We stayed in a resort right on the shore of Beratan lake, and in the morning I was woken up by a sound of drums. A crowd of people gathered by the shore, at the place with an ancient-looking stone god statue. They sang, played the drums, rang the bells, worshiped the gods of the lake, and many were simply chattering and hanging around. Women were carrying gifts to the gods. A colorful procession with gifts and umbrellas came almost right into the water to place the gifts. I was told that it was the festival of cleaning the water of the lake. What surprised me, after the ceremony was over and all the people were gone, is how much litter they left on the shore O_O Of course they cleaned it up afterwards, but part
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