Karo people (Indonesia)
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The Karo people are one of the sub-ethnic groups of the Batak people, found mainly in Tanah Karo of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Karo lands consist of Karo Regency, plus neighboring areas in Southeas
A newly-married Karonese couple dressed in Karo traditional outfit (2010), the wedding ceremony called as Erdemu Bayu in local Karonese language.
Traditional longhouses at a Karo village near Lake Toba, circa 1870.
A Karonese woman wears a shawl (Gatip Ampar) over her shoulders and earrings (Padung Perak), while the man is likely wearing a Julu Berjongkit or Ragi Santik as a hip covering. The photo was taken in one of the villages in Karo Regency, around 1914-1919
Traditional Karo priest.
Pemena
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Pemena is a tribal religion of the Karo people of Indonesia. Pemena means the first or the beginning. Pemena is regarded as the first religion of the Karo people. One of the doctrines of Pemena is the
Karo people (Indonesia)
…Buddhism (1.40%) Pemena (1.10%) The Karo were harassing Dutch interests in East Sumatra, and Jacob Theodoor Cremer, a Dutch administrator, regarded evangelism as a means to…
Many geriten on top of this Karo housing complex served as a kind of finials in Kabanjahe, North Sumatra.