INDONESIA-YOGYAKARTA-HINDUISM-NYEPI
Published on Wed, Mar 6 2019 18:45 IST | 261 Views
YOGYAKARTA, March 6, 2019 - Indonesian Hindu devotees participate in a ceremony ahead of the Nyepi Day at Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on March 6, 2019. Nyepi marks the New Year day of the Balinese Saka calendar in Indonesia. On this public holiday, which falls on March 7 in 2019, locals devote themselves to fasting and meditation, while refraining from practices such as lighting fires, working, traveling and entertaining.
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Indonesian Hindu devotee holds an incense stick to participate in a ceremony ahead of the Nyepi Day at Prambanan Temple
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