A Balinese homeowner has hosted a purification ritual at the site where an Australian man was allegedly caught on camera having public sex.

The alleged incident at a village in North Kuta landed Queensland mechanic Billy Aspinall in hot water after the footage went viral on social media and local police declared it was an “immoral act”.

The 27-year-old, who was reportedly in Bali for a friend’s wedding and had met the woman at a beach club, was identified through facial recognition technology and at Denpasar Airport.

Although he was questioned by police and could potentially have faced up to a year in jail, no charges were laid.

CCTV footage of the encounter went viral.

Meanwhile, footage of the Hindu purification ceremony held outside the home of resident Wayan Suyadnya, where the alleged sex act occurred, has been shared on Instagram.

According to a translation of the video’s caption, the ceremony was intended to ritually cleanse the site “following incidents deemed to have defiled the area”.

“I do understand it’s kind of, ah, accidentally because they are drunk – [they] just came back from beach club,” Suyadnya told Nine News of the incident.

“We really expect that this kind of situation not happening again.”

The Bali Times reported that the ritual, known as Caru Eka Sata, is performed to “restore spiritual balance after an event believed to have disturbed the harmony of a place”.

“In this case, the homeowner specifically held the ceremony to cleanse the property spiritually after what he described as an incident that had disturbed the sanctity of the grounds.”

Local police chief Joseph Purba told a press conference that Aspinall has explained both he and the unidentified woman were intoxicated, and that the alleged encounter was spontaneous.

Purba said Suyadnya, a lifeguard, had decided not to press charges.

“We have handed over the case and suspect to Immigration for deportation,” he added.

Soaring tourism has prompted a recent crackdown by Balinese authorities amid complaints over illegal work, tourist behaviour and visa violations.

It has targeted foreigners accused of abusing tourist visas, alongside high-profile incidents involving assaults on police, reckless driving, and public indecency at sacred sites.