epaselect epa11978488 Balinese people carry giant effigies depicting aspects of evil, whose local name is 'Ogoh-ogoh', during a parade before Nyepi Day, the Balinese Day of Silence, that marks the Balinese Hindu New Year, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 21 March 2025. The Balinese will celebrate Nyepi Day on 29 March 2025 during which Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to travel, work, light lamps, cook or do any other activities. EPA/MADE NAGI
epa11994985 Balinese carry giant effigies depicting aspects of evil, known locally as 'Ogoh-ogoh', during a parade before Nyepi Day, the Balinese Day of Silence, which marks the Balinese Hindu New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 28 March 2025. The Balinese will celebrate Nyepi Day on 29 March 2025, during which Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to travel, work, light lamps, cook, or engage in any other activities. EPA/MADE NAGI
epa11994986 Balinese carry giant effigies depicting aspects of evil, known locally as 'Ogoh-ogoh', during a parade before Nyepi Day, the Balinese Day of Silence, which marks the Balinese Hindu New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 28 March 2025. The Balinese will celebrate Nyepi Day on 29 March 2025, during which Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to travel, work, light lamps, cook, or engage in any other activities. EPA/MADE NAGI
epa11994989 Balinese carry giant effigies depicting aspects of evil, known locally as 'Ogoh-ogoh', during a parade before Nyepi Day, the Balinese Day of Silence, which marks the Balinese Hindu New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 28 March 2025. The Balinese will celebrate Nyepi Day on 29 March 2025, during which Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to travel, work, light lamps, cook, or engage in any other activities. EPA/MADE NAGI
epa11995025 Balinese carry giant effigies depicting aspects of evil, known locally as 'Ogoh-ogoh', during a parade before Nyepi Day, the Balinese Day of Silence, which marks the Balinese Hindu New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 28 March 2025. The Balinese will celebrate Nyepi Day on 29 March 2025, during which Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to travel, work, light lamps, cook, or engage in any other activities. EPA/MADE NAGI
epa12299590 Tourists spend time at a beach in Canggu, Bali, Indonesia, 14 August 2025. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued an extreme weather warning for residents in southern Java and Bali for strong winds and high waves that are currently occurring and are expected to continue over the coming days. EPA/MADE NAGI
epa12553992 Tourists takes pictures near the construction site of the cliffside elevator at Kelingking Beach in Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia, 28 November 2025. Bali Governor Wayan Koster confirmed that the Kelingking Glass Elevator Project will be torn down, following findings of multiple breaches in spatial planning, environmental law, permitting, licensing, and culture-based tourism guidelines. EPA/MADE NAGI
epa12563891 Tourists relax on Kuta Beach in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, 02 December 2025. The Indonesia Central Agency of Statistics (BPS) recorded nearly 1.33 million foreign tourist arrivals in October 2025, an increase of almost 11.19 percent compared to the same month in 2024. EPA/MADE NAGI
epa11986572 Balinese Hindu people pray during a cleansing ceremony called 'Melasti', in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 25 March 2025. Melasti is a purification ritual where Balinese Hindus cleanse themselves and their sacred objects in the ocean to purify and renew spiritually, symbolizing the washing away of impurities and starting anew. It typically precedes Nyepi, the Day of Silence, marking the Balinese New Year. Balinese will celebrate Nyepi Day on 29 March 2025, during which Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to travel, work, light lamps, cook, or do any other activities. EPA/MADE NAGI
epaselect epa11986569 Balinese Hindu people carry 'Pratima', or a symbol of God, while walking on a beach during a cleansing ceremony called 'Melasti', in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 25 March 2025. Melasti is a purification ritual where Balinese Hindus cleanse themselves and their sacred objects in the ocean to purify and renew spiritually, symbolizing the washing away of impurities and starting anew. It typically precedes Nyepi, the Day of Silence, marking the Balinese New Year. Balinese will celebrate Nyepi Day on 29 March 2025, during which Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to travel, work, light lamps, cook, or do any other activities. EPA/MADE NAGI
epa000373935 Balinese Hindus look at a giant effigies symbolizing turtle , local name is " Ogoh-ogoh " during a Hindu ritual parade to mark the 13th anniversary of city on the main street of Denpasar , a capital city of Bali province, Indonesia ,on Sunday 20 February 2005.The Hindu minority in the world's biggest Muslim country will observe the annual ritual ceremony of Nyepi (Silent day) on Friday ,11 March 2005 retreating themselves from daily activities and modern technologies including electricity. EPA/ARDILES RANTE
epa000373937 Balinese Hindus carry giant effigies symbolizing evil, local name is " Ogoh-ogoh " during a Hindu ritual parade to mark the 13th anniversary of city on the main street of Denpasar , a capital city of Bali province, Indonesia ,on Sunday 20 February 2005.The Hindu minority in the world's biggest Muslim country will observe the annual ritual ceremony of Nyepi (Silent day) on Friday ,11 March 2005 retreating themselves from daily activities and modern technologies including electricity. EPA/ARDILES RANTE
epa000373936 Balinese Hindus carry giant effigies symbolizing evil, local name is " Ogoh-ogoh " during a Hindu ritual parade to mark the 13th anniversary of city on the main street of Denpasar , a capital city of Bali province, Indonesia ,on Sunday 20 February 2005.The Hindu minority in the world's biggest Muslim country will observe the annual ritual ceremony of Nyepi (Silent day) on Friday ,11 March 2005 retreating themselves from daily activities and modern technologies including electricity. EPA/ARDILES RANTE
epa000373933 Balinese Hindus carry giant effigies symbolizing a sexy woman, local name is " Ogoh-ogoh " during a Hindu ritual parade to mark the 13th anniversary of city on the main street of Denpasar , a capital city of Bali province, Indonesia ,on Sunday 20 February 2005.The Hindu minority in the world's biggest Muslim country will observe the annual ritual ceremony of Nyepi (Silent day) on Friday ,11 March 2005 retreating themselves from daily activities and modern technologies including electricity. EPA/ARDILES RANTE
epa000373934 Balinese Hindus carry giant effigies symbolizing a turtle , local name is " Ogoh-ogoh " during a Hindu ritual parade to mark the 13th anniversary of city on the main street of Denpasar , a capital city of Bali province, Indonesia ,on Sunday 20 February 2005.The Hindu minority in the world's biggest Muslim country will observe the annual ritual ceremony of Nyepi (Silent day) on Friday ,11 March 2005 retreating themselves from daily activities and modern technologies including electricity. EPA/ARDILES RANTE
epa01666708 Indonesian activists hold placards during a campaign to urges people to support the World Silent Day movement at a main road in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on 16 March 2009. World Silent Day, marked every March 21, people are expected to suspend any energy-consuming activities for four hours, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event was first held last year and was first proposed by representatives of the Balinese public at the UN International Forum for Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) that took place in Nusa Dua, Bali, in December 2007. EPA/MADE NAGI
