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20 September 2025

A performer showcases their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (Sekarbanjar Festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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20 September 2025

Performers showcase their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (sekarbanjar festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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20 September 2025

Performers showcase their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (sekarbanjar festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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20 September 2025

A performer showcases their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (Sekarbanjar Festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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20 September 2025

Performers showcase their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (sekarbanjar festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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20 September 2025

Performers showcase their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (sekarbanjar festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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20 September 2025

Performers showcase their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (sekarbanjar festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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20 September 2025

Performers showcase their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (sekarbanjar festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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20 September 2025

Performers showcase their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (sekarbanjar festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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20 September 2025

Performers showcase their dancing and acting skills in a human puppet (Menak puppet) performance during a traditional village celebration (sekarbanjar festival) in the courtyard of Lesbumi in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on September 19, 2025. Wayang Menak is a puppet show art in the form of wooden masks sourced from Serat Menak. The adaptation of the Persian tale of Amir Hamzah serves as entertainment and a medium for Islamic preaching, which is similar to the Panji story.

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#12712897

4 September 2025

Masked dancers perform a ritualistic dance at Kathmandu Durbar Square during the procession of erecting a sacred pole locally called ''Ya: Shi,'' marking the formal start of Indra Jatra dedicated to rain god Indra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 4, 2025. The festival lasts for eight days with singing, mask dancing, and other rituals. Indra Jatra festival falls on the fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra as per the lunar calendar. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival observes the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism.

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4 September 2025

Masked dancers perform a ritualistic dance at Kathmandu Durbar Square during the procession of erecting a sacred pole locally called ''Ya: Shi,'' marking the formal start of Indra Jatra dedicated to rain god Indra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 4, 2025. The festival lasts for eight days with singing, mask dancing, and other rituals. Indra Jatra festival falls on the fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra as per the lunar calendar. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival observes the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism.

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4 September 2025

Masked dancers perform a ritualistic dance at Kathmandu Durbar Square during the procession of erecting a sacred pole locally called ''Ya: Shi,'' marking the formal start of Indra Jatra dedicated to rain god Indra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 4, 2025. The festival lasts for eight days with singing, mask dancing, and other rituals. Indra Jatra festival falls on the fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra as per the lunar calendar. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival observes the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism.

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4 September 2025

Masked dancers perform a ritualistic dance at Kathmandu Durbar Square during the procession of erecting a sacred pole locally called ''Ya: Shi,'' marking the formal start of Indra Jatra dedicated to rain god Indra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 4, 2025. The festival lasts for eight days with singing, mask dancing, and other rituals. Indra Jatra festival falls on the fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra as per the lunar calendar. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival observes the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism.

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4 September 2025

Masked dancers perform a ritualistic dance at Kathmandu Durbar Square during the procession of erecting a sacred pole locally called ''Ya: Shi,'' marking the formal start of Indra Jatra dedicated to rain god Indra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 4, 2025. The festival lasts for eight days with singing, mask dancing, and other rituals. Indra Jatra festival falls on the fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra as per the lunar calendar. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival observes the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism.

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4 September 2025

Masked dancers perform a ritualistic dance at Kathmandu Durbar Square during the procession of erecting a sacred pole locally called ''Ya: Shi,'' marking the formal start of Indra Jatra dedicated to rain god Indra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 4, 2025. The festival lasts for eight days with singing, mask dancing, and other rituals. Indra Jatra festival falls on the fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra as per the lunar calendar. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival observes the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism.

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