Seated worshippers sit among the trees in the temple

Western Lombok

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October 13th 2011
Western Lombok is where Islam meets Hinduism, on an island dominated by the former. A large Hindu procession took place on the streets of Mataram, under the light of the full moon. Locals, dressed in white shirts and hats, with colourful sarongs and sashes, walked the long road up to Cakranegara. Drums and xylophones play the traditional ‘gamelan’ music – strangely discordant to the unaccus ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Lombok » Sengigi

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more