barong dancer applying make up ,barong dance , batubulan , island of bali , indonesia
Barong is probably the most well known dance in bali. It is a story telling dance, narrating the fight between good and evil. This dance is the classic example of Balinese way of acting out mythology, resulting in myth and history being blended into one reality. The story is about Rangda, the mother of Erlangga, the King of Bali in the tenth century, who was condemned by Erlangga's father because she practiced black magic. After she became a widow, she summoned all the evil spirits in the jungle, the leaks and the demons, to come after Erlangga. A fight occurred, but she and her black magic troops were too strong that Erlangga had to ask for the help of Barong. Barong came with Erlangga's soldiers, and a fight ensued. Rangda casted a spell that made Erlangga’s soldiers suicidal, pointing their poisoned keris into their own stomachs and chests. Barong casted a spell that turned their body resistant to the sharp keris. At the end, Barong won, and Rangda ran away.
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Location: batubulan , bali , indonesia
Photo credit: © pavlos christoforou / Alamy / Afripics
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