SOUL CLEANSING, EN MASSE

TOURISTS mingle with local people to perform the Hindu’s cleansing ritual of melukat on the Banyu Pinaruh day at Tirta Empul Temple, Tampaksiring, Gianyar, Bali, Sunday, May 21. Held every six months, the day after the Saraswati Day observance, usually in the sea or other water springs, the ritual is believed to be able to purify and cleanse soul and mind. ANTARA/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo