Indonesia photos: culture

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Tau-Tau Effigies at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Tau-Tau Effigies at Londa Nanggala

Balinese Kecack Dance

Stupas at sunrise (Java)

Stupas at sunrise

Tombs carved in a rock face at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Tombs carved in a rock face at Lemo

Balinese Kecack Dance

Londa Nanggala cave with wooden funeral effigies and hanging coffins (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Londa Nanggala cave with wooden funeral effigies and hanging coffins. This is the burial custom of the Sa'dan Toraja people of upland Sulawesi.

One of ninety-two Dhyani Buddha statues at Borobudur (Java)

One of ninety-two Dhyani Buddha statues at Borobudur

Wooden effigies of the dead at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Wooden effigies of the dead at Lemo

Stone statue animal at Borobudur (Java)

Stone statue animal at Borobudur

Wall carvings at Borobudur, wheeled-cart (Java)

Wall carvings at Borobudur, wheeled-cart

Courtyard at Puri Saren Agung palace in Ubud (Ubud, Bali)

Courtyard at Puri Saren Agung palace in Ubud

Wooden effigies of the dead in cliff walls at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Wooden effigies of the dead in cliff walls at Lemo

Doorway at Puri Saren Agung (Ubud, Bali)

Doorway at Puri Saren Agung

Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a pig (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a pig

Hindu statue of a woman endowed with a generous tongue (Ubud, Bali)

Hindu statue of a woman endowed with a generous tongue

Balinese Kecack Dance

Silhouetted Boboudur buddha in early morning (Java)

Silhouetted Boboudur buddha in early morning

Balinese Kecack Dance

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur

Statue at Puri Saren Agung (Ubud, Bali)

Statue at Puri Saren Agung

Coffins and wooden effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Coffins and wooden effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala

Balinese Kecack Dance

Borobudur temple (Java)

Borobudur temple

Stone face at Puri Saren Agung (Ubud, Bali)

Stone face at Puri Saren Agung

Stone face at Puri Saren Agung (Ubud, Bali)

Stone face at Puri Saren Agung

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur

The water maidens of the courtyard fountains at Goa Gajah (Ubud, Bali)

The water maidens of the courtyard fountains at Goa Gajah

Skull alongside wodden coffin at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Skull alongside wodden coffin at Ketu Kese

Old man drinking rice wine at funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Old man drinking rice wine at funeral

Balinese Kecack Dance

Man Carrying Rice Stalks Wearing a Rice Hat

Human remains at cave in Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Human remains at cave in Londa Nanggala

Balinese Kecack Dance-Rama and Sita

Balinese Kecack Dance

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur

Wooden Coffins at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Wooden Coffins at Londa Nanggala

Effigies at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Effigies at Londa Nanggala

Tombs carved in a stone wall at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Tombs carved in a stone wall at Lemo

Silhouette of stupas at Boboudur with moon setting in background (Java)

Silhouette of stupas at Boboudur with moon setting in background

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

1000 rupiah note among cigarettes and coins at grave site in cave (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

1000 rupiah note among cigarettes and coins at grave site in cave

Balinese Kecack Dance

Sunrise at Borobudur (Java)

Sunrise at Borobudur

Warrior statue at Puri Saren Agung in Ubud (Ubud, Bali)

Warrior statue at Puri Saren Agung in Ubud

Balinese Kecack Dance

Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah) entrance (Ubud, Bali)

Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah) entrance. This 11th-century cave is entered through the carved mouth of a demon.

Balinese Kecack Dance

Canyon in Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Canyon in Monkey Forest

Men on their way to temple

Baby grave tree at Sarapung (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Baby grave tree at Sarapung

Courtyard at the Enchanted Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Courtyard at the Enchanted Monkey Forest

Men praying at the tombs of Gunung Kawi

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Silhouette of Borobudur temple (Java)

Silhouette of Borobudur temple

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur

Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala. Suaya.

