Dogs n Chickens - Buntu Toraja
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Toraja wedding car! Buntu area, Toraja
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Older Tongkonan bamboo roofs - now they are metal covered.
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Entrance to Londa Gereja and grave site
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Egads, the prized albino water buffalo, Londa, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi
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Prized albino water buffalo, Londa, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi
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Not the prettiest guy in the world ...Prized albino water buffalo, Londa, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi
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Not the prettiest guy in the world ...Prized albino water buffalo, Londa, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi
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Not the prettiest guy in the world ...Prized albino water buffalo, Londa, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi
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TauTau for Tourists, Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Tongkonan, Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Tau Tau look out above the cave burial site
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Caskets, Caskets, everywhere. Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Old caskets, Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Part of old Tongkonan to carry the remains to the cliffs, Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Tau-Tau wood carved effigies, Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Toraja Grave Site: Tau-Tau wood carved effigies, Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Tau-Tau wood carved effigies, Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Caskets stuffed in every crevice, "trash" is old offerings to dead: Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Caskets in the cave rafters ...Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Caskets on a ledge by the cavern ceiling: Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Skulls everywhere - the caskets deteriorate and they fall out! Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Caskets in decay; Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Natural limestone cavern Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Clothing below is from the deceased - they are buried with their possessions: Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Adornments on more recent burials: Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Eerie limestone formations: Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Many cans and bottles, offered to the dead; Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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Bottles and detritus, offerings from relatives: Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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We had to crawl 20 meters on hands, knees, or just drag ourselves through! Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja
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