Sandhang-pangan for the goddess: offerings to Sang Hyan Bathari Durga and Nyai Lara Kidul. (Hindu-Javanese goddess) From: Asian Folklore Studies | Date: October 1, 1997| Author: Brakel, Clara | COPYRIGHT 1997 Asian Folklore Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This article examines the offerings that are regularly presented by the rulers of the court of Surakarta to the Hindu-Javanese goddess Durga and her counterpart, the Queen of the Southern Ocean. It is based on my observations of ritual actions, which are placed in the historical context of Javanese written sources. While the central issue is the remarkable continuity of these cults, the description of the offerings and the manner in which they are presented is intended to help determine the i...

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