PROCESSION DRAIN ENCEH

YOGYAKARTA, 22/12 - TRADITIONAL PROCESSION. Elderly women asks for blessings during "Nguras Enceh" traditional procession at Mataram Royal's Cemetery in Imogiri, Bantul, Yogyakarta, December 23, 2011. The procession, which includes draining, washing, and filling in the water pot (gentong), is an annual ritual of Yogyakarta and Surakarta Sultanate to sanctify oneself and is believed to be able to cure illnesses and give blessings. FOTO ANTARA/Zabur Karuru/Koz/mes/ox/11.