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Toraja Funeral
A Toraja funeral typically takes place a year or more after a death. During this time elaborate and costly preparations are made by the deceased's family to put on a ceremony to impress locals and visitors. Rendanbatu, July 2007
Funeral
Toraja girls
Girl
Guests
Girl
Albino buffalo
Cooking a pig
Procession
Coffin procession
Coffin bearers
Tau Tau entourage
Tau Tau procession
Paying respects
Tau Tau
The buffalo gets it
For the guests
Raising the coffin
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anuschka
08-Apr-2008 10:19
Most interesting, thanks for sharing.
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