Afterlife - Bali
In Balinese culture, death is celebrated as a cherished event, marking the return of our bodies to the universe. During a royal family cremation, thousands of Balinese join the spiritual ceremony for a mass cremation of their loved ones. Earlier that day, families exhume the bodies from shallow graves of those who had passed, many of whom had waited patiently for this mystical moment. Beneath the canopy of sacred bayan trees, families prepare offerings that will transform into ash alongside the bodies of their deceased, symbolizing the cyclical nature of birth, death, and rebirth. This moment is not meant to be mourned, but rather a recognition of the truth that we all exist within—to give love and respect to the life lived and the journey into the enigmatic unknown.
In Balinese culture, death is celebrated as a cherished event, marking the return of our bodies to the universe. During a royal family cremation, thousands of Balinese join the spiritual ceremony for a mass cremation of their loved ones. Earlier that day, families exhume the bodies from shallow graves of those who had passed, many of whom had waited patiently for this mystical moment. Beneath the canopy of sacred bayan trees, families prepare offerings that will transform into ash alongside the bodies of their deceased, symbolizing the cyclical nature of birth, death, and rebirth. This moment is not meant to be mourned, but rather a recognition of the truth that we all exist within—to give love and respect to the life lived and the journey into the enigmatic unknown.
In Balinese culture, death is celebrated as a cherished event, marking the return of our bodies to the universe. During a royal family cremation, thousands of Balinese join the spiritual ceremony for a mass cremation of their loved ones. Earlier that day, families exhume the bodies from shallow graves of those who had passed, many of whom had waited patiently for this mystical moment. Beneath the canopy of sacred bayan trees, families prepare offerings that will transform into ash alongside the bodies of their deceased, symbolizing the cyclical nature of birth, death, and rebirth. This moment is not meant to be mourned, but rather a recognition of the truth that we all exist within—to give love and respect to the life lived and the journey into the enigmatic unknown.