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10 March 2024

Balinese Hindu devotees are sprinkling holy water on offerings as they participate in the Tawur Kesanga ritual at the Parahyangan Agung Pasundan temple in Bekasi district, West Java, on March 10, 2024. During the Tawur Kesanga ritual, Balinese Hindus are worshipping and parading Ogoh-ogoh, effigies that represent demons or bad traits, which will then be burned as a symbol of victory over evil. The Tawur Kesanga ritual is the final series of rituals ahead of Nyepi, or the Balinese Day of Silence, which this year will be celebrated on March 11.

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10 March 2024

Balinese Hindu devotees are sprinkling holy water on offerings as they participate in the Tawur Kesanga ritual at the Parahyangan Agung Pasundan temple in Bekasi district, West Java, on March 10, 2024. During the Tawur Kesanga ritual, Balinese Hindus are worshipping and parading Ogoh-ogoh, effigies that represent demons or bad traits, which will then be burned as a symbol of victory over evil. The Tawur Kesanga ritual is the final series of rituals ahead of Nyepi, or the Balinese Day of Silence, which this year will be celebrated on March 11.

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10 March 2024

Balinese Hindu devotees are sprinkling holy water on offerings as they participate in the Tawur Kesanga ritual at the Parahyangan Agung Pasundan temple in Bekasi district, West Java, on March 10, 2024. During the Tawur Kesanga ritual, Balinese Hindus are worshipping and parading Ogoh-ogoh, effigies that represent demons or bad traits, which will then be burned as a symbol of victory over evil. The Tawur Kesanga ritual is the final series of rituals ahead of Nyepi, or the Balinese Day of Silence, which this year will be celebrated on March 11.

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10 March 2024

Hindus are carrying flags and prayer equipment after being washed with holy water during the Melasti ritual in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on March 10, 2024. The Melasti ceremony, held the day before Nyepi Day of the 1945 Saka New Year, aims to raise awareness of the Gods as a manifestation of God Almighty, to wash away people's suffering, eliminate sins, and prevent damage to nature.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments to be purified with sea water during the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are collecting sea water in vessels that they consider sacred during the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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4 March 2024

Indonesian Balinese Hindus are carrying offerings and sacred ornaments as they participate in the Melasti ceremony on Tanjung Pakis beach, Karawang, West Java, on March 3, 2024. The Melasti ceremony is a ritual believed to purify the universe, which is held a few days before Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence.

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