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Ogoh-ogoh

A massive community ritual in three parts: purge your fears to this year’s ogoh-ogoh, a totem-like sculpture crafted by Balinese artists Ida Bagus Oka, Ida Bagus Antara, and Komang Sedana Putra. Then, join the procession to the Regatta Grounds, where our ogoh-ogoh—and our fears with it—shall be commended to the flames.

Credits

Photo Credit

Aiesha Hanson


  1. The Purging

  2. The Purging

  3. The Procession + The Burning
Free

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    Ogoh-ogoh: The Purging

    Visitors walk beneath a large, suspended brown skate sculpture in a dark, atmospheric room with hanging red-hued objects and soft fog.

    Commit your fears to paper and release them to the belly of a Pedra Branca skink. Found only on a tiny, windswept island off Tasmania’s south coast, the endangered lizard is this year’s ogoh-ogoh: a totem-like sculpture derived from a Balinese Hindu purification ritual and crafted by Balinese artists.


    1. To Be Announced

    2. To Be Announced
    Free

    Ogoh-ogoh: The Procession

    A large, illuminated skate ogoh is carried in a crowded outdoor procession, decorated with red string lights and dark trees.

    Make some noise as we parade our skink-shaped ogoh-ogoh from Franklin Square to the Regatta Grounds before its final, fiery passage.


    1. Franklin Square
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Vibrant white and red fireworks explode behind a tall wooden structure at night, filling the sky with thick, glowing smoke and bright light trails.
Vibrant white and red fireworks explode behind a tall wooden structure at night, filling the sky with thick, glowing smoke and bright light trails.