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Herman Tandi (32) exhumes the body of his grandfather Jesaya Tandibua during the Ma'nene ritual at Panggala Village on August 26, 2016 in Toraja, Indonesia. The Ma'nene ritual in performed during a ceremony every three years, where the dead are exhumed for a change of clothes, among the people of Toraja as an expression of the love of the surviving family. The Ma'nene festival began in the village of Baruppu more than a century ago. The vast majority of the 650,000 Torajan people are Christian or Muslim but a small number still practice “Aluk Todolo”, or “the Way of the Ancestors”. The funeral ritual is one of the most important and expensive events for these communities and some Torajans save money their entire lives for a decent burial. Some funerals are held years after someone died so their family can give them an extravagant send off into the afterlife, known to them as “Puya”. Relatives are known to fall into debt paying for the funeral, which they believe strengthens the bond between the living and the dead. (Photo by Sijori Images/Barcroft Images)
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