A Tenggerese Hindu woman holds her offerings of money, bananas, and cigarettes, while she prays at an altar near Mount Bromo, ahead of the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





A Tenggerese Hindu shaman prays at Luhur Poten temple in Mount Bromo, during the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, on June 21, 2024. The festival has been held by the Tenggerese since the 13th century to express their devotion and gratitude to their ancestors and gods, thousands of people trek to the top of Mount Bromo (2,329m) and end their ritual by hurling offerings into the volcano's crater. “To respond to what the Almighty has conveyed through nature, the people must adapt and they should not forget to pray”, said Suyitno, a Tenggerese spiritual leader. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





Offerings are arranged at the village leader's house, during a ritual for the Yadnya Kasada festival in Jetak village, East Java, Indonesia, on June 22, 2024. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





Tenggerese Hindu worshippers blow their torches before walking up Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, on June 22, 2024. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





Luhur Poten Temple is surrounded by dust as Tenggerese Hindu worshippers and villagers gather at Mount Bromo's crater to throw their offerings, during the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, on June 22, 2024. The festival has been held by the Tenggerese since the 13th century to express their devotion and gratitude to their ancestors and gods, thousands of people trek to the top of Mount Bromo (2,329m) and end their ritual by hurling offerings into the volcano's crater. “To respond to what the Almighty has conveyed through nature, the people must adapt and they should not forget to pray”, said Suyitno, a Tenggerese spiritual leader. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





A vet checks a male Asian golden cat for treatment after he was seized from an illegal animal hunter by Indonesian nature conservation agency (BKSDA), in Banda Aceh on June 29, 2024. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





Freshly dyed fabrics are hung out to dry along the water’s edge by workers in Kampung Budaya Sindangbarang, Indonesia in the last decade of June 2024. (Photo by Riza Amrullah/Solent News)





People visit an art exhibition by Genexyz with the theme “Wonderlab” at Grand Indonesia shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)





A police working dog takes part in a parade commemorating the 79th Indonesian Police Day in Jakarta on July 1, 2024. (Photo by BBay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)





Indonesian police personnel as part of a UN peacekeeping force shout slogans during a ceremony commemorating the 78th Indonesian Police Day in Jakarta on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)





A policeman demonstrates physical strength by breaking blocks of concrete during a ceremony held to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Indonesian police corps in Banda Aceh on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





A handout photo made available by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) shows a cave painting inside a cave at Karampuang Hill in Maros, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, 04 July 2024. An important discovery concerning cave paintings in the Sulawesi region of Indonesia which is believed to be the oldest cave painting ever discovered in the world, was made by a collaborative research team comprising Griffith University, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and Southern Cross University. Situated in a limestone cave in Leang Karampuang, Maros-Pangkep, South Sulawesi, the aforementioned rock paintings show three humanoid characters engaging in conversation with a wild pig. (Photo by BRIN/EPA/EFE)





Participants fly their kite during the Jakarta International Kite Festival at Ancol Beach in Jakarta on July 4, 202 (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)





Participants prepare to take part in the Asia Africa Festival 2024 carnival along Jalan Asia Africa, Bandung on July 6, 2024. This event was held to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Asian-African Conference to commemorate the important history of the Asian-African Conference in 1955 in the city of Bandung. This year the Asia Africa Festival carries the theme culture and peace collaboration. (Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Commuters stand inside a train at Manggarai railway station in Jakarta, Indonesia, 11 July 2024. Data from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) shows that Indonesia’s population reached 279.8 million in 2024. Observed annually on July 11, World Population Day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program in 1989 to raise awareness of global population issues. According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results, it is expected that the world’s population will peak in the mid-2080s, growing over the next sixty years from 8.2 billion in 2024 to around 10.3 billion people in the mid-2080s, and then return to 10.2 billion people by the end of the century. (Photo by Mast Irham/EPA/EFE)





Former Indonesian Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, center, is escorted by police officers upon arrival for his sentencing hearing on a corruption case at the Corruption Court in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday, July 11, 2024. Indonesia’s anti-graft court sentenced the former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison Thursday after finding him guilty of corruption-related extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana/AP Photo)





Passengers watch a performer acting as a zombie on a train coach during the “Train to Apocalypse” event as part of the Pandora Box Artmire Festival 2024 held to attract commuters to ride the city's rapid transit system LRT (light rapid transit), in Jakarta on July 11, 2024. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)





Actors perform as zombies during the “Train to Apocalypse: No Way Out” event at a Light Rail Transit (LRT) train station in Jakarta, Indonesia, 13 July 2024. The Indonesian capital's LRT operator modified train stations into zombie apocalypse settings to promote the use of public transportations and entertain the commuters. (Photo by Mast Irham/EPA/EFE)





A Balinese Hindu prays before taking a bath during a cleansing ritual called Banyu Pinaruh, which is believed to purify their body and soul, at Tirta Empul temple's holy spring in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Johannes P. Christo/Reuters)





Balinese Hindus take part during a cleansing ritual called Banyu Pinaruh, which is believed to purify their body and soul, at Sebatu holy waterfall in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Johannes P. Christo/Reuters)