Melasti Ceremony

Offerings are placed by the shoreline after prayers during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people pray during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people carry offerings during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people carry offerings during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people pray during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people pray during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people pray during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people stand together during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people carry offerings during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

A Balinese man places offerings in the sea during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people carry offerings during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

A Balinese woman places offerings in the sea during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people pray during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people carry offerings during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Balinese people carry offerings during the Melasti ceremony at Kuta beach on the island of Bali on March 18, 2015. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, a day of silence, when Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. The Indonesian holiday island of Bali shuts down for the day of silence to mark the Hindu new year. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka)
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