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Melasti in Bali

Prior to Nyepi (the Balinese Hindu seclusion day), hundreds of local Balinese people will parade along the road heading to the beaches nearby. They will carry some traditional ornaments and gather together along the beaches, by the edges of the river or lake. This ceremony is known as Melasti. Melasti or Melelasti literally means to drift […]