki matatujon ngibulin meranane sane pacang ngusak tetanduran.
Yaning sameton pacang rauh ring Bunutin tur nyaksiang sasolahan puniki, becik yaning sameton mataken ring prajuru desane indik malih pidan cutetne Mongah jagi masolah. Warsa 2019 niki, sasolahan Mongah pacang kalaksanayang. Sameton wawu prasida miarsa malih ring warsa 2021.
In Indonesian
[ID] Ada dua desa Bunutin di Kabupaten Bangli. Satu ada di Kecamatan Bangli, dan satu lagi tersembunyi di ceruk-ceruk perbukitan Kintamani. Di desa Bunutin Kintamani ini, ada sebuah hari khusus di mana tarian Mongah yang langka, eksotis dan sakral dipentaskan.
Tidak sulit jika Anda ingin pergi ke Desa Bunutin. Akses paling lancar adalah via Jalan Raya Manikliyu, sekitar 2 kilometer ke arah utara Pura Hulun Danu Batur, Kintamani. Dari Pura Hulun Danu Batur ke arah utara, Anda akan melewati pasar tradisional Singamandawa. Sekitar satu kilometer setelah pasar itu, ada jalan ke kiri. Jalan ini bernama Jalan Raya Manikliyu, yang adalah satu-satunya jalan utama yang menghubungkan Desa Manikliyu dan ibu kota kecamatan. Dua kilometer di selatan desa, Anda akan bertemu satu-satunya pertigaan ke arah kanan dengan label DESA BUNUTIN.
Tarian Mongah dipentaskan setiap dua tahun sekali di sekitar bulan September-Oktober. Tarian ini tergolong tarian kuno yang pakaian penarinya terbuat dari pakis. Ada beberapa kesamaan antara Tarian Mongah dan Barong Brutuk dari Desa Terunyan (lihat entri “Sasolahan Barong Brutuk” di Library ini), terutama dari bahan-bahan kostum penarinya yang terbuat dari dedaunan. Para penari Mongah adalah 11 orang pemuda. Mongah ditarikan untuk mengusir hama dan penyakit pada tanaman, terutama tikus.
Ada banyak rentetan acara sebelum Tarian Mongah dipentaskan di Pura Penataran Desa Bunutin. Yang paling menarik adalah masyarakat desa memagari pura dengan pagar yang ditempeli dengan nasi. Menurut penuturan tetua desa, ini bertujuan untuk mengelabui hama penyakit yang ingin merusak tanaman.
Jika Anda ingin datang untuk menyaksikan tarian ini sekaligus menikmati pemandangan ceruk bukit yang asri, Anda bisa menghubungi pemuka desa dan menanyakan kapan tarian Mongah ini dipentaskan kembali. Tahun 2019 ini, tarian Mongah dipentaskan. Anda baru akan bisa melihatnya lagi di tahun 2021.
Gede Partha Wijaya
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