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AP PHOTOS: Bali holds mass cremation for over 100 deceased

Balinese men hold the remains of their deceased relatives to be put into a ceremonial tower during a traditional mass cremation called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) People carry portraits of their dead relatives as they walk past a giant effigy of a mythical animal which will be used in a traditional mass cremation ceremony called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) A man walks past the fire as the last bit of a mythical animal effigy containing the remains of 117 people is burning during a traditional mass cremation called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Balinese men parade a ceremonial tower containing the remains of 117 people on a beach during a traditional mass cremation called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Balinese men put the remains of their dead relatives to the top of a ceremonial tower during a traditional mass cremation called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Balinese men put the remains of their deceased relatives into a giant effigy of a mythical animal which will later be burned, during a traditional mass cremation ceremony called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Fire engulfs a giant effigy of a mythical animal containing the remains of 117 people during a traditional mass cremation called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai, Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) A man stands near photographs of people whose remains will be cremated in a traditional mass cremation ceremony called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022 in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) People parade a giant effigy of a mythical animal and a ceremonial tower containing the remains of 117 people that later will be cremated, during a traditional mass cremation procession called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Balinese women carry photographs of relatives whose remains will be cremated in a traditional mass cremation ceremony called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Balinese women carry portraits of relatives whose remains will be cremated in a traditional mass cremation ceremony called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Fire engulfs a giant effigy of a mythical animal containing the remains of 117 people during a traditional mass cremation called "ngaben" on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai, Bali, Indonesia. The previously buried remains were dug up and placed in a temporary shrine before being cremated. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Balinese men parade a giant effigy of a mythical animal which later will be burned during a traditional mass cremation ceremony called "ngaben" on a beach on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Padangbai, Bali, Indonesia. Balinese believe that cremating the dead liberates their souls, allowing them to enter the higher world to reincarnate into better beings. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
AP PHOTOS: Bali holds mass cremation for over 100 deceased