Patane graves of contemporary Christian Torajans - Tana Toraja, Sulawesi Indonesia

Patane Grave

It is a modern grave of Christian Torajan. The shape of the grave is a house, and it is said as the second home after a person dies. The house can contain 20-25 corpses. The corpses are placed with their coffins. The grave is also called "banua tang marambu" (house which no longer has smoke).One grave is for one family.

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Uploaded on February 5, 2015
Taken on January 1, 2015