Thousands of people flocked to Indonesia's western coast to watch a procession of mythological statues decorated with various colorful knick-knacks before being thrown into the sea.

This procession, which has existed for centuries, was born from a day of mourning for the Shiite community.

Two statues about 15 meters high, resembling horses with wings, are known by the people of Pariaman City, West Sumatra as "Tabuik".

The statue was paraded by dozens of men from the center of Pariaman City to the beach before finally being thrown into the sea for the ornaments to be fought over by the public.

On the way to the beach, it is not uncommon for the statues to be shaken, rotated and knocked against each other to make the people watching get even more excited.

If you know the history, this festival began to commemorate the death of Husein Bin Ali, who was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, during the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram.

This tradition is widely known by people from other regions in West Sumatra, so that when the tradition is held it always attracts thousands of visitors.