Indonesian archipelago, although being a single country, is a mixture of cultures and religions. Sumatra is half Christian, half Muslim, Bali-Hindu, Java seemed mostly Muslim again, so seeing this figure of Jesus ready to be delivered caused a bit of surprise.

The next image is 07 Climbing to the Sun|.

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