The faces of the Toraja people, when closely observed, are not much different from the faces of Asians, especially East Asians. Although there is no definitive research on their origins, many believed ...

“Tour guide Stanislaus Sandarupa, who hails from culture-rich, mountainous Toraja, is an expert on Toraja and has a travel agency. There is no better guide to that area.” Torindo Tours and Travel ...

Earlier this month, hundreds of people in South Sulawesi joined in celebrating traditional Indonesian dances during the annual Toraja cultural festival. Toraja is an indigenous group in the ...

Astonishing images have emerged of an annual ritual where villagers dig up the bodies of their dead relatives. The Toroja community of Indonesia pull their dead relatives' corpses from their tombs, ...

TANA TORAJA, Indonesia — Rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother, the last victims still missing after landslides killed 20 on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island, authorities said ...

The body of a deceased loved one is kept in the family home and honoured at all times by those left behind. An old ritual which sees family members remove their late loved ones from their tomb each ...

The Toraja people of Indonesia practice Ma’nene, a unique funeral ritual where they lovingly care for their deceased relatives by exhuming their bodies, dressing them in fresh garments, and tidying ...

A family on an Indonesian island poses with a relative dressed in a school uniform, while an elderly member of the local community stands patiently as loved ones put a sarong and a white shirt around ...