When a pelinggih is made, the pelinggih cannot be called a holy place unless it is celebrated with a special ritual called mendem pedagingan.
Yening palinggih sampun puput, palinggih punika nenten wenang kabawos palinggih utawi genah sane suci yening nenten kaupacarayang antuk upacara sane kabawos mendem pedagingan.