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.
18 responses
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Joven DelaCruz said (2 Jul 2008):
This is so cool:)
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Jan Vogel said (2 Jul 2008):
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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nick lo gave props (3 Jul 2008):
nicely done!
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cody tuttle gave props (7 Jul 2008):
Great shot!
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Andrew Lorimer gave props (9 Jul 2008):
Absolutely Amazing Capture !!!
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Abhijit Sanyal gave props (16 Jul 2008):
Got my vote. Great photo.
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Ray Kenn gave props (17 Jul 2008):
Excellent ! ! ! You have my vote.
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Dario Saltari gave props (21 Jul 2008):
Great composition ;)
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Danny Santos II gave props (24 Jul 2008):
just simply amazing... voted YEAH!
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christian demarco said (31 Jul 2008):
really cool, for real.
saludos
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Ben O'Neal gave props (4 Aug 2008):
Love this - got my vote.
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hugo santos gave props (7 Aug 2008):
great shot!!
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Jesús L. Yapor gave props (24 Aug 2008):
that's wonderful. I dig the temperature you captured.
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Hayley Brown said (28 Aug 2008):
amazing!!!
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Deborah Ziegler gave props (8 Sep 2008):
awesome shot!!
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David Brooks gave props (20 Feb 2009):
Love it. It's like Indiana Jones. But better.
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Santiago Gonzalez gave props (16 May 2009):
Great! I love it.
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Jocelyn Jackson gave props (31 Aug 2009):
amazing!
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