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  • Javanese men bring a buffalo's head onto a truck as they prepare for sacrifial ritual at a former Dutch sugar factory in Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 6, 2013. During the Indonesia Revolution era, Java Island became the central of sugar industry. The Dutch built many sugar factories and transportation system to transport sugar from cities to main port in Jakarta then continued shipped it to Dutch land. To reduce the rebellion from Javanese, Dutch created a myth of the factory and held ritual of sacrificial in order to get abundant product of sugar. They sacrificed two heads of buffalo and chickens. This ritual still remain in some big colonial sugar factories until today. The ritual takes time in the beginning of milling.
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  • Javanese men put the buffalo's head near a huge machinery at a former Dutch sugar factory in Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 6, 2013. During the Indonesia Revolution era, Java Island became the central of sugar industry. The Dutch built many sugar factories and transportation system to transport sugar from cities to main port in Jakarta then continued shipped it to Dutch land. To reduce the rebellion from Javanese, Dutch created a myth of the factory and held ritual of sacrificial in order to get abundant product of sugar. They sacrificed two heads of buffalo and chickens. This ritual still remain in some big colonial sugar factories until today. The ritual takes time in the beginning of milling.
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  • Tenggerese man bring a goat as an offering to the spirit of Bromo volcano during Yadnya Kasada ritual in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, July 23, 2013. Tenggerese believe their ancestors Princes Roro Anteng and Prince Joko Seger sacrificed their 25th child to the volcano after their wish to be given children were fulfilled by the gods. Later on, Tenggerese continue the ritual by delivering offerings such as vegetables, fruits, money, livestock and paddy to the crater of Bromo volcano.
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  • Villagers wait for a chicken that flying after thrown into the crater of Bromo by Tenggerese worshiper during Yadnya Kasada ritual in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, July 24, 2013. Tenggerese believe their ancestors Princes Roro Anteng and Prince Joko Seger sacrificed their 25th child to the volcano after their wish to be given children were fulfilled by the gods. Later on, Tenggerese continue the ritual by delivering offerings such as vegetables, fruits, money, livestock and paddy to the crater of Bromo volcano.
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  • Tenggerese man bring a goat as an offering to the spirit of Bromo volcano during Yadnya Kasada ritual in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, July 23, 2013. Tenggerese believe their ancestors Princes Roro Anteng and Prince Joko Seger sacrificed their 25th child to the volcano after their wish to be given children were fulfilled by the gods. Later on, Tenggerese continue the ritual by delivering offerings such as vegetables, fruits, money, livestock and paddy to the crater of Bromo volcano.
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  • People at the outer slope of Bromo volcano during Yadnya Kasada ritual in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, July 24, 2013. Tenggerese believe their ancestors Princes Roro Anteng and Prince Joko Seger sacrificed their 25th child to the volcano after their wish to be given children were fulfilled by the gods. Later on, Tenggerese continue the ritual by delivering offerings such as vegetables, fruits, money, livestock and paddy to the crater of Bromo volcano.
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  • Villagers stand on the inner slope of Bromo crater in order to catch the offerings that thrown into by Tenggerese worshipers during Yadnya Kasada ritual, in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, August 15, 2011. Tenggerese believe their ancestors Princes Roro Anteng and Prince Joko Seger sacrificed their 25th child to the volcano after their wish to be given children were fulfilled by the gods. Later on, Tenggerese continue the ritual by delivering offerings such as vegetables, fruits, money, livestock and paddy to the crater of Bromo volcano.
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  • Javanese youth wearing Wayang costume, Javanese folks legend, stand by on rocks in the middle of river t-junction in which a ritual of sacrificial and cleansing the two-dimensional bamboo woven horses are held in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, January 18, 2012. Javanese believe a place where two rivers encounter have mystical power. In Javanese philosophy, there are two worlds that human should deal with; macrocosm and microcosm. Macrocosm deals with spirituality and mystery, whereas microcosm deals with reality and physic. The aim of life is to harmonize the both. Javanism is a way of living, merely like Hinduism or Buddhism. It is a thought that stresses on inner peace, balance and harmony and it contains complete tools to interpret life whether it is the Sein (Being) or the Werden (Becoming).
