SUMMARY
Hinduism teaches many paths lead to God. Hindu people in Bali have a variety of religious rituals in an effort to get closer to the god and his manifestations. One of ritual is Upakara Nasi Gede Lanang Istri tradition which is implemented by the people of Desa Pakraman Kalisada, Seririt, Buleleng Regency. This ritual is a means of ceremony of Taur Agung by using rice that resembles human being as big as adult. This tradition is routinely carried out by the local community once a year which is closely related to Saka's New Year turn.The results that was obtained from this study about ritual of Upakara Nasi Gede Lanang Istri in Pakraman Village Kalisada is, it is a ritual on Tawur Kesanga (one day before Nyepi) by using unique Banten, that is the rice is shaped like a man and woman of the size of an adult which is usually called Nasi Gede Lanang Istri by the people of Kalisada Village and has the meaning as a human being willing to leave over and willing to sacrifice himself as an offering of reverence to God (Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa); besides it also has a function as a neutralizing negative nature that causes the incidence of various diseases that can disturb tranquility and village harmony.