Rice Island: Bali and the Cultivation of Tradition.

by Colin Donohue 


      

Balinese father and son with rice on foreheads. Ceremony
  
Nearly every week there a large ceremony at a local village. Initially, I thought the ceremonies were for the pleasure of tourists since they are so delightful to watch. Clearly, however, they are for the villagers themselves. During my visit, I was usually the only Westerner at the celebrations.
 
Here, a Balinese man holds his son. Both are dressed in traditional garb, and the rice on their foreheads indicates that they have been to the temple.
  
Photo by Colin Donohue.
  
  

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