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Preparations
Hindu women prepare prayer paraphernalia for the Mecatu and Butha Yadnya ceremonies at Pura Aditya Jaya in Rawamangun, East Jakarta
Hindu women prepare prayer paraphernalia for the Mecatu and Butha Yadnya ceremonies at Pura Aditya Jaya in Rawamangun, East Jakarta. Mecatu is carried out to maintain harmony between humans and nature and takes place a day before Nyepi or the Day of Silence, when Hindus in Indonesia spend the day in silence. Nyepi falls on Saturday. JP/P. J. Leo
