Photo gallery: Indonesia honours mummified ancestors
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Family members hold up a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Family members hold up a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Family members hold up a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Family members hold a mummy upright as they give it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A man holds up a mummy before relatives give it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Family members surround a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A man removes a mummy from a coffin before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A family member cleans a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A family member cleans a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Bodies and skulls are seen in a stone grave called "Liang" during a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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An elderly woman stands in front of stone grave called "Liang" during a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Coffins containing mummies are seen in a grave house called Patane during a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A mummy lies in a coffin beside other bodies in front of a grave house called Patane after being given new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Family members bind cloth rolls containing bodies in front of a stone grave called "Liang" during a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Family members hold up a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Family members hold up a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Family members hold up a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Family members hold a mummy upright as they give it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A man holds up a mummy before relatives give it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Family members surround a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes of mummified ancestors every three years to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A man removes a mummy from a coffin before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A family member cleans a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A family member cleans a mummy before giving it new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Bodies and skulls are seen in a stone grave called "Liang" during a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An elderly woman stands in front of stone grave called "Liang" during a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Coffins containing mummies are seen in a grave house called Patane during a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A mummy lies in a coffin beside other bodies in front of a grave house called Patane after being given new clothes in a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Family members bind cloth rolls containing bodies in front of a stone grave called "Liang" during a ritual in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province on Aug 23, 2012. The ritual, called Ma'nene, involves changing the clothes every three years of mummified ancestors to honor love for the deceased. Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago, a family spokesman said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Images from Indonesia’s south Sulawesi province of family members giving their mummified ancestors new clothes in a ritual.
The ritual, called Ma’nene, takes place every three years to honor the deceased. The locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they have died hundreds of years ago.
