The Sidakarya mask feeds the spitits during the ceremony of ” house cleaning”.

November 6, 2013 | Categories: Asia, Bali | Tags: Bali, beliefs, ceremony, mask, spirit, tradition, Ubud | Leave a comment




Purification rites at private house in Ubud. The mask is called Tua and depicts an old man.
October 30, 2012 | Categories: Asia, Bali, Indonesia | Tags: Bali, Hinduism, mask, People, Reisen, rite, tradition, travel, Ubud, voyage | Leave a comment



It was an unforgettable night.
The sumptuous preparations for a wedding were taken at the village of Sade located in southern part of Lombok. A day before the main ceremony a group of Sasak singers, musicians and dancers played a long show and concert on a makeshift stage in the center of the village.
October 7, 2012 | Categories: Asia, Indonesia, Lombok | Tags: dance, face, Gesicht, mask, night, People, performance, Sasak, village | 3 Comments

Small Agung with a Barong mask. The balinese king of spirits has many embodiments. In Ubud the Barong can have a face of pig. During Kuningan the kids in Ubud play the mythological story of the struggles between the good Barong and the evil represented by Rangda.
June 5, 2011 | Categories: Asia, Bali, Indonesia | Tags: Barong, boy, mask, play, Ubud | Leave a comment