Ogoh-ogoh

Ogoh-ogoh (Balinese: ᬑᬕᭀᬄ​᭠ ᬑᬕᭀᬄ) are statues built for the Ngrupuk parade, which takes place on the eve of Nyepi day in Bali, Indonesia.

As with many creative endeavours based on Balinese Hinduism, the creation of Ogoh-ogoh represents spiritual aims inspired by Hindu philosophy.

[1][2] The main purpose of the making of Ogoh-ogoh is the purification of the natural environment of any spiritual pollutants emitted from the activities of living beings (especially humans).

After being paraded on a convoy around the town, finally it is burnt to ashes in a cemetery as a symbol of self-purification.

Rotating the effigies during the cremational parade and the eve of Nyepi represents the contact of the bodies with the spirits.