Today is the day of Lord Vishwakarma, the god of the machines. As a mark of reverence, he is still worshiped by the engineering community, industrial houses, artists, craftsmen, and weavers. He is regarded as the supreme worker, the very essence of excellence and quality in craftsmanship (source).
So today in the sewing workshop of our landlady all the sewing machines were being adorned with offerings and special offerings were made to the God of the machines. Our car was also blessed with such offerings and so, we jumped in and rode like nothings could mess with our mighty blessed super car. Notwithstanding all the blessings, holy water and offerings Pak Edu's door at a certain point didn't open, he locked and unlocked it, pushing and pulling that little black thingy until it was pulled all the way out. Well, Ketut, the driver/gardener says that it isn't a very nice car, it has banyak banyak tahun. It seems that the power of Gods does little compared to the power of aging, the Lord of Time.
Still we should not underestimate all the powers at play, we had a safe trip from and back home. Selemat jalan everyone!
I'll post the photos in a while ;)
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