The hidden power of grief rituals

In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish ...
The Jakarta Post

Respecting the dead in Toraja

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What the extraordinary funeral rituals of Tana Toraja and Trunyan in Indonesia can teach us about living a better life

Warning: The following story contains confronting images, which may offend or disturb some readers. Wayan Juli likes to invite tourists to visit the dead. "The people of Trunyan actually practice a ...
The New York Times

In Indonesia, a Blurred Boundary Between the Living and the Dead

The Toraja people of southern Sulawesi, one of Indonesia’s largest islands, are known for their elaborate death rituals, which include preserving and exhuming the dead. Relatives retrieve a coffin ...
Sydney Morning Herald

The dying arts of the Toraja

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The funeral ceremonies of the Toraja people are ancient and intricate. Indonesia, Sulawesi (Celebes Island), Tana Toraja.Credit: Alamy ...
Bangkok Post

Journey to the afterlife: Indonesia's Toraja live among the dead

LA'BO, Indonesia: Martha Kande's family lived with her greying, shrivelled corpse at their home in Indonesia for seven months, as they prepared an elaborate funeral that is central to the Toraja ...