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The confluence of two rivers, which is called Campuhan by Balinese, has been regarded as holy place for centuries. For Balinese, campuhan is a potent source of holy water for all kind of ceremonial purposes. Campuan is also used as a place for melukat (cleansing body and soul as well as recharging spiritual power).
Holy water, the most important part of a Balinese ceremony, no ceremony is considered to be complete without the presence of Holy water. Holy water can be obtained either from natural sources or from the peranda (high priest). The natural resources of holy waters range from klebutan (spring), tukad (river), campuan (meeting of two or more river), loloan (estuary), danu (lake), and segara (sea).
Klebutan, spring is the most popular holy water source for temple anniversary, and rites for God. Not all spring is fit as holy water source, spring that is used as a holy water source is usually located on the sacred spot or near a temple. A Beji temple or at least a shrine is built near the spring that is used as a holy water source. Balinese who want to get a holy water from this spring must present a set of offering to this temple or shrine and ask permission from the the God who resides in this temple or shrine.
Tampaksiring for Balinese not just offers a magnificent view of terraced rice fields or a splendid temple with excellent architecture but also provides a holy bath place that consists of 23 non forbidden showers (there are few showers that are forbidden for melukat or recharge and purify the spiritual enthusiasm). Each of these non forbidden showers are believed by Balinese to have power to cure various illness range from minor skin problem to deadly heart or liver problem, purify their body, mind and soul (sudhamala), increase intelligence, luck and magical power, negate the effect of curse, black magic, and unfulfilled vow or promise, annihilating plague (gering), and nightmare (ipian ala), clean the body of a deceased person (pabersihan), clear his path to the next world (pangentas) and the source of holy water for a specific ceremony.
Simple explanation of the ‘Melukat’ is a Hindu’s Balinese way to recharging and purification of spiritual enthusiasm.
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