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Bali is a wet place. Raindrops cling to green shoots of rice. And the petals of a lotus flower.
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Bali is a wet place. Raindrops cling to green shoots of rice. And the petals of a lotus flower.
August 29, 2009
Rice terraces cascade down the mountains as far as the eye can see. South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
August 29, 2009
Volcanic minerals at the summit of Mt Papandayan create pools of the most bizarre colours. West Java, Indonesia.
August 29, 2009
Examples of the highly-expressive effigies, or tau tau, of the Torajan people of south Sulawesi, Indonesia.
August 29, 2009
The smoking crater of the very active Mt Bromo in east Java, Indonesia.
August 28, 2009
Quick service, rusty blades and low, low prices. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
August 28, 2009
Nothing like a nice grooming in the afternoon to send you to sleep. Ubud’s Monkey Forest, Bali.
August 27, 2009
This Escher-like structure is part of the Taman Sari or Water Castle in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, built originally for the pleasure of the Royal Family of Yogyakarta.
August 27, 2009
Small offerings of food, fruit and flowers on woven palm leaf are made to the gods twice daily. The Balinese are a very religous and superstitious people. Their religion is a unique blend of Indian Hinduism and local animism. Bali remained the last bastion of Hinduism on the Indonesian archipelago after the arrival of Islam… [Read more…]
August 27, 2009
Batik is a traditional wax-resistance, dyed textile found throughout the Indonesia, but most notably in Java. Wax is applied to parts of the cloth then dyed, with the parts covered by wax remaining undyed. Then the cloth is washed, wax removed and dried with new wax applied to other parts of the cloth to ready… [Read more…]
August 27, 2009
The kris is the traditional dagger carried by warriors across the Malay and Indonesian archipelago. Folk tales will tell of magic krises that have a will of their own, can fly through the night or curse its owner. Nowadays, they are carried for ceremonial purposes. This one is being worn by an elderly caretaker of… [Read more…]
August 27, 2009
This young girl is still growing her teeth…… ….whilst grandma is just hanging onto her last ones…… Two very different but lovely smiles from Indonesia!
August 29, 2009
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