"purify sins"

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20 April 2025

On April 19, 2025, several families visit a pumping station located on a highway in the State of Mexico to get wet, swim, and participate in the Holy Week and Holy Saturday celebrations in Mexico. The tradition of getting wet dates back to the Middle Ages when the Catholic Church had several rules to be followed during Lent, including not bathing during Holy Week. Water, as an element of purification, was to be used only until Holy Saturday. At that time, people throw water on each other to purify their souls and wash away their sins. During Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday, everyone gathers to be baptized collectively.

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9 February 2025

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.

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9 February 2025

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.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh 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.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh 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.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh 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.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh 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.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh 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.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus pray before they perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh 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.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus pray before they perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh 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.

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9 February 2025

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.

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16 April 2024

A Hindu devotee is sitting beside a road, taking donations in Langalbandh, Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on April 16, 2024. Langalbandh, a renowned pilgrimage site for the Hindu community located on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, is witnessing hundreds of thousands of devotees thronging the riverbank from different parts of the country and abroad, believing that the dip will purify their sins.

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16 April 2024

A Hindu monk is applying tilak to a Hindu devotee in Langalbandh, Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on April 16, 2024. Langalbandh, a famous pilgrimage site for the Hindu community situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, is seeing hundreds of thousands of devotees flocking to the riverbank from various parts of the country and from abroad, believing that the dip will purify their sins.

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16 April 2024

A Hindu monk is applying tilak to a Hindu devotee in Langalbandh, Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on April 16, 2024. Langalbandh, a famous pilgrimage site for the Hindu community situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, is seeing hundreds of thousands of devotees flocking to the riverbank from various parts of the country and from abroad, believing that the dip will purify their sins.

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16 April 2024

A Hindu devotee is reacting to the camera as they perform a dance on a street in Langalbandh, Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on April 16, 2024. Langalbandh, a famous pilgrimage site for Hindu communities situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra river, is seeing hundreds of thousands of devotees flocking to the riverbank from various parts of the country and from abroad, believing that taking a dip will purify their sins.

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16 April 2024

A Hindu devotee is sitting beside a road, taking donations in Langalbandh, Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on April 16, 2024. Langalbandh, a renowned pilgrimage site for the Hindu community located on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, is witnessing hundreds of thousands of devotees thronging the riverbank from different parts of the country and abroad, believing that the dip will purify their sins.

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