Editorial photo #12035064 Social Issue

Balinese Perform Melukat Ritual To Celebrate Banyu Pinaruh

A place offers pejati or offerings in the Pesiraman area of Pura Dalem Pingit at Pesiraman Waterfall in Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on February 9, 2025. Banyu Pinaruh is a self-cleansing ritual performed by Balinese Hindus after celebrating Saraswati Day, a day to worship a goddess of knowledge. Devotees bathe in holy water from a spring, waterfall, or other source believed to have the cleansing power to purify. The ritual is a symbolic and literal cleansing of the body and soul, aimed at preventing misfortune, disease, or harm caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12035064
Date taken: 9 February 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto
Category: Social Issue

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Pejati offerings Pesiraman Pura Dalem Pingit Pesiraman Waterfall Gianyar Regency Bali Indonesia Banyu Pinaruh self-cleansing ritual Balinese Hindus Saraswati Day goddess of knowledge devotees holy water spring waterfall cleansing power purify ritual symbolic cleansing literal cleansing body soul misfortune disease harm daily activities sins Garry Lotulung NurPhoto February 2025.