Devotees assisting Balinese woman in trance at the incredible self stabbing ritual of Sakral during Pengerebongan ceremony. Bali girl out of her mind!
Balinese woman in trance at the self stabbing ritual of Sakral during Pengerebongan Ceremony in Kesiman village, Denpasar. This is a truly unique ritual and ceremony of Balinese culture. Self hypnosis grips men and women at the Religious ceremony which takes place every 210 days on the Balinese Hindu Saka calendar where men and women in self hypnosis induced trance parade around the temple with some of the men attempting to pierce their skin with a traditional Keris (knife) a surefire test of faith in God!
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Location: Kesiman, Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Antony Ratcliffe / Alamy / Afripics
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