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Pelebon (Royal Family Cremation), August 18, 2011

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September 11th 2011
This was my second time in Ubud, Bali within a month (I was in Bali two weeks earlier for a conference) and this time, I intended to attend the Pelebon or Royal Family Cremation, which happened on the 18th of August, 2011. I had learned about this event from my cyclist guide and looked forward to the event as I had never witnessed Balinese Cremation ("Ngaben"), let alone Pelebon (the Royal Crem ... read more

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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