Celebrating The Balinese New Year Melasti, Ogoh Ogoh, & Nyepi
Join us for a sacred cultural immersion during the most profound week on the Balinese calendar.
“Celebrating the Balinese New Year” is a curated 8-day experience inviting you to witness, understand, and participate in Bali’s most sacred series of ceremonies: Melasti, Ogoh-Ogoh, and Nyepi. Held at the tranquil Ananda Cottages in Ubud, this immersive journey offers a blend of cultural education, ritual participation, guided meditations, art-making, storytelling, and community connection.
Whether you’re a seeker, traveler, artist, or someone deeply drawn to Balinese culture and spirituality—this is your invitation to step into the rhythm of the island’s most meaningful time.
Melasti – Purification at the Sea
3–4 days before Nyepi
Melasti is a deeply sacred cleansing ceremony in which villagers journey together to the sea, rivers, or sacred springs to purify both tangible and intangible impurities. Holy heirlooms, statues, and sacred objects from temples are ritually bathed, accompanied by offerings, prayer, and gamelan music. Participants wear traditional attire in white and gold, symbolizing spiritual purity.
Melasti is not just a physical cleansing—it’s a collective act of clearing the mind, heart, and spirit in preparation for the New Year. We will be invited to respectfully observe and take part in the offerings at a local water temple.
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