A mud bath ritual, known as Mebuug-buugan, is popular mainly in the rural areas of Bali, Indonesia. Scores of men and women bathe themselves in mud, which they believe will wash off traces of negative energies from their mind and body. (Photo: AFP)
Children pose for a picture during the mud bath tradition known as Mebuug-buugan.
Balinese during Mebuug-buugan, in Kedonganan village.
A Balinese boy puts mud on his body.
Mud is the symbol of bad energy, so to purify themselves from evil spirits this Hindu ritual called Mabuug-buugan is performed.
The Mebuug-buugan is held a day after Nyepi. Thousands of people gather to bathe in mud.
Mebuug-buugan is a tradition from Kedonganan village.