Another one of the several sacred ceremonies held around the Kuningan holiday is Makotekan. It takes place only in Munggu Village, Mengwi and takes place from afternoon until night and is performed as a purification rite for the village that symbolizes the constant battle between good and evil. It begins with a procession of hundreds bearing sacred objects from the village temples to Pura Desa. After prayers the participants thrash each other in semi-trance and then begin stacking bamboo staffs in a mountainous pile that they try to push over onto the weaker side. This carries on repeatedly throughout the village as part of the Ngider Bhuana (encircling universe) journey.