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  • A dancer roars, imitating a tiger, as he gets possesed by spirit that is believed as a tiger during a traditional dance perfomance in Cangkringan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 2, 2011. The trance dance perfomance is a part of ritual that held by villagers on the slope of Merapi volcano. In Javanese philosophy, there are two worlds that human should deal with; macrocosm and microcosm. Macrocosm deals with spirituality and mystery, whereas microcosm deals with reality and physic. The aim of life is to harmonize the both. Javanism is a way of living, merely like Hinduism or Buddhism. It is a thought that stresses on inner peace, balance and harmony and it contains complete tools to interpret life whether it is the Sein (Being) or the Werden (Becoming).
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  • Javanese worshippers bring Gunungan contains of vegetables and fruits during a ritual of sacrificial to mark the establisment of their village on the hills near ancient city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, June 14, 2012. In Javanese philosophy, there are two worlds that human should deal with; macrocosm and microcosm. Macrocosm deals with spirituality and mystery, whereas microcosm deals with reality and physic. The aim of life is to harmonize the both. Javanism is a way of living, merely like Hinduism or Buddhism. It is a thought that stresses on inner peace, balance and harmony and it contains complete tools to interpret life whether it is the Sein (Being) or the Werden (Becoming).
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  • Javanese men of Yogyakarta Royal servants lead a ritual of sacrificial to the spirit of the sea known as Nyai Roro Kidul (The Princes of South Sea) in Parangkusumo beach near ancient city of Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, June 9, 2013. In Javanese philosophy, there are two worlds that human should deal with; macrocosm and microcosm. Macrocosm deals with spirituality and mystery, whereas microcosm deals with reality and physic. The aim of life is to harmonize the both. Javanism is a way of living, merely like Hinduism or Buddhism. It is a thought that stresses on inner peace, balance and harmony and it contains complete tools to interpret life whether it is the Sein (Being) or the Werden (Becoming).
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  • A Javanese trance dancer sits on a rock in the middle of river t-junction in which a ritual of sacrificial and cleansing the two-dimensional bamboo woven horses are held in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, January 18, 2012. Javanese believe a place where two rivers encounter have mystical power. In Javanese philosophy, there are two worlds that human should deal with; macrocosm and microcosm. Macrocosm deals with spirituality and mystery, whereas microcosm deals with reality and physic. The aim of life is to harmonize the both. Javanism is a way of living, merely like Hinduism or Buddhism. It is a thought that stresses on inner peace, balance and harmony and it contains complete tools to interpret life whether it is the Sein (Being) or the Werden (Becoming).
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  • Jatilan dancers at the moment of trance during a traditional dance perfomance in Cangkringan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, June 9, 2013. The trance dance perfomance is a part of ritual that held by villagers on the slope of Merapi volcano. In Javanese philosophy, there are two worlds that human should deal with; macrocosm and microcosm. Macrocosm deals with spirituality and mystery, whereas microcosm deals with reality and physic. The aim of life is to harmonize the both. Javanism is a way of living, merely like Hinduism or Buddhism. It is a thought that stresses on inner peace, balance and harmony and it contains complete tools to interpret life whether it is the Sein (Being) or the Werden (Becoming).
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  • A trance man offers a duck blood to the other trance man during a traditional dance perfomance in Cangkringan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 2, 2011. The trance dance perfomance is a part of ritual that held by villagers on the slope of Merapi volcano. In Javanese philosophy, there are two worlds that human should deal with; macrocosm and microcosm. Macrocosm deals with spirituality and mystery, whereas microcosm deals with reality and physic. The aim of life is to harmonize the both. Javanism is a way of living, merely like Hinduism or Buddhism. It is a thought that stresses on inner peace, balance and harmony and it contains complete tools to interpret life whether it is the Sein (Being) or the Werden (Becoming).