Food preparation for a funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Food preparation for a funeral

Balinese Kecack Dance

Phallic statue of a big with its hoofs over its eyes in Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Phallic statue of a big with its hoofs over its eyes in Monkey Forest

Londa Nanggala cave with hanging coffins and funeral effigies (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Londa Nanggala cave with hanging coffins and funeral effigies. The traditional burial practices of the Sa'dan Toraja people of upland Sulawesi.

Effigies of the dead haning from limestone walls at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Effigies of the dead haning from limestone walls at Lemo

Balinese Kecack Dance

Sack at a cave grave site at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Sack at a cave grave site at Lemo

Mossy monitor lizard statue in Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Mossy monitor lizard statue in Monkey Forest

Colorful Tongkonan wood tomb (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Colorful Tongkonan wood tomb. Suaya.

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Skulls and coffins in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Skulls and coffins in cave at Londa Nanggala

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Men preparing to slaughter a pig (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Men preparing to slaughter a pig. The pig is bound with rope to a bamboo pole.

Guide at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Guide at Londa Nanggala

Silhouetted Dhyani buddha of Boboudur at daybreak (Java)

Silhouetted Dhyani buddha of Boboudur at daybreak

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Silhouette of Boboudur at early morning (Java)

Silhouette of Boboudur at early morning

Darkened Stupas at Borobudur (Java)

Darkened Stupas at Borobudur

Temple in Ubud's sacred monkey forest

Dog statue in Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Dog statue in Monkey Forest

Bamboo structure that will house funeral guests (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Bamboo structure that will house funeral guests. More than a hectare of bamboo can be cleared for constructing temporary housing for guests attending a large funeral.

Balinese Kecack Dance

Human skull on rock at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Human skull on rock at Ketu Kese

Dragon bridge in Monkey Forest, Ubud (Ubud, Bali)

Dragon bridge in Monkey Forest, Ubud

Green algae-covered skulls in cave at Londo Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Green algae-covered skulls in cave at Londo Nanggala

Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala

Stone coffins at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Stone coffins at Ketu Kese

Courtyard at the Enchanted Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Courtyard at the Enchanted Monkey Forest

Statue at Puri Saren Agung palace; with offering (Ubud, Bali)

Statue at Puri Saren Agung palace; with offering

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur—woman (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur—woman

Carp in temple fountain at Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Carp in temple fountain at Monkey Forest

Tomb carved in granite rock at Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Tomb carved in granite rock at Pana

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur-Buddha (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur-Buddha

Traditional Tongkonan wood tomb (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Traditional Tongkonan wood tomb. Suaya.

Hindu statue (Ubud, Bali)

Men carrying hog for slaughter at Tongkonan funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Men carrying hog for slaughter at Tongkonan funeral

Balinese Kecack Dance

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur--pigs (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur--pigs

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Temple at Goa Gajah (Ubud, Bali)

Temple at Goa Gajah

People making an offering in Bali

Borobudur temple (Java)

Borobudur temple

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur

Squat statue at Elephant Cave (Ubud, Bali)

Squat statue at Elephant Cave

Human skull on rock (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Human skull on rock

Wall carvings at Borobudur, people under tree (Java)

Wall carvings at Borobudur, people under tree

Statue at Borobudur, open mouth (Java)

Statue at Borobudur, open mouth

Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of

Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of "tuak"

Tombs in cliffs at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Tombs in cliffs at Londa Nanggala

Human bones in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Human bones in cave at Londa Nanggala

Doorways at Borobudur (Java)

Doorways at Borobudur

Bamboo growing under cliff face--trail at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Bamboo growing under cliff face--trail at Ketu Kese

Stupas at Borobudur (Java)

Stupas at Borobudur

Balinese Kecack Dance

Coffins and wooden funeral effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Coffins and wooden funeral effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala

Monkey statue in Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Monkey statue in Monkey Forest

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Wooden tongkonan tomb (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Wooden tongkonan tomb

Hindu Temple with hanging tree roots (Ubud, Bali)

Hindu Temple with hanging tree roots

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur—women (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur—women

Stone tomb in a rock wall at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Stone tomb in a rock wall at Lemo

Pig entrails--preparing for a traditional Torajan funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Pig entrails--preparing for a traditional Torajan funeral

Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of palm wine (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of palm wine

Toraja boy drinking

Toraja boy drinking "tuak". Tuak is the traditional alcoholic beverage of Toraja land. It is the fermented sap of a certain type of palm tree. Tuak is generally served in a cut tube of bamboo.

