PHOTOS: Performing the Melukat ritual in Bali, Indonesia
October 19, 2013
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: A Balinese Hindus devotee bathes as he perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342157 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: Balinese Hindu devotees bathe as they perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342182 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: Balinese Hindu devotee bathes as she perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342168 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: Devotees soak themselves while performing the ''Melukat'' ritual at the Tirta Empul holy spring October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or any other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification. The ritual is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune, sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185349137 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: A family prays before they perform the ''Melukat'' ritual at the Tirta Empul holy spring October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or any other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification. The ritual is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune, sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185349136 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: Balinese Hindu devotees bathe as they perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342167 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: Balinese Hindu devotees bathe as they perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342164 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: The full moon appears as devotees perform the ''Melukat'' ritual at the Tirta Empul holy spring October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or any other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification. The ritual is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune, sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185349057 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: Balinese Hindu devotees bathe as they perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall in on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342159 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: A Balinese Hindu woman trances as she perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342175 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: Balinese Hindu devotees bathe as they perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342172 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: Balinese Hindu devotee prays as he perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342180 )
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 19: Balinese Hindu devotee bathes as she perform the "Melukat" ritual during full moon at Sebatu holy Waterfall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The "Melukat" ritual, where devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification, is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) ( 185342177 )
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