Balinese beach ceremony where Indonesians carry offerings and gifts for the Gods to the sea during the Melasti ceremony

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Religious Hindu devotees carrying tall mythological effigies along Padang Galak beach for the Melasti ceremony a few days prior to Nyepi (Balinese New Year) on the Indonesian island of Bali.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Padang Galak, Bali, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Antony Ratcliffe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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