The Mebuug-buugan is a mud bath ritual that is popular mainly in the rural areas of Bali, Indonesia. All pics/AFP

Mebuug-buugan is held a day after Nyepi aimed at neutralizing bad traits

A Balinese boy puts mud on his body during a traditional mud baths known as Mebuug-buugan, in Kedonganan village, near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 18, 2018

People walk between mangroves to put mud on their body during Mebuug-buugan

Balinese people prepare to go to the mangrove to put mud on their body during the traditional mud baths in Kedonganan village, near Denpasar, Bali

Both men and women bathe themselves in mud as a part of the ritual

Balinese girls put mud on their body during the traditional mud baths known as Mebuug-buugan, in Bali's Kedonganan village

The ritual is held a day after Nyepi aimed at neutralizing bad traits

A boy poses for the camera during Mebuug-buugan in Bali's Kedonganan village

Balinese people walk between mangroves to put mud on their body during the traditional mud baths.