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  • Yogyakarta Royal servants wearing Peranakan attire and Javanese people gather on the southern slope of Merapi volcano during a sacrificial ritual to mark the establishment of Yogyakarta Empire by delivering offerings to the spirits of the volcano. July 3, 2011. In Javanese philosophy, there are two worlds that human should deal with; macrocosm and microcosm. Macrocosm deals with spirituality and mystery, whereas microcosm deals with reality and physic. The aim of life is to harmonize the both. Javanism is a way of living, merely like Hinduism or Buddhism. It is a thought that stresses on inner peace, balance and harmony and it contains complete tools to interpret life whether it is the Sein (Being) or the Werden (Becoming).
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  • Kebo bule (Albino Buffalos) mark the spiritual parade held by Surakarta Empire to celebrate Javanese New Year in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, November 5, 2013. Thousand people gather at the yard of the Palace to join a rite that accompany in a procession of Kebo Bule, albino buffalos that is believed as the guards of the heirloom of Kyai Slamet. During the procession, Javanese people wait for the buffalo to excrete and later on people jostle to get the excrement. People believe that the excrement will bring fertility and good harvest for the upcoming season. Logically, the excrement can be used as compost for cultivation; from that point of view excrement symbolized fertility.
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  • Javanism worshipers at Surakarta Empire to celebrate Javanese New Year in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, November 4, 2013. Thousand people gather at the yard of the Palace to join a rite that accompany in a procession of Kebo Bule, albino buffalos that is believed as the guards of the heirloom of Kyai Slamet. During the procession, Javanese people wait for the buffalo to excrete and later on people jostle to get the excrement. People believe that the excrement will bring fertility and good harvest for the upcoming season. Logically, the excrement can be used as compost for cultivation; from that point of view excrement symbolized fertility.
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  • A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • Javanism worshipers at Surakarta Empire to celebrate Javanese New Year in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, November 4, 2013. Thousand people gather at the yard of the Palace to join a rite that accompany in a procession of Kebo Bule, albino buffalos that is believed as the guards of the heirloom of Kyai Slamet. During the procession, Javanese people wait for the buffalo to excrete and later on people jostle to get the excrement. People believe that the excrement will bring fertility and good harvest for the upcoming season. Logically, the excrement can be used as compost for cultivation; from that point of view excrement symbolized fertility.
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  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 16: Miners say grace during an annual sacrificial ritual in miners cabin near Ijen sulfur crater in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 16, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: A sulfur miner wears full face gas masker at Ijen sulfur crater during annual sacrificial ritual in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: A sulfur miner brings an offering of goat's head as he prepared to bury in sulfur kitchen during annual sacrificial ritual at Ijen crater in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: A miner brings a big chunk of pure yellowish sulfur during annual sacrificial ritual held in Ijen sulfur crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 397.jpg
  • Javanese scramble to take the offerings in shape of mountain contains of vegetables, fruits and paddy that is sent to the spirits of the sea during a ritual called "Sedekah Laut" (Sea Sacrificial) in Depok beach near ancient city Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, November 21, 2013. As centuries tradition, Javanese shape the offering in mountain form because they believed that the spirits live at the higher land, and mountain represent nirvana. A unique fact, Gunungan is used by Javanism worshipers wherever they live, from coastline to mountains.
