Cremation of Tjokorda ‘Sosrobahu’

Height of Bade Tower 24 meters, Paraded by 400 Residents

Cremation ceremony was the last tribute presented by the community of Ubud for the inventor of Sosrobahu technique, Dr. Tjokorda Raka Sukawati, on Anggara (Tuesday) Pahing, Sungsang (Dec 9). Even, the parade of the nine-tiered bade tower from Puri Kantor to Dalem Puri cemetery Ubud took place faster than usual.
The procession of taking out the corpse started around 12:30 a.m., preceded with a tribute memorial by military and police personnel. After that, the corpse was loaded to bade tower as high as 24 meters and then vivaciously paraded by 400 residents of Ubud.
“Previously, the parade of bade tower to cemetery could take 30 minutes, but just now it lasted very quickly, approximately 15 minutes. It happened because the spirit of the whole residents as their sincere tribute to the deceased who had built a good reputation of Ubud and this nation in the eyes of international community,” said Tjokorda Artha Ardana Sukawati at the Dalem Puri cemetery.
Dr. Tjokorda Raka Sukawati, better known as Tjokorda Sosrobahu, is the native to Bali who has a global reputation. The Sosrobahu technology he invented has been used in the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and even Singapore. One of the longest flyovers in Metro Manila, namely the Vilamore-Bicutan road section, also applied the invention of Tjokorda Sosrobahu. In the Philippines, the Sosrobahu technology is applied to the 298 overpass beams, while in Kuala Lumpur was applied to 135 beams.www.bali-travelnews.com