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This image captures an outdoor scene in Pendem, Indonesia, depicting what appears to be a traditional performance or ritual. In the immediate foreground, a male individual, seen from behind, is squatting. He wears a black hooded sweatshirt, light blue ripped denim shorts, and dark sandals, holding several dark, thin sticks in his right hand. Directly in front of him, a second male subject kneels on the muddy ground, facing slightly right and looking towards the viewer. This individual wears a mud-stained, light brown long-sleeved shirt and appears covered in mud from the waist down. A dark band is wrapped around his forehead, and a thin, dark object, possibly a skewer, is visibly piercing his lower right cheek, protruding from his mouth, with a small amount of reddish fluid present at the entry point. He holds a red and black ornate prop, consistent with a traditional *kuda lumping* (flat horse puppet) or similar ceremonial object, which is also covered in mud. His hands are likewise caked with mud. The ground beneath them is a concrete or paved surface, heavily soiled with mud, water, and streaks of blue and yellow pigment, along with scattered small pink petals. Behind the two central figures, a paved road or path leads to a raised embankment where numerous spectators observe the event from behind a low stone wall and metal fence. The spectators, predominantly adults and some children, are casually dressed. One man on the far right, wearing a black shirt with "1970" in yellow text, holds a flexible, snake-patterned object with a red handle, resembling a whip. Green foliage is visible in the background. The overall scene suggests a public, possibly ritualistic, event involving elements of physical endurance or trance.
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