Balinese people hold the Melasti ceremony in Denpasar on March 4, 2008. Melasti is a purification festival which is held a day before Nyepi. On Melasti day, villagers dress in their finest and make their way to the sea. During The Nyepi Day, Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or part take in any indulgence.
A Balinese woman gets into a trance during the Melasti ceremony in Kuta, Bali, March 4, 2008. The Melasti ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held ahead of Nyepi Day (Day of Silence), which falls on Thursday.
Worshippers carry religious items as they walk on a beach during the Melasti ceremony in Kuta, Bali, March 4, 2008. The Melasti ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held ahead of Nyepi Day (Day of Silence), which falls on Thursday.
A foreign tourist looks at Balinese people holding a traditional ceremony in Denpasar on March 4, 2008. The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in January rose 13.2 percent to 437,617 from a year earlier, a report by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
Foreign tourists pass by as Balinese (back) hold a traditional ceremony in Denpasar on March 4, 2008. The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in January rose 13.2 percent to 437,617 from a year earlier, a report by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
Balinese people hold the Melasti ceremony in Denpasar on March 4, 2008. Melasti is a purification festival which is held a day before Nyepi. On Melasti day, villagers dress in their finest and make their way to the sea. During The Nyepi Day, Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or part take in any indulgences.
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