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Creative idea of Balinese community apparently never ebbs. On the Pengerupukan Day (one day before Nyepi) falling on March 15, 2010, Denpasar City Government will hold a contest of ogoh-ogoh or papier-mâché demon. Its participants will consist of Customary Youth Club (Sekaa Taruna) throughout Denpasar City. The following pictures show enthusiastic activity of youth club across North Denpasar subdistrict.

For such art activities, the youth club was provided with financial assistance worth IDR 3.5 million by the Head of Subdistrict Made Mertajaya, last Friday (Feb 12). Mertajaya said Ogoh-Ogoh would be assessed at the subdistrict level with the physical assessment criteria include the aesthetic shapes, colors, patterns and others. Concerning with the figure, participants are not allowed to make pornographic or political-nuanced ogoh-ogoh. Each subdistrict will select three for being competed further on the Pengerupukan Night or one day before Nyepi.