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Ogoh-ogoh is a statue made for the parade held on Balinese New Year’s Eve. Typically, evil spirits or figures from a mythology are depicted. Gamelan bands, playing an energetic music with loud sounds, accompany the parade.
18 MAR 2007
Bali, Republic of Indonesia.
Photograph by Yukako YOSHIDA
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