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Bali: Deep Play Notes revisited
Revisiting and reliving Clifford Geertz' observation of Balinese culture through the Balinese Cock Fight at the Gale Gale Temple in Benculuk village near Denpasar, Bali.
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A fighter cock waits in it ratan container
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A fighter cock waits in it ratan container
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The owner waits with the challenger
Owner with his fighter
Deals are made
Fighter is introduced to the crowd
Weighed and studied
Bets are placed
Introduced to the ring
Prepping the fighters
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Blades are attached
Fight 1
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Fight 3
Fight 4
Fight 5
Fight 6
Fight 7
Waiting
Fight 8
The loser
The blades are extracted
Discarded
Outside the ring
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