20, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Ketut Nita Wahyuni, 11, centre, performs the Rehang Dewa, a sacred Balinese dance, at Geriana Kauh village, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, Nov. 20, ...
The 11-year-old is preparing to perform the Rejang Dewa, a sacred Balinese dance. The rituals are part of the two-week-long Ngusaba Goreng, a thanksgiving festival for a rich harvest.
The Indonesian island of Bali has banned a variation of a traditional dance that involves erotic performances to protect its “dignity and honour”. Officials said joged bumbung, which ...