Melasti Ceremony Under Giant Umbrella Mushrooms in in a prayer hall in Jakarta

Melasti Ceremony Under Giant Umbrella Mushrooms

by Jonas Collier

Crisp high-altitude light floods a prayer hall in Jakarta where Balinese Melasti purification rituals unfold under a perfectly clear sky. Ordinary prayer mats and ritual vessels rest on the tiled floor, suddenly overgrown by massive mushrooms with caps the size of umbrellas. Their gills are visible beneath thick, earthy stems that rise from the seams between floor tiles. Participants in traditional white garments stand among these fungal giants, their movements deliberate as they pour water from brass pots. The impossible scale of the mushrooms contrasts with the sharp architectural lines of the hall's columns. one drop of water rolls down the curved edge of a mushroom cap, falling toward a small brass bowl below.

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Camera Nikon D7000*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Nikon D7000 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 110mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/1000
ISO 100
Film processed in Capture One
Location in a prayer hall in Jakarta
Date 2024-02-26
Credit VEETER
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