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#10252568
10 July 2023
A Balinese woman is wearing a traditional costume during a mass tooth filing ceremony locally known as Mepandes at Giri Kusuma Temple in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on July 9, 2023. Mepandes is an important ritual of passage for Balinese Hindus that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. During the ritual, the six front teeth in the upper jaw are being filed. The heart of the ritual is a symbolic act of purging an individual of the negative traits known as the Sad Ripu or six enemies, lust, greed, anger, anxiety, conceit and envy. Upon the completion of the ritual, the man or woman will be officially acknowledged as an adult, a mature individual who knows and is aware of the differences between vice and virtue.
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10 July 2023
A Balinese woman is wearing a traditional costume during a mass tooth filing ceremony locally known as Mepandes at Giri Kusuma Temple in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on July 9, 2023. Mepandes is an important ritual of passage for Balinese Hindus that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. During the ritual, the six front teeth in the upper jaw are being filed. The heart of the ritual is a symbolic act of purging an individual of the negative traits known as the Sad Ripu or six enemies, lust, greed, anger, anxiety, conceit and envy. Upon the completion of the ritual, the man or woman will be officially acknowledged as an adult, a mature individual who knows and is aware of the differences between vice and virtue.
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#10252572
10 July 2023
A Balinese woman is looking at her teeth in a mirror after participating in a mass tooth filing ceremony locally known as Mepandes at Giri Kusuma Temple in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on July 9, 2023. Mepandes is an important ritual of passage for Balinese Hindus that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. During the ritual, the six front teeth in the upper jaw are filed. The heart of the ritual is a symbolic act of purging an individual of the negative traits known as the Sad Ripu or six enemies: lust, greed, anger, anxiety, conceit and envy. Upon the completion of the ritual, the man or woman will be officially acknowledged as an adult, a mature individual who knows and is aware of the differences between vice and virtue.
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#10252574
10 July 2023
A Balinese woman is looking at her teeth in a mirror after participating in a mass tooth filing ceremony locally known as Mepandes at Giri Kusuma Temple in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on July 9, 2023. Mepandes is an important ritual of passage for Balinese Hindus that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. During the ritual, the six front teeth in the upper jaw are filed. The heart of the ritual is a symbolic act of purging an individual of the negative traits known as the Sad Ripu or six enemies: lust, greed, anger, anxiety, conceit and envy. Upon the completion of the ritual, the man or woman will be officially acknowledged as an adult, a mature individual who knows and is aware of the differences between vice and virtue.
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#10252576
10 July 2023
A Balinese woman is wearing a traditional costume and taking part in a procession during a mass tooth filing ceremony, locally known as Mepandes, at Giri Kusuma Temple in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on July 9, 2023. Mepandes is an important ritual of passage for Balinese Hindus that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. During the ritual, the six front teeth in the upper jaw are filed. The heart of the ritual is a symbolic act of purging an individual of the negative traits known as the Sad Ripu or six enemies: lust, greed, anger, anxiety, conceit and envy. Upon the completion of the ritual, the man or woman will be officially acknowledged as an adult, a mature individual who knows and is aware of the differences between vice and virtue.
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#10252578
10 July 2023
A Balinese man is wearing a traditional costume and taking part in a procession during a mass tooth filing ceremony, locally known as Mepandes, at Giri Kusuma Temple in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on July 9, 2023. Mepandes is an important ritual of passage for Balinese Hindus that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. During the ritual, the six front teeth in the upper jaw are filed. The heart of the ritual is a symbolic act of purging an individual of the negative traits known as the Sad Ripu or six enemies: lust, greed, anger, anxiety, conceit and envy. Upon the completion of the ritual, the man or woman will be officially acknowledged as an adult, a mature individual who knows and is aware of the differences between vice and virtue.
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10 July 2023
A Balinese woman is looking at her teeth in a mirror after participating in a mass tooth filing ceremony locally known as Mepandes at Giri Kusuma Temple in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on July 9, 2023. Mepandes is an important ritual of passage for Balinese Hindus that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. During the ritual, the six front teeth in the upper jaw are filed. The heart of the ritual is a symbolic act of purging an individual of the negative traits known as the Sad Ripu or six enemies: lust, greed, anger, anxiety, conceit and envy. Upon the completion of the ritual, the man or woman will be officially acknowledged as an adult, a mature individual who knows and is aware of the differences between vice and virtue.
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7 February 2023
A decorated tusker carries the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha during the annual Nawam Maha Perahera of Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo on February 6, 2023.
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7 February 2023
A decorated tusker carries the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha during the annual Nawam Maha Perahera of Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo on February 6, 2023.
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13 August 2022
An elephant walks at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Sri Dalada Maligawa on August 12, 2022, in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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13 August 2022
Elephants rest at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Sri Dalada Maligawa on August 12, 2022, in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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13 August 2022
Elephants rest at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Sri Dalada Maligawa on August 12, 2022, in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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13 August 2022
An elephant is pictured at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Sri Dalada Maligawa on August 12, 2022, in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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13 August 2022
An elephant is pictured at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Sri Dalada Maligawa on August 12, 2022, in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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#8659294
13 August 2022
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Sri Dalada Maligawa on August 12, 2022, in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The Temple of Sri Dalada is a world-renowned shrine that houses the left tooth of Gautama Buddha, designated by UNESCO in 1988 as a World Heritage Site. Architecture Upland has a unique architectural style and is a combination of the unique architectural style used. The famous Kandy Lake is known as the "Sea of Milk" in the south and the "Natha & Paththini Devala" in the west. The temple is decorated with intricate carvings using gold, silver, bronze, and ivory.
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#8659296
13 August 2022
wooden carvings are seen at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Sri Dalada Maligawa on August 12, 2022, in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The Temple of Sri Dalada is a world-renowned shrine that houses the left tooth of Gautama Buddha, designated by UNESCO in 1988 as a World Heritage Site. Architecture Upland has a unique architectural style and is a combination of the unique architectural style used. The famous Kandy Lake is known as the "Sea of Milk" in the south and the "Natha & Paththini Devala" in the west. The temple is decorated with intricate carvings using gold, silver, bronze, and ivory.
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