Ogoh-Ogoh Effigies Are Paraded As Part Of The Balinese Nyepi Ceremony

DENPASAR,, BALI - MARCH 18: Costumer looks at Ogoh-Ogoh Effigies at Gases Workshop on March 18, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Each year the Balinese Hindus celebrate Nyepi ceremony, or 'Silence day', to commemorate the forthcoming Caka new year. This year, the ceremony will take place on March 31, 2014. The day before Nyepi, the Balinese celebrate Pengerupukan Day, which traditionally parades ogoh-ogoh effigys. These characters represent the form of demons, as an expression of evil traits. A famous workshop creates these ogoh-ogoh characters, Gases Workshop, owned by Wayan Candra in Denpasar. In the preceding month before Nyepi, Gases can potentially earn hundreds of ogoh-ogoh orders. The main customers are usually Bali resort hotels. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)