"Oh, helelarak! Oh, helelarak!"" Welcome, welcome! The village elder and traditionally dressed women sing and dance in a welcome ceremony to Watublapi Village in Sikka, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

My guide and I are blessed by the village elder with a sprinkle of holy water, and a selendang (shawl) is placed around my neck as a gesture of friendship.

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