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  • Javanese people do a ritual before harvesting season on Bantul, Yogyakarta, 2017. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • BALI, INDONESIA; MARCH 17, 2015: A Balinese Hindu devotee possesed by spirit and stab herself using "Keris", Balinese sword during Melasti, a cleansing ritual before entering Silent Day i Batubolong beach, Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: Sulfur miners extract sulfur during annual sacrificial ritual at Ijen crater in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: A sulfur miner sprays water onto sulfur pipes as he prepares the area of offfering burial during annual sacrificial ritual at Ijen crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: Miners bring the head of a goat and later on it will be buried in sulfur kitchen as an annual sacrificial ritual in Ijen crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 565.jpg
  • BALI, INDONESIA; MARCH 18, 2015: Balinese Hindu devotees deliver offering to the sea during Melasti, a cleansing ritual before entering Silent Day in Batubolong Beach, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ_Beach_Culture 25.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: Sulfur miners work at Ijen crater during annual sacrificial ritual in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 672.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: Miners bring the head of a goat and later on it will be buried in sulfur kitchen as an annual sacrificial ritual in Ijen crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 509.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: Sulfur miners bearing a full pair of sulfur basket climb up Ijen crater during annual sacrificial ritual in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 467.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: A miner extracts sulfur during annual sacrificial ritual at Ijen crater in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 407.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: A miner bears a pair of sulfur full-basket during annual sacrificial ritual held in Ijen sulfur crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 348.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 16: Miners slaughter a goat as they prepare for an annual sacrificial ritual in Ijen sulfur crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 16, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 032.jpg
  • Javanese men and women dresses in traditonal attire deliver offerings to goddes Sri Devi before harvesting paddy in Bantul, Yogyakarta, 2017. The ritual was done at the beginning and the end of cultivation. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • BALI, INDONESIA; MARCH 18, 2015: Balinese Hindu devotees deliver offering to the sea during Melasti, a cleansing ritual before entering Silent Day in Seseh Beach, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ_Beach_Culture 24.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: A miner brings an offering of goat's head upward on sulfur kitchen during annual sacrificial ritual at Ijen creater in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 644.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: Miners bring the head of a goat and later on it will be buried in sulfur kitchen as an annual sacrificial ritual in Ijen crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 545.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: Miners bring the head of a goat and later on it will be buried in sulfur kitchen as an annual sacrificial ritual in Ijen crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 502.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: A miner bears a pair of sulfur full-basket during annual sacrificial ritual held in Ijen sulfur crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 386.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 16: A goat's head seen on the table as it is prepared for annual sacrificial ritual held by miners at Ijen sulfur crater in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 16, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 274.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 16: Miners slaughter a goat as they prepare for an annual sacrificial ritual in Ijen sulfur crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 16, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 071.jpg
  • Five Javanese in traditional attire deliver the offerings in shape of mountain contains of vegetables, fruits and paddy to the spirits of the sea during a ritual called "Sedekah Laut" (Sea Sacrificial) in Depok beach near ancient city Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, November 21, 2013. As centuries tradition, Javanese shape the offering in mountain form because they believed that the spirits live at the higher land, and mountain represent nirvana. A unique fact, Gunungan is used by Javanism worshipers wherever they live, from coastline to mountains.
    GNJ2013D0041121 055.jpg
  • BALI, INDONESIA; MARCH 18, 2015: Balinese Hindu devotees deliver offering to the sea during Melasti, a cleansing ritual before entering Silent Day in Seseh Beach, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ_Beach_Culture 23.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: Sulfur miners work at Ijen crater during annual sacrificial ritual in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 415.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: Miners bring the head of a goat and later on it will be buried in sulfur kitchen as an annual sacrificial ritual in Ijen crater, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 486.jpg
  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 17: A miner brings an offering of goat's head upward on sulfur kitchen during annual sacrificial ritual at Ijen creater in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 17, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 634.jpg
  • Tengerese Hindu devotees collect water from a spring on a mountain next to Bromo crater during Melasti (cleansing) ritual in  East Java, Indonesia, 2017. Most of the tenggerese people work as farmer. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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  • BONDOWOSO, EAST JAVA - DECEMBER 16: A goat's head seen on the table as it is prepared for annual sacrificial ritual held by miners at Ijen sulfur crater in Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia, December 16, 2013. The miners held the sacrifice in order to ask blessing of good result and prevent from accident or injury. The tradition begun in 1978 after a tragedy that killed four people and fourteen black out cause of poisoning gas. Daily miners produce fifteen ton of sulfur or approximately 450 ton a month. Come close to 150 miners work everyday. All the sulfur goes to sugar factory ans used as sugar whitening. A documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    GNJ2013D004121617 281.jpg

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