Food preparation for a funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Food preparation for a funeral

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Stone tomb carved in giant granite rock at Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Stone tomb carved in giant granite rock at Pana

Balinese Kecack Dance

Foam of rice wine rising out of bamboo shoot (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Foam of rice wine rising out of bamboo shoot

Balinese Kecack Dance

Pig entrails--prep for a traditional Torajanese funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Pig entrails--prep for a traditional Torajanese funeral

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur

Men praying at the tombs of Gunung Kawi

Hindu Temple in Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Hindu Temple in Monkey Forest

Two Toraja men running while carrying a pig for slaughter (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Two Toraja men running while carrying a pig for slaughter

Balinese Kecack Dance

Wooden effigies of the dead in limestone walls at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Wooden effigies of the dead in limestone walls at Lemo

Balinese Kecack Dance

Doorway at Puri Saren Agung palace (Ubud, Bali)

Doorway at Puri Saren Agung palace

Silhouetted buddha of Boboudur (Java)

Silhouetted buddha of Boboudur

Human bones left in cave as traditional burial practice at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Human bones left in cave as traditional burial practice at Londa Nanggala

Slaughtering a pig at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Slaughtering a pig at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur

Severed pig snout and hoof (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Severed pig snout and hoof

Wall carvings at Borobudur, woman (Java)

Wall carvings at Borobudur, woman

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur

Balinese Kecack Dance

Woman making an offering in Bali

Monitor lizard statues in Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Monitor lizard statues in Monkey Forest

Tombs in rocky cliff near Gunung Kawi

Offering for Bali's Galungan festival

Balinese Kecack Dance

Hindu statue (Ubud, Bali)

Group of kids doing a dragon performance

Men on their way to temple

Old human bones in a wooden coffin (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Old human bones in a wooden coffin

Moss-covered monitor lizard statues in Monkey Forest (Ubud, Bali)

Moss-covered monitor lizard statues in Monkey Forest

Women making an offering in Bali

The water maidens of the courtyard pools at Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah) (Ubud, Bali)

The water maidens of the courtyard pools at Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah)

Balinese Kecack Dance

Flowers on cross at burial site in Londa Nanggala cave (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Flowers on cross at burial site in Londa Nanggala cave

Balinese Kecack Dance

Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a hog (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a hog

Infant / baby grave tree at Sarapung (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Infant / baby grave tree at Sarapung

Man Carrying Rice Stalks Wearing a Rice Hat

Balinese Kecack Dance

Men carrying hog for slaughter (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Men carrying hog for slaughter

Kids dressed up as a dragon

Wooden coffin at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Wooden coffin at Lemo

Group of kids doing a dragon performance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Roast swine at funeral ceremony (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Roast swine at funeral ceremony

Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah) courtyard, green pool (Ubud, Bali)

Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah) courtyard, green pool

Profile of Dhyani Buddha at sunrise

Traditional slaughtering a hog at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Traditional slaughtering a hog at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi

Men on their way to temple

Men praying near the tombs of Gunung Kawi

Granite boulder grave at Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Granite boulder grave at Pana

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Balinese Kecack Dance

Hanging coffins (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Hanging coffins

Balinese Kecack Dance

Roasted swine at funeral ceremony (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Roasted swine at funeral ceremony

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur (Java)

Mural wall carvings at Borobudur

Temple at Gunung Kawi

Doorway at Puri Saren Agung (Ubud, Bali)

Doorway at Puri Saren Agung

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