Every year on the eve of Nyepi, their new year, the Balinese make these jaw-dropping, heart-stopping Ogoh-ogoh statues. These are mostly monsters and demons that are later paraded around and burned before Nyepi as a symbol of purification.
This year’s Nyepi, 1937, falls on March 21. Get a look at these stunning images of Ogoh-ogoh shot around the island before they burn.
1. This fashionable spear-bearing monster
2. This very acrobatic fellow
3. This pretty nature one
4. This epic frozen motion pair
5. This expression of flaming rage
6. This scary purple guy
7. This “crabby” monster
8. This top heavy gal
9. This balding dude with knockout teeth
10. This extremely graphic duo
11. This fatal moment (we of course had to include one of our own!)
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