I made a quick visit again this year to Monas for the Balinese Hindu ritual ogoh-ogoh parade. Ogoh-ogoh are demonic statues made of bamboo and paper symbolizing negative elements or malevolent spirits, and after the ogoh-ogoh have been paraded around the Ngrupuk ritual takes place, which involves burning the ogoh-ogoh. This event is held annually to welcome the New Year Nyepi Saka 1933.
Prayer time before the festivities begin...
Ogoh-ogoh being carried through the crowd...
A traditional Balinese ogoh-ogoh
One of many musical acts...
Scarey looking statue!
Very entertaining.....
Another one of the 8 statues on parade this year....
Fighting ogoh-ogoh!
Just finished a show....
A performance on the stage..
More beautiful traditional dancing on stage
More performances...
Beautiful Caca and friends
Fantastic photos. Which I had been there. Happy to have found WeLoveJakarta. I love it Jakarta too!
Sarah
Thanks so much Sarah! Glad you liked the photos – there’s always so many things going on in Jakarta that it’s difficult to get to everything! So great that you love Jakarta too! Hati Hati