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The preced<strong>in</strong>g paragraphs are only meant to suggest that <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bali</strong> various stages of human<br />
development are accompanied <strong>by</strong> priestly activities because they are said to be religious duties.<br />
Superfluous to say that at any of the occasions one set of offer<strong>in</strong>gs is dest<strong>in</strong>ed for the kanda<br />
mpat.<br />
As the cost of the prescribed offer<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> many a case proves to be prohibitive, frequently a stage<br />
of development is ignored. But then at a later occasions, for <strong>in</strong>stance at nelu bulan<strong>in</strong>, the parents<br />
make up for the arrears. Far from th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g: 'the child has passed safely <strong>in</strong>to next stages without<br />
trouble and expense and that is that', there appears to be a lively feel<strong>in</strong>g that debts to the gods<br />
should be paid. The costs of yadna, offer<strong>in</strong>gs, determ<strong>in</strong>e whether a ritual can be held or not.
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