People take photographs of a green sea turtle hatchling after its release at Pekan Bada beach on the outskirts of Banda Aceh on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





Men from Indonesia's Papua province sing a Wor song (an invitation to visit) during the Suara Jernih Papua (Papua's Clear Voice) festival in collaboration with Greenpeace, in Jakarta on March 17, 2023, held as part of a campaign asking the government to preserve Papuan forests as a solution to avoid climate crisis. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)





Mount Merapi volcano spews lava from its crater as seen from Sleman in Yogyakarta early on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Devi Rahman/AFP Phoot)





Nurmalawati lies covered with black sand during a traditional therapy, that is believed to have therapeutic properties, at Syiah Kuala beach in Aceh, Indonesia on March 19, 2023. (Photo by Riska Munawarah/Reuters)





Balinese Hindus people carry sacred mask, sacred effigies and ritual paraphernalia during Melasti Ritual prior to Nyepi Day on March 19, 2023 at Siyut Beach, in Gianyar Bali, Indonesia. After three years of performing purification ceremony ahead of Nyepi Day on a small scale due to the COVID-19 pandemic Balinese Hindus dressed in predominantly white attire carried sacred effigies of gods and goddesses and ritual paraphernalia from their village temples to the beach to perform a purification ceremony called the Melasti ritual. Balinese Hindus believe the Melasti ritual is a must perform ahead of Nyepi Day, The Day of Silence, to cleanse the soul and nature, recharge the supernatural power of the temples sacred objects and cleanse the temple paraphernalia. The Nyepi Day is a national holiday in Indonesia and is a day for self-reflection and abstaining from distractions such as entertainment. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)





Children with traditional dress walk during the Melasti, a purification ceremony at Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, March 19, 2023. The ritual, which is performed ahead of the Balinese Hindu's Day of Silence, is held to purify the universe from bad influences, bad deeds and bad thoughts. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)





A shopkeeper waits for customers at a stall inside a shopping mall with light decorations installed ahead of the Ramadan festive in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





Balinese young men carry the ogoh-ogoh, the giant menacing-looking dolls during the ogoh-ogoh parade on the eve of Nyepi, the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence that marks the arrival of the new Saka lunar year on March 20, 2023 in Tegalalang Village, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Balinese Hindus perform a series of rituals in early March to celebrate the lunar new year, which culminates in the observance of Nyepi. The Ogoh-ogoh became a staple of the parade in the early 1980s. Prior to that, the participants roamed the streets carrying bamboo torches and making loud noises with percussion instruments to scare away the demons. In present-day Bali, the majority of ogoh-ogoh are built by members of seka teruna teruni, the youth wing of banjar. Nyepi comes from the word sepi or sipeng which means lonely, quiet, silent, zero, empty, no crowd, no noise, and no activity. Since 1983, Nyepi has been a national holiday. The celebration of the Nyepi festivities for Balinese Hindus in Indonesia is an opportunity for self-reflection which is called mulat sarira. All residents and visitors are required to abide by the rules called Catur Brata Penyepian, consisting of: no open fires or flames, no pleasurable activities, no work or labor, and no journeys.(Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)





Balinese man runs in the middle of burn coconut husks during the fire fight ritual called Mesabatan Api on March 21, 2023 at traditional sub village of Nagi, in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The mesabatan api ritual is held annually on the eve of Nyepi, the Hindu Day of Silence, the Balinese Caka New Year, and only takes place in Pakraman Nagi village in Gianyar regency, around 30 kilometers from Denpasar. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)





Fishermen load their nets at a beach in Lhoong, Indonesia's Aceh province on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





A woman is helped to take shower in the Cisadane River, ahead the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Muslims followed local tradition to wash in the river to symbolically cleanse their soul prior to entering the holiest month in Islamic calendar. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana/AP Photo)





Thousands of bottles of alcoholic beverages are destroyed in Pekanbaru on March 21, 2023, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Wahyudi/AFP Photo)





Indonesian Muslims perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Millions of Muslims in Indonesia are gearing up to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start on Thursday, with traditions and ceremonies across the world's most populous Muslim-majority country amid soaring food prices. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim/AP Photo)





An aerial view of the Sheikh Zayed Solo Grand Mosque as muslims attend Tarawih prayers to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan on March 22, 2023 in Solo City, Indonesia. Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population, marked the beginning of Ramadan on Thursday with Tarawih prayers. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)





A worker cleans the Baiturrahman grand mosque ahead the holy month of Ramadan in Banda Aceh on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





Children rest as Muslims offer “Tarawih” mass prayers during the first eve of holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Great Mosque of Istiqla in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





A boy peeks as Muslim women attend “Tarawih” mass prayers during the first eve of holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Great Mosque of Istiqla in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





A Muslim man rests while waiting for iftar during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Grand Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 23, 2023. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)





Balinese children take part in a traditional mud bath known as Mebuug-buugan, a day after Nyepi – the “Day of Silence”, aimed at neutralising bad traits in Kedonganan village on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 23, 2023. (Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP Photo)





A fisherman walks on small bridge during sunrise in Serangan island just south of Denpasar, capital of Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP Photo)