BALE BANJAR AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON THE EXISTENCE OF BALI SOCIOCULTURAL COMMUNITIES

Abstract

Each Pakraman village has several smaller territories which are then called banjar. In their daily lives the banjar becomes the fortress of Balinese society in maintaining their sociocultural identity. In addition, the Banjar is run on the basis of Hinduism which prioritizes the concept of pasuka-dukaan, paros, sagilik saguluk salampanaka sarpanaya. All the activities of the banjar house are centered in a place called the Bale Banjar. The main function of the bale banjar is as a place for the krama banjar to hold sangkep / paruman in addition to traditional and religious activities. However, lately several bale banjar in Bali, especially in urban areas and tourism, have experienced expansion of functions that have economic dimensions. The burdens of the burden of pushing the banjar staff to do business for the banjar so that the manners and banjar would survive in the midst of the dynamics of modern life which were full of competition with new values. The expansion of the Bale Banjar function has implications for: (1) the intensity of socio-religious activities; (2) manners of social interaction; (3) the survival of Balinese culture; and (4) strengthening economic capital of manners.