Parangkusumo Beach, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 11th March 2018. Hindus perform the Melasti ceremony as a symbol of sanctifying the hearts ahead of Nyepi Day, New Year's Caka 1940. Melasti Ceremony is a procession of Hindu religious ceremony in Indonesia to purify the hearts of the world and by bringing all the symbol of Gods to the sea or other water sources that are believed by Hindus as a place to purify all the elements of this universe. Credit: Bari Paramarta/Alamy Live News

Parangkusumo Beach, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 11th March 2018. Hindus perform the Melasti ceremony as a symbol of sanctifying the hearts ahead of Nyepi Day, New Year's Caka 1940. Melasti Ceremony is a procession of Hindu religious ceremony in Indonesia to purify the hearts of the world and by bringing all the symbol of Gods to the sea or other water sources that are believed by Hindus as a place to purify all the elements of this universe. Credit: Bari Paramarta/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

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