Balinese men throw fire on each other during a sacred ritual called “Mesabatan Api” or a fire fight at a temple in Tuban, Bali, Indonesia, 9 October 2014. During the ritual Balinese Hindu men took the blazing coconut husks barehanded, swinging and throwing them each other. Balinese believe that fire can destroy evil, and the ritual is aimed to get rid of the negative forces. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)
Participants fight during fire war ceremony at Dalem Temple on October 8, 2014 in Tuban, Kuta, Indonesia. The annual ceremony, known locally as Siat Geni, is held to ward off bad luck and bring courage. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)
Balinese men carry blazing coconut husks before they throw it on each other during a sacred ritual called “Mesabatan Api” or a fire fight at a temple in Tuban, Bali, Indonesia, October 9, 2014. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)
Balinese men throw fire on each other during a sacred ritual called “Mesabatan Api” or a fire fight at a temple in Tuban, Bali, Indonesia, October 9, 2014. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)
Balinese men throw fire on each other during a sacred ritual called “Mesabatan Api” or a fire fight at a temple in Tuban, Bali, Indonesia, 09 October 2014. October 9, 2014. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)
Balinese men lash burning coconut husks during “Mesabatan Api”, a sacred firefighting ritual at a Hindu temple in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday October 8, 2014. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)
Balinese men lashing burning coconut husks off each other during “Mesabatan Api”, a sacred firefighting ritual at a Hindu temple in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday October 8, 2014. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)
Balinese men lashing burning coconut husks off each other during “Mesabatan Api”, a sacred firefighting ritual at a Hindu temple in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday October 8, 2014. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)
Participants fight during fire war ceremony at Dalem Temple on October 8, 2014 in Tuban, Kuta, Indonesia. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)
Balinese men lashing burning coconut husks off each other during “Mesabatan Api”, a sacred firefighting ritual at a Hindu temple in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday October 8, 2014. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)
Balinese men throw fire on each other during a sacred ritual called “Mesabatan Api” or a fire fight at a temple in Tuban, Bali, Indonesia, October 9, 2014. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)
Silhouette of participants during fire war ceremony at Dalem Temple on October 8, 2014 in Tuban, Kuta, Indonesia. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)
Balinese men lash burning coconut husks from each other during “Mesabatan Api”, a sacred firefighting ritual at a Hindu temple in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday October 8, 2014. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)
Participants fight during fire war ceremony at Dalem Temple on October 8, 2014 in Tuban, Kuta, Indonesia. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)
Participants fight during fire war ceremony at Dalem Temple on October 8, 2014 in Tuban, Kuta, Indonesia. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)
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