The cultural celebration brings the island alive ahead of the Nyepi holy day celebration.
Balinese young men carry an ogoh-ogoh, a giant menacing-looking sculpture, during the Ngrupuk parade on the eve of Nyepi, the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence that marks the arrival of the new Saka lunar year, on March 20, 2023, in Tegalalang Village, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia.The deeply spiritual occasion takes place on the eve of Nyepi Day, a day of silence and self-reflection in Balinese Hinduism.
At the heart of the occasion is a fiery procession, which takes place at night and is led by towering effigies, the ogoh-ogoh, which are believed to represent evil spirits that need to be cleansed from the community. The handcrafted sculptures are constructed from bamboo, cloth, and paper and are finished with terrifying detail. The spectacle is of great importance to the Balinese people and brings the community together to prepare for a new year.
The night sky is illuminated by fireworks as the community lines the streets to dance to traditional gamelan music, a style of Indonesian percussion. The ogoh-ogoh are twirled and paraded through the island before arriving at a designated location where the sculptures are burned in a ritual known as the pengurupukan ceremony.A Balinese woman puts an incense stick on an ogoh-ogoh during preparations before the parade. A Balinese priest prays to the ogoh-ogoh during preparations for the parade.
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