Balinese attend annual sacred Mekare-kare ritual in Tenganan Village in Indonesia
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-06-13 18:08:56
Balinese armed with thorny pandanus leafs fight his opponent during an annual sacred Mekare-kare ritual or known as Pandanus Fight in Tenganan Village, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia on June 12, 2017. Photo: Johanes Christo/NurPhoto / Getty Images/CFP
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Balinese armed with thorny pandanus leafs fight their opponents during an annual sacred Mekare-kare ritual or known as Pandanus Fight in Tenganan Village, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia on June 12, 2017. The fight is believed as their scarification for God Indra of the God of War in order to balance the human body and the universe. Photos: Johanes Christo/NurPhoto / Getty Images/CFP

Balinese armed with thorny pandanus leafs fight his opponent during an annual sacred Mekare-kare ritual or known as Pandanus Fight in Tenganan Village, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia on June 12, 2017. Photo: Johanes Christo/NurPhoto / Getty Images/CFP