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| Human skulls lined on higher ground |
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| We hired our boat from the counter at this jetty |
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| Our boatman waiting for us |
As our boat approaches the rustic jetty, the ambiance was spooky. We alighted and was guided by the man who is a Terunyan himself to the 'Cemetry located slightly up the hill. Eduardo had told us, "Don't be surprise, the corpses have no smell." We were wondering if that is possible! Surprisingly the dead bodies were not buried but placed on the roots of the huge Tarumenyan tree and the tree absorbed the smell of the corpses perfectly that we smell nothing.
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| The entrance of the graveyard |
Not every Terunyan can be placed on this ground, only those who are "purified", married and young are chosen to be here. Each time only 11 corpses can occupy the space and with some of their personal items used during their life time, they are laid on the foot of the Tarumenyan tree to rest. After the corpses perished, their skulls are arranged on higher grounds. From the conical bamboo casing we could see that some of the bodies were rotting but amazingly, there was no smell. Looking at the condition of the body, we felt eerie and decided to leave the cemetery.
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| Tarumenyan Tree |
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| Tarumenyan Tree |
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| The bodies are placed on the burial grounds |
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| Their personal items are laid with them |
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| Their personal items includes cooking utensils, plates and cups |
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| The rotting body in the bamboo cage |
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| The teeth of the corpse was visible |
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| Another dead body |
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| Closer look at the dead body |
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| Picture of the deceased |
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| The cemetry |
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| Lines of conical bamboo cage filled with dead bodies |
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| Visitors scattered coins on the graveyard |
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| Just before we left a group of visitors came |
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