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Devotees display an effigy known as Ogoh-Ogoh during a ceremony at the Prambanan temple in Sleman, Bali, on March 21, 2023.
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BALI - No Internet. No shopping. And no flights. On Wednesday, the Indonesian resort island of Bali plunges itself into silent introspection as residents – locals and visitors alike – observe Nyepi, the Balinese New Year.
Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, which accommodates some 50,000 domestic and international passengers a day, said it will be closed to all but emergency air travel from the predawn hours of Wednesday until after sunrise on Thursday.
