President Yudhoyono attends mass cremation in Bali
Denpasar (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono attended a mass cremation procession of 139 remains of Balinese people, at Batur village, Kintamani, Bangli District, around 60 km east of here, on Wednesday.
The cremated remains included those belonging to Guru Nyoman Santi, the father of Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik.
Guru Nyoman Santi, who died at 94 years old, around 1.5 year ago, was one of the country`s freedom fighters.
The first mass cremation was held in Bali in 1963 at the initiative of Nyoman Santi and his colleagues. It is for the first time that a mass cremation Hindu ritual was attended by Indonesia`s head of state. (*)
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