Editorial photo #13418035 Human Interest

Giant Effigy Festival In Jakarta

A participant carries a giant effigy, known as Ogoh-Ogoh, during an effigy festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 8, 2026. The effigy festival is held to commemorate Nyepi Day (Day of Silence) for Balinese Hindus in Indonesia, where they abstain from all activities for reflection, meditation, and self-purification. The giant effigy, in Hindu belief, symbolizes the evil that must be resisted and destroyed. (Photo by Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13418035
Date taken: 8 March 2026
Location: —
Photographer: Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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