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Warning: The following story contains confronting images, which may offend or disturb some readers. Wayan Juli likes to invite tourists to visit the dead. "The people of Trunyan actually practice a ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The funeral ceremonies of the Toraja people are ancient and intricate. Indonesia, Sulawesi (Celebes Island), Tana Toraja.Credit: Alamy ...
The Toraja people of southern Sulawesi, one of Indonesia’s largest islands, are known for their elaborate death rituals, which include preserving and exhuming the dead. Relatives retrieve a coffin ...
Whether you're Hindu, Muslim, Christian, or Sikh, when a person dies, the body is typically buried or cremated. The last rites are performed before the dead body is cast away, never to be seen again.
LA'BO, Indonesia: Martha Kande's family lived with her greying, shrivelled corpse at their home in Indonesia for seven months, as they prepared an elaborate funeral that is central to the Toraja ...