Porters scramble to board a passenger ship at the Perak seaport in Surabaya on March 25, 2025, as people travel to their hometowns ahead of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto/AFP Photo)





Hindu devotees walk to pray as they bring offerings during the Melasti ceremony prayer at a beach in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 26, 2025. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, the day of silence, when Hindu devotees are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. (Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP Photo)





A fire burns as demonstrators take part in a protest outside the Indonesian Parliament against revisions to the country's military law, which will allocate more civilian posts for military officers, in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)





Police officers chase protesters during a rally against the passing of a controversial revision of a military law that will allow military officers to serve in more government posts without resigning from the armed forces, outside the parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim/AP Photo)





A man falls asleep on top of a vehicle as prospective homecoming travellers crowd Merak Port in Cilegon on March 28, 2025, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan. (Photo by Dziki Oktomauliyadi/AFP Photo)





People take part in a mud bath tradition, known as Mebuug-buugan, held a day after Nyepi – the Balinese “Day of Silence” – aimed at neutralising bad traits, in Kedonganan village, near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 30, 2025. (Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP Photo)





A Balinese boy looks on as mud is applied on his face during the mud bathing tradition after celebrating the holy day of Nyepi, which is a day of silence for self-reflection to celebrate the Balinese Hindu New Year in Kedonganan Village, Badung, Bali, Indonesia on March 30, 2025. (Photo by Johannes P. Christo/Reuters)





A participant ignites a tree-trunk cannon to create an explosive sound using carbide and water during the Kuluwung Festival, a two-day traditional sound battle held annually between two villages on opposite sides of a river in Sukasirna, West Java, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Aji/AFP Photo)





A worker produces shoes at a home shoe factory in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on April 16, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump imposes a new import tariff of 32 percent on products from Indonesia. With the additional tariff, the total burden on Indonesian products could reach 37 percent. This tariff dramatically impacts exports such as electronics, footwear, and garments, contributing significantly to Indonesia's trade surplus with the U.S. of $16.84 billion in 2024. (Photo by Adriana Adie/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A male Imblig Dhem dancer has some final touches applied to his make-up as he waits his turn during a traditional dance performance at a village in Wonosobo, Indonesia, 19 April 2025. Imblig Dhem Dance, also known as Kuda Kepang or horse braid dance, is a popular dance that is famous for being very energetic. Usually this dance is performed by 15-20 young dancers, both male and female, dressed in traditional clothes, accompanied by Javanese music, namely Gamelan. The dance uses a horse-drawn carriage made of woven bamboo and depicts horsemen practicing war. Imblig Dhem is a prime example of the numerous traditional Central Javanese arts that are still being preserved. (Photo by Adi Weda/EPA)





Female Imblig Dhem dancers perform during a traditional dance performance at a village in Wonosobo, Indonesia, 19 April 2025. Imblig Dhem Dance, also known as Kuda Kepang or horse braid dance, is a popular dance that is famous for being very energetic. Usually this dance is performed by 15-20 young dancers, both male and female, dressed in traditional clothes, accompanied by Javanese music, namely Gamelan. The dance uses a horse-drawn carriage made of woven bamboo and depicts horsemen practicing war. Imblig Dhem is a prime example of the numerous traditional Central Javanese arts that are still being preserved. (Photo by Adi Weda/EPA/EFE)





The dancers are posing after the Topeng Bekasi dance performance, a presentation from the West Java Pavilion, during the 50th anniversary celebration of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), in Jakarta, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Photo by Andri Munazir/ZUMA Press Wire/Alamy Live News)





University students take part in mangrove planting to mark Earth Day in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on April 22, 2025. (Photo by Riska Munawarah/Reuters)





Indonesian women show portraits of the late Pope Francis as they wait for their turn to be allowed in to the Apostolic Nunciature to offer their condolences, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)





Indonesian ballet students gather during competition at shopping mall in Bekasi, on the outskirt of Jakarta, Sunday, April, 27, 2025. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim/AP Photo)





A forklift carries cardboard into a warehouse for recycling in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, May 4, 2025. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)





A worker cleans the reclining Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto on May 7, 2025, ahead of the Vesak festival which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto/AFP Photo)





A Buddhist monk poses for a photo after praying at Borobudur Temple, the world's largest Buddhist monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Magelang, Central Java, on May 10, 2025, ahead of Waisak, or Vesak Day. Vesak is the most sacred day for Buddhists, commemorating the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, all traditionally believed to have occurred on the full moon day of the Vesakha month in the ancient Indian lunar calendar. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)





Members of the Jimbaran Indigenous community take part in a six kilometer procession from their villages to Uluwatu Temple as part of the Mepinton ceremony in Jimbaran, Indonesia's Bali island on May 11, 2025. (Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP Photo)





Dancers release fish in the Progo River as part of a traditional Buddhist life-release ritual held on the eve of Waisak, or Vesak Day, in Magelang, Central Java, on May 11, 2025. Vesak is the most sacred day for Buddhists, commemorating the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, all traditionally believed to have occurred on the full moon day of the Vesakha month in the ancient Indian lunar calendar. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)