Nyepi Day restrictions will begin at 6 am and last for 24 hours, during which people won’t be able to open stores and food and drink can’t be bought or sold in public.

The day marks the start of a new year and is a time for reflection, meditation, and self-purification.

Giant effigies depicting aspects of the evil, referred to as ‘ogoh-ogoh’, are paraded through the streets of Bali ahead of Nyepi. Source: AAP / Made Nagi/EPA

Bali is one of the most popular travel destinations for Australians, with more than 1.3 million Australians visiting the island in 2023, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country but more than 80 per cent of Bali’s population identify as Hindu and practice a local version of the religion.