Canang Sari is one of Daily Balinese Hindus people offerings made to thank the Gods in praise and pray. You will see these offerings in the temples, on small shrines in houses, and on the ground or as a part of a large offering.

The phrase canang sari is derived from the words "sari" its mean essence and "canang" is a small square made from coconut leaf decorated with a combination of colourful flowers.

Canang sari normally filled with colorful flowers. The colors of the flowers are white, red, yellow, blue or green. Those colors are not randomly chosen; they have different meaning and are placed in specific directions.

• White-colored flowers that point to the east as a symbol of Iswara. Iswara is regarded as one of the primary forms of God. He is also known as Shiva or Mahadeva.
  Red-colored flowers that point to the south as a symbol of Brahma. Brahma is often referred to as the progenitor or great grandsire of all human beings. Brahm? is traditionally depicted with four heads, four faces, and four arms. Unlike most otherHindu gods, Brahm? holds no weapons. He holds a scepter, a book, a string of prayer beads and the Vedas.
• Yellow-colored flowers that point to the west as a symbol of Mahadeva. Mahadeva means “Great god”. The main iconographical attributes of Mahadeva or Shiva are the third eye on his forehead, the snake Vasuki around his neck, the crescent moon adorning, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the Trishula as his weapon and the Damaru as his instrument.
• Blue or green colored flowers that point to the north as a symbol of Vishnu. Visnu is conceived as “the Preserver” within the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the divinity. He is depicted as a blue being, holding a Padma (lotus flower) in the lower left hand, the Kaumodaki gada (mace) in the lower right hand, the Panchajanya shankha (conch) in the upper left hand and the discus weapon Sudarshana Chakra in the upper right hand.

A Canang Sari is completed by placing on top of the canang an amount of money (Kepeng), which is sais to makr up the essebce (Sari) of the offerring. Canang Sari is made from young yellow palm leafs, flowers, and foodstuff and art from assosiated with every ritual in Bali. Balinese believe inthe forces of the invisible worlds dictates that offerings be createdwith a spirit of thankfulness and loving attention to details.

Balinese always offering Canang Sari every day, except there are some one death arounf village. canang offered to say thankfullness to the God (Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa), for what was we get in our life. Canang sari is simplest daiky household offering. Canang sari usualy offer in Temple, Family temple, cross road, house, sacred statue, shops or other place that belief saced. Thats all to make the world balance.

If you see canang sari on the ground when you are walking around street, do not step over or step on it because it is considered as not respecting the culture and the religion. Especially the ones with incense that is still burning.