Location : Kota Putussibau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.

It was a cloudless sunny morning as we walked from the hotel to the venue of this first ever Gawai event in Putussibau for Kapuas Hulu. Kapuas Hulu, authentic, traditional, Indonesia, West Kalimantan, Putussibau, backpackers, indigenous, native, Suku Dayak, Obyek wisata, travel guide, 跨境婆罗洲游踪, 印尼西加里曼丹, 富都土著文化旅游Kapuas Hulu, Paddy harvest festival, budaya, Indonesia, backpackers, Ethnic, indigenous, native, Obyek wisata, Tourism, travel guide, Cross Border, 跨境婆罗洲游踪, 印尼西加里曼丹, 富都土著文化旅游

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Grand opening dance
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Bupati of Kapuas Hulu performing the cutting of bamboo to signify the opening ceremony

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At the VIP stand

Interestingly, this inaugural festival included a performance of what seemed like a Balinese dance complete with the ‘Gamelan’ orchestra. The dance slowly shifted into a trance as the dancers jumped around assuming the stances of agitated monkeys. Were they telling us the story of Hanuman and Ravana in the Ramayana?

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Seni Kuda Lumping Tri Manunggal / Flat Horse dancers

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Getting out of the trance was a lot more challenging to their gurus

The crowd had some anxious moments as the dancers hurtled towards it now and then in some random fashion.

As usual the Dayak ladies came in their most glamourous beaded outfit. So were the men! I noticed one guy had a very unique beaded tie.

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I love his tie

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