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height: 1146px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>BALINESE ROYAL CREMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nothing like a Royal death and torching to bring people out into the streets. Yesterday, after weeks of preparation, the island of Bali honored the life of a royal family member with a day long celebration and procession that ended with her remains burning inside a two story tall sarcophagus in the shape of a bull. Pretty amazing day right in the heart of Ubud filled with insane crowds, wailing mourners, confusion, heat, and the ever present question\u2026\u201c what is going on\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As the crowds streamed into downtown Teri and I enjoyed a leisurely breakfast just on the outskirts of the town core. We walked in and made it just as the bull and the royal remains began the long journey to the main temple about 2 miles down the road past thousands of mostly hot and confused looking tourists. 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