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Balinese people burn wood-carved animal coffins in which the dead body of a person is placed, during a mass cremation ceremony called “Ngaben” in Ubud on Bali island, 07 September 2007. Balinese believe that by cremating the dead, the soul will be released and return onto the cosmic elements as well as the spirit transmited to the upper level. AFP PHOTO/Sonny TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images)
