MELASTI CEREMONY

JAKARTA, 10/3 - UPACARA MELASTI. A number of Hindus gather before doing the worship when the Melsti ceremony at Pura Segara, Cilincing, North Jakarta, Sunday (10/3). The ceremony followed by thousands of Hindus to welcome the New Year's Day Saka 1935 which fell on March 12 as a symbol of self-pursorship. PHOTO ANTARA/M Agung Rajasa/ed/mes/13.