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Balinese devotees celebrate Melasti purification festival  

 

Friday 28 March 2014 10:22 EDT
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A Balinese woman cries while in a state of trance during Melasti Ceremony at a beach in Badung. The Melasti ritual is held annually ahead of the Nyepi Day of Silence, a ceremony intended to cleanse and purify the souls of the Balinese Hindu participants
A Balinese woman cries while in a state of trance during Melasti Ceremony at a beach in Badung. The Melasti ritual is held annually ahead of the Nyepi Day of Silence, a ceremony intended to cleanse and purify the souls of the Balinese Hindu participants

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