THE ritual Guru Piduka Mebalik Sumpah was performed at the Kareh Temple, Desa Mas, Ubud, Bali, a week after seven pratima or sacred objects were stolen from the temple last April. Local residents joined the ritual and together took an oath disavowing any part in the theft of the sacred temple objects.

The theft of pratima was first discovered by Wayan Lantur, a temple sweeper, as he was cleaning the floor and saw the door to the closet where th