INDONESIA | Monday, 7 January 2013 | Views [738] | View Smaller Image
In Indonesia's Tana Toraja, it is traditionally believed that death is not a sudden, dreaded event, but a gradual process toward Puya, the land of souls or afterlife. When a death occurs, the community comes together at the sound of a gong to do what they can to guide the deceased to their ancestors in the afterlife.
