Puppet Shadow (Wayang) Sapuleger

There is a myth in Balinese tradition in which those who were born during "Wuku Wayang", a seven day cycle, and pawukon of a 210 day cycle, from the Balinese calendar, must hold a shadow puppet performance at least once to avoid misfortune during their life. The myth goes that the God Siva had an son who was born on a Saturday under "Wuku Wayang". The son named Divine Kala asked his father what he could eat. The God Siva replied that he could eat those who were born on the same wuku day as him. In the heavens, no one was born on the same day as him until eventually his brother Rare Kumara was born on the same wuku as him. When Divine Kala wanted to eat Rare Kumara, the God Siva prevented him from doing so by pointing out that Rare Kumara was still just a babe. Divine Kala decided to wait but God Siva cursed Rare Kumara to remain child, thus being freed from the threat of being eaten by hos brother. Understanding the unfairness and not wanting to wait any longer, Divine Kala hunted his younger brother, who in turn made his escape by coming down to earth.

Whilst on the run, he arrived in a place where shadow puppets were being performed. He hid himself under a bamboo hole used by the Gamelan orchestra, so Divine Kala could not get to him. Following behind him, and by now very hungry, Divine Kala ate all the offerings from the shadow puppet show. The puppeteer in turn got incredibly angry with him and asked him to return all offerings. A compromise was reached, the puppeteer would forgive Divine Kala if in return he would stop chasing his younger brother and whoever was to be born on the same day of "Wuku Wayang".