Balinese Perform Melukat Ritual To Celebrate Banyu Pinaruh

Balinese Perform Melukat Ritual To Celebrate Banyu Pinaruh

An offering is pictured as Balinese Hindus (background) perform ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh in Bebalang Village, Bangli Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on May 21, 2023. Banyu Pinaruh is a ritual for self-cleansing performed by Balinese Hindus after celebrate Saraswati Day, a day to worship a Goddess of Knowledge. Devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or any other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification. The ritual is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune, sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto)

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  • ILEA001326276
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  • 2023/5/21 00:00:00
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