Roaming wrote
I hoping someone has some Bali cultural knowledge and can advise me about this. I've seen some houses for sale and rent which have a family temple. Am wondering how that would impact me living in the house since I am not family. Should I expect that a family member would want to come often to place offerings? That family members would want to come to pray? Is it ok that non-family-members stay in such a house? Would I be in some form of spiritual jeopardy? Sorry if I sound ignorant or in some way offensive (it is of course not my intention). Thanks for any insight.
If you are buying the house, you can remove the temples. You'll have to speak to the banjar and they will have some local mangku come over and do a small ceremony to remove the temple and all will be well. Personally, I wouldn't do that if I was just renting the house short term though. It can be done though.
If you don't remove it, then expect family to come by occasionally and pray at that temple for the larger ceremonies.
