Kecak
An epic battle between good and evil, a Balinese temple on an eerily moonlit night, and nearly a hundred bare-chested village men chanting in unison is the recipe for this awe-inspiring performance. The men, clad in sarongs with red hibiscus blossoms tucked behind their ears, are arranged in concentric circles. The pulse and throb of their collective voice forms the rhythm to which young gilt-costumed girls relate the tale of the Hindu epic Ramayana through dance and fire. Swaying together as one, the men wave their hands in the air as the chorus reaches a frenetic climax. The chant, which sounds like "chak-achak-achak", is the namesake of the dance.
14 Responses
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On 2 July 2008 Joven Delacruz said:
This is so cool:)
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On 2 July 2008 Jan Vogel said:
Very nice picture, no disturbing over-exposures and an appealing composition. Together with the detailed description it makes that you can almost hear the picture. Very nice
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On 3 July 2008 nick lo gave props:
nicely done!
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On 7 July 2008 cody tuttle gave props:
Great shot!
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On 9 July 2008 Andrew Lorimer gave props:
Absolutely Amazing Capture !!!
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On 16 July 2008 Abhijit Sanyal gave props:
Got my vote. Great photo.
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On 17 July 2008 Ray Kenn gave props:
Excellent ! ! ! You have my vote.
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On 21 July 2008 Saltari Dario gave props:
Great composition ;)
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On 24 July 2008 Danny Santos Ii gave props:
just simply amazing... voted YEAH!
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On 31 July 2008 christian demarco said:
really cool, for real.
saludos
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On 4 August 2008 Ben O'Neal gave props:
Love this - got my vote.
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On 7 August 2008 hugo santos gave props:
great shot!!
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On 24 August 2008 Jesús L. Yapor gave props:
that's wonderful. I dig the temperature you captured.
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On 28 August 2008 Hayley Brown said:
amazing!!!
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