ADAT POTAPAHI CEREMONY

SIGI, 20/10 - POTAPAHI RITUAL. Adat and local leaders sit near the head of a water buffalo that is used as an offering during Potapahi ritual (village cleansing) ceremony at Boladangko village in Sigi, Central Sulawesi, October 20, 2012. The ritual that is held again for the first time after 100 years is aimed to prevent them from danger and disasters. Recently Kulawi had been hit by earthquakes and flash floods that killed dozens of residents. FOTO ANTARA/Basri Marzuki/ss/nz/ox/12

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