But for broken bones and sprained muscles, there is one specific traditional masseur who can handle the situation. He is Mangku Sudarsana in Karangasem.
Every patient of this humorous masseur usually brings a canang (offering) to be presented at the small pelinggih (temple) in his home. The offering symbolizes a prayer for a cure.
During the patient consultation with Sudarsana, he smiles and chats casually. Some jokes are thrown here and there to make the patient laugh and relax, while silently Sudarsana makes his move and massages the spot with the broken bone or sprained muscle. His massage is quick, usually less than 30 minutes, but nevertheless painful. Every day, around 50 patients come and go from Sudarsana’s place. His patients are from various backgrounds, from farmers to businessmen.
Sudarsana opens his home massage clinic from 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. almost every day, except during the Balinese holy days of Galungan, Kuningan, Saraswati and Nyepi. His home clinic is not far from Besakih Temple, right in front of Pura Dalem Prajapati. He has a modest home, located in between food stalls. A wooden sign declaring “Mangku Sudarsana Pijat Tradisional” (Mangku Sudarsana traditional massage) is the assurance that you have come to the right place.
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