Used and abused, these demons are getting ready to be burned at the beach.
Haven't had enough of Bali's Hindu New Year celebrations? Go see the ogoh-ogoh on the beach at Kuta. Enjoy some food on the beach and get some good photos.
If after the riotous
parades of the ogoh-ogoh and then the
Nyepi day of peace, you are still looking to extend the festivities, head on out to Kuta the evening after Neypi. Some of the ogoh-ogoh "floats" from the local parade are lined up on the beach and slowly torn apart to be burned in a bonfire that night.
Ogoh-ogoh lined up on the beach the day after Nyepi.
There is a lot going on at Pantang Kuta that night! There are food vendors, shopping, and various other entertainment. You will find a lot of tourists and also some local families (mostly tourists, it is Kuta after all) enjoying food on the beach, listening to music, shopping, and just hanging out.
Pantai Kuta - food, bands, etc. That's a large stage on the left.
Roasted corn cart on the beach at Kuta.
It's a great opportunity to see the ogoh-ogoh close up and get some good photos with the papier-mache effigies although they may be in a rather dilapidated state by then.
It's also kind of cool to see their construction as they're dismantled. They take out any animation electronics and save some of the nicer decorations and you're left with papered sticks, Styrofoam, and bamboo.
Even if they are scheduled to start the fires at 7pm, be prepared to wait until 9:30pm or so.
You can get some great close up photos. The elephant fish is my favorite.
