The walk of Rangda
Rangda is important in Balinese culture, and performances depicting her struggles with Barong or with Airlangga in that tale are popular tourist attractions as well as tradition. She is depicted as a mostly nude old woman, with long and unkempt hair, pendulous breasts and claws. Her face is traditionally a horrifying fanged and goggle-eyed mask, with a long, protruding tongue.
The Rangda is walking three times around the temple colmplex of Pura Pengerebongan leaded by Pemangku priests.
The photo was captured during the Pengerebongan festival in February 2016.
Thomas Alm 09/04/2020 15:38
Exciting view into a foreign world...Best regards and Happy Easter,
Thomas