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This is worth a 5 minute look.
Pure entertainment, no more than that. http://www.gettyimages.com.au/photos...rt=mostpopular |
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G'day Alan,
Thanks for the link. We normally see participants in "Keris Dance" in Bali stab themselves keris due to Rangda spell, but they become invulnerable from the energy of the Barong; if I am not mistaken. These pictures does not look like a "Keris Dance" event. Do you have any idea on this Balinese ritual? |
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Rasdan, I did not take these Bali pics, I don't know what is going on, they just seemed like interesting pics to fill in 5 minutes.
As I said:- pure entertainment. No lessons thereby attached. |
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I am guessing yellow is a royal colour in Malaysia since everything in the pic of the royal palace is yellow including their clothes.
I have also noticed keris are often in yellow bags, on yellow cushions or have yellow cloth/ribbon tied to them. |
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I found this in my internet searches on the subject: "In Malaysia, yellow is also associated with royalty and the Malay sultans; it also represents Islam, the country’s official religion. In Indonesia, yellow is the color of Garuda, the mythical bird that is the country’s national symbol. In Zen monasteries, yellow is worn by the third most senior abbot." Hopefully that's helpful. |
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Garuda is the Sun bird so it makes sense that yellow (or gold) would be its colour. |
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