wanderlust

This week Bali hosted one of its most prominent festivals of the year - Galungan. This festival, celebrated every 210 days per the Balinese calendar, celebrates the triumph of good versus evil. Everywhere in the streets one finds themselves enveloped in an array of bright colors and during the two festival days, the streets are packed with temple-goers toting their offerings. We just happened to book our trip during this week and it was truly serendipitous.

This woman is preparing some of the simpler offerings made by devotees. The offerings range from the simple to the extraordinary - vast amounts of fruit, flowers and even money adorn the Gods.

This photo was taken in Goa Gajah, devoted to Ganesha, the elephant-God.