Tarung
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Tarung | |
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![]() Houses in Tarung, Waitabar | |
Location in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 9°37′57″S 119°24′27″E / 9.6326°S 119.4075°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
Regency | West Sumba |
Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA / UTC) |
Tarung, (Dutch: Taroeng) is a populated area in Waikabubak, West Sumba, Indonesia. Tarung is home to the ritual of Wula Podhu, a several-week period of austere rites and rituals in November that ends with a day of offerings, song and dance.[1]
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