THE PROCESS OF JAMASAN GAMELAN SEKATEN CEREMONY RITUAL AT KERATON SURAKARTA

Abstract

The performance of the Sekaten Keraton Surakarta gamelan is closely related to the Jamasan Gamelan Sekaten ritual which is held before the show begins. This study aims to describe the process of the Jamasan gamelan ritual ceremony in the Keraton Surakarta. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Collecting data in this study using observation, interviews and documentation. The result of this research is the process of the Jamasan Gamelan Sekaten ritual ceremony held three days before the Gamelan Sekaten performance which took place in the pagongan of the Ageng Mosque, Surakarta. Before the start of the ceremony, the offerings are made at ndalem Gondorasan, then the offerings are delivered to the place where the ceremony takes place. The place where the jamasan ritual is held is in a room called Langen Katong ward. In practice, only a few people are allowed to follow the ritual, including the court servants in the female palace who help to prepare offerings and lead prayers in a Javanese way. Abdi dalem pengrawit helps to clean the gamelan, the abdi dalem ngulomo who leads the prayer in Islam, and the abdi dalem anggong who prepares the equipment for cleaning the gamelan. The ritual ceremony begins with the offerings prepared for the ceremony placed close to the Sekaten gamelan. After that, the recitation of the prayer is carried out in the Javanese way and Islam. The prayer reading is finished, then the gamelan is cleaned with flower water that has been previously prepared. After the ritual ceremony of the Jamasan Gamelan Sekaten, the food from the offerings is eaten together by the courtiers who follow the ritual.