Tonight is just about Ogoh-Ogoh here in Ubud!!! Ogoh-ogoh are statues built for the Ngrupuk parade, which takes place on the eve of Nyepi day (silent day) in Bali. Ogoh-ogoh normally have form of mythological beings, mostly demons. As with many creative endeavours based on Balinese Hinduism, the creation of Ogoh-ogoh represents spiritual aims inspired by Hindu philosophy. 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). Each village usually build one Ogoh-ogoh mainly build by each village's Seka Truna Truni (Baliness village's youth organization), but often some smaller ogoh-ogoh also built by groups of children around the village. After being paraded on a convoy around the town, finally it is burnt to ashes in a cemetery as a symbol of self-purification. An Ogoh-ogoh is normally standing on a pad built of timber planks and bamboos. The pad is designed to sustain the Ogoh-ogoh while it is being lifted and carried around the village or the town square. There are normally eight or more men carrying the Ogoh-ogoh on their shoulders. This procession is accompanied by orchestral music performed by the youth. During the procession, the Ogoh-ogoh is rotated counter-clockwise three times. Rotating the effigies represents the contact of the bodies with the spirits. It is intended to bewilder the evil spirits so that they go away and cease harming human beings. #gayaceramic #gayacac #clayeverysingledamnday #eatclaylove #ceramics #culture #ceramic #ogohogoh #demon #monster #parade #evilvsgood #purification #welovewhatwedo #bali #spiritual #hindu #ubud #instamonster (at Ubud)