Painted parade wards off evil in Bali
A boy with a painted face poses before the Grebeg Ritual in Tegallalang Village, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, June 25, 2014.
During the biannual ritual, young members of the community parade through the village with painted faces and bodies to ward off evil spirits.
All images taken in Tegallalang Village, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, June 25, 2014
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A man paints a boy's body in preparation for the Grebeg ritual.
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Young members of the village community gather at Duur Bingin temple before walking around their village with painted bodies during the Grebeg Ritual.
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A boy dries his body paint in the sun as he prepares for the Grebeg Ritual.
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Young members of the village community walk around their village with painted bodies during the Grebeg Ritual.
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A boy has his face painted in preparation for the Grebeg ritual.
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Young members of the village community walk around their village with painted bodies during the Grebeg Ritual.
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A young member of the village community poses with a painted face displaying a fake wound, before the Grebeg Ritual.
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Young members of the village community gather at Duur Bingin temple before walking around their village with painted bodies during the Grebeg Ritual.
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Young members of the village community wait for the Grebeg Ritual to begin.
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Young members of the village community gather at Duur Bingin temple before walking around their village with painted bodies during the Grebeg Ritual.
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A boy with a painted face poses during the Grebeg Ritual.
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Young members of the village community gather at Duur Bingin temple before walking around their village with painted bodies during the Grebeg Ritual.
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Young members of the village community eat a meal together at Duur Bingin temple before walking around their village with painted bodies during the Grebeg Ritual.
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Boys have their faces and bodies painted in preparation for the Grebeg Ritual.
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Young members of the village community wash the paint off their bodies at a holy spring after the Grebeg ritual.