Two colorful and ornately decorated Barong costumes of Balinese mythology, folklore and legend with piles of offerings at their feet at Bali ceremony


Two colorful and ornately decorated Barong costumes of Balinese mythology, folklore and legend with piles of offerings at their feet at Bali ceremony. Side by side with heaps of Canang Sari religious offerings placed at the base of these beautiful artistic creations, unique to the Balinese Religious culture. This is a common scene at temples throughout the island where Balinese Hindus worship these supernatural creatures which feature heavily in Balinese folklore and are revered as a force of good unlike the demon queen of witches Rangda!


Size: 3551px × 5326px
Location: Kesiman, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Antony Ratcliffe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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