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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Young Indonesian Puppeteer plays wayang

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Wayang, the traditional puppetry and drama performance art of Indonesia, is an original masterpiece demonstrating the Indonesian people's creative genius. Wayang has existed and developed in myriad styles and forms In Indonesia over at least a millennium. This can be seen in the 12th-century Old Javanese text Arjuna Wiwaha, which describes a ringgit or wayang performance. Some styles of wayang became extremely sophisticated and took on epic proportions as aristocratic entertainment, but wayang later became known and loved by all segments of society. Currently, there are more than 60 varieties or styles (gagrak) of Indonesian wayang. Some styles such as Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java use two-dimensional leather puppets. These are intricately hand-cut and finely perforated, painted and gold leafed, held against a screen (kelir) by the dalam (puppeteer) illuminated with a lamp, producing moving shadows.

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Young Indonesian Puppeteer plays wayang 2

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Wayang perfomance in Parangkusumo

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Kids are doing exercise with the trainer in Ayodya studio 2

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Kids are doing exercise with the trainer in Ayodya studio 1

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Kayon or gunungan is also a philosophy of the journey of human life

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Kasidi, The Puppeteer