Effigies paraded for Hindu New Year Worshippers stand under a giant effigy called ogoh-ogoh which represents evil spirits during a parade ...

Effigies paraded for Hindu New Year

Worshippers stand under a giant effigy called ogoh-ogoh which represents evil spirits during a parade a day before Nyepi, the annual day of silence marking the Balinese Hindu New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Hindus in the world's most populous Muslim country will celebrate their new year Friday by observing a day of silence in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Balinese girls wear traditional dresses during a parade a day before Nyepi, the annual day of silence marking the Balinese Hindu New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Hindus in the world's most populous Muslim country will celebrate their new year Friday by observing a day of silence in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Worshippers carry a giant effigy called 'ogoh-ogoh' that represents evil spirits during a parade a day before Nyepi, the annual day of silence marking the Balinese Hindu New Year at 9th century Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Hindus in the world's most populous Muslim country will celebrate their new year Friday by observing a day of silence in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/A.K. Hendratmo)

Balinese man carry giant paper-mache effigies called ogoh-ogoh which symbolize evil spirits during a parade a day before Nyepi, the annual day of silence which marks the Balinese Hindu New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia , Thursday, March 22, 2012. Hindus in the world's most populous Muslim country will celebrate their new year Friday by observing a day of silence in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Children worshippers carry a giant effigy called ogoh-ogoh which represents evil spirits during a parade a day before Nyepi, the annual day of silence marking the Balinese Hindu New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Hindus in the world's most populous Muslim country will celebrate their new year Friday by observing a day of silence in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Balinese women hold traditional paper shields during a parade a day before Nyepi, the annual day of silence marking the Balinese Hindu New Year, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Hindus in the world's most populous Muslim country will celebrate their new year Friday by observing a day of silence in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Worshippers carry a giant effigy called ogoh-ogoh that represents evil spirits during a parade a day before Nyepi, the annual day of silence marking the Balinese Hindu New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Hindus in the world's most populous Muslim country will celebrate their new year Friday by observing a day of silence in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Effigies called ogoh-ogoh, which symbolize evil spirits, are paraded a day before Nyepi, the annual day of silence which marks the Balinese Hindu New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Mar. 22.