TORAJA - Death Cult of Indonesia - funeral, Rambu solo and Ma nene ritual.

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Imagine your family spends over $250,000 for a funeral and then every year your corpse is exhumed for family photos? Well thats what happens in Tana Toraja regency on the island of Sulawesi, INDONESIA.
Join me as I explore this fascinating place where DEATH is celebrated, animals are sacrificed and the mummified remains are dug up.
I am on a journey through the island of Sulawesi, riding my Honda CB500X across this amazing island and this week I spend all my time dedicated to the Rambu Solo (funeral) and the Ma'Nene rituals.
Toraja funerals are fascinating, the amount of money, time and energy is incredible and it takes years to save up enough money for the funeral. The buffalo are very expensive and on some Rambu Solo there are as many as 200 buffalo killed.
The Ma Nene ritual is performed once a year in the highland villages where the whole family will attend and remove the body from the grave and rebound the corpse and coffin.
Join me in this Episode of INDOWILD where I get wild in Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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@kaningrat 10 ай бұрын

It pisses me off to see some dude talking gibberish on his bike from Jakarta to Bali and Got a million views. And here you are, I have no doubt that you put so much works into every episode you upload here, and yes they are all brilliant videos. It beg the questions, are you here for fame and money or are you just using this platform as your archive so you can re-use your memory cards? You never beg for people to like and subscribe to your Chanel. Im an Indonesian born Kiwi, I'll be so proud to shake hand and share a Bintang with the man of integrity that you are one day Sam.

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

You pretty much nailed it. I am not here for clickbait, fame, subscribers. Etc etc I want to practice my skills and share everything about the wild places and nature that this fascinating country has to offer. Slow and steady

@wong9629 10 ай бұрын

@@IndoWildLove your video, I wish you could documented more their tradition, music and ceremony also.

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

I have tonnes more footage. But just don’t have much time to edit more. That’s the problem. One day I will make something else for Toraja. But I know that @kristianhansen will be there sometime soon so I am sure he will make something complete

@arunhanglimbu666 10 ай бұрын

I’m wondering who is that gibberish dude?😅

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

Me too… 😅😅

@k.2961 10 ай бұрын

As a Torajanese myself, I am proud that you went there by motorbike. I did something like that once in a year 8 years ago when I was still in college, and it brought back old memories from when I was still in Makassar. Good work mate. I found you in Kristian Hansen's video that you love traveling on motorbikes as much as he does. With your hard work until this day, you deserve more than 10 thousand subscribers or more and I hope so. Be safe out there mate. My greetings from Manokwari, West Papua. 🙏🙏

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

I just went to mamasa on my return to makassar. Such an adventure

@nuraisaho_o 10 ай бұрын

The drone shot, the editing and the effort you are truly deserve millions of views and subs Thank you for exploring Sulawesi 💚

@RogerVenderer-wu1lw Жыл бұрын

You make really great videos. Indonesian culture really fascinates me, I heard that it is very rare for people to film Toraja funerals because they are rarely held, you are very lucky. I hope your channel grows fast and maybe you will be contracted by national geography.😊

@siasat.penat_ 10 ай бұрын

I know you because i see kristian video recently. And suprisingly.. Your video is really amazing sam, i like your pov and your narrative, glad to know your channel and already subscribe!

@lloyd61269 5 ай бұрын

Never crossed my mind that such extraordinary and expensive funeral being held in Toraya! It doesn't look like a funeral though and the poor buffaloes 😢 i couldn't bear to see them killing those buffaloes😭 an interesting video Sam! Thanks for sharing.

@rachelputrilenda4836 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sam, for exploring the beauty of Toraja and Toraja culture

@IndoWild Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and your comment ❤️❤️

@kikie001 10 ай бұрын

It's amazing to see how much diversity and rich cultural heritage Indonesia has to offers.. As Indonesian who live overseas I thank you from the heart to show and share your experience to us .. 🙏 Tanah Toraja definitely not gonna be in my bucket list 😣 but still am able to experience through your video .. Terimakasih Sam ..

@idulnitinegoro903 10 ай бұрын

hai bro i like ur video... terima kasih sudah mengeksplor tana toraja ...

@lucagiudici7162 Күн бұрын

hey @IndoWild I'm approaching my travel to Sulawesi in a couple of days! I've been following your videos and travels around Sulawesi to discover more and plan properly my 1month trip there. I was wondering if you could share with me August contact to go around Rantepao and experience the ceremonies there

@dennisolive4741 10 ай бұрын

I really enjoy seeing Tana Torarja again. I was lucky enough to be a part of these ceremonies, and see the Tau Tau and the caves, and children being buried high up in trees. Truly a experience the brave hearted should all see! I am growing some of the peppers from there now. Their called Kotakkon super hot. I will see how spicy when their ready to eat. Love being introduced to your work, from seeing you on Kristian's channel. Keep it up. Peace, Dennis

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

Trust me. Those chillis from Toraja are VERY hot. Even my Indonesian girlfriend (who can handle her spice) was suffering from the Toraja chillis

@bud1001 11 ай бұрын

I've just found your channel. i really enjoy it! Greetings from Gorontalo, Sulawesi

@sorayaisa 9 ай бұрын

I know ur channel fr Kristian I watched yesterday, and now I've several of ur videos. They r amazing, breathtaking videos. Thank u 4 sharing all of ur experiences. The sinematography is insane!

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

Wow this is amazing to get comment like this

@bobaoishi9100 10 ай бұрын

Hi Sam, i really love your video. As someone who have a mother which torajanese i often going back there but because of the busyness of my parents we couldn't stay longer than 3 days. About Rambu solo, I have mixed feelings about this lol because back then when i was child my grandfather siblings died and i have to see the buffalo thing which freak me out. The Buffalo was running crazily and there's also foreign people that getting scared and followed me running inside the bamboo tent 😅 it was so dangerous istg. Well i still love Toraja because the people there is so welcoming and ofc Toraja is my mother's home. Thank you for you amazing video Sam ❤

@junjunjunaedi5547 8 ай бұрын

Always impressed with your videos Sam,

@fennira0605 4 ай бұрын

I just found your chanel recently and this is the 2nd video I watched after Mamasa. I love bith videos. I will catch up other videos for sure.

@IndoWild 4 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome to the channel. Looking forward to your comments on the next videos you have time to watch

@salmanparinding5567 10 ай бұрын

I like your video's and color grading this video, this is beatiful sam.

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@raymondlianto9882 10 ай бұрын

Awesome documentary of the burial ceremony and ritual in Tanah Toraja. The hanging coffins look pretty cool ❤❤❤.

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@irwanmuchtar5178 8 ай бұрын

Nice video sam...keep going

@IndoWild 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@Dmitriev_psy Жыл бұрын

Wow! Its so well filmed👍 Why do you have only 1k followers??

@IndoWild Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I think because I visit very remote areas and with little interest. Maybe I have a small niche. But I really appreciate comments like this. I hope I won a new subscriber in you.

@kiarariski2953 10 ай бұрын

now he has 2k subs

@andreyphilipus8307 10 ай бұрын

I really like the way you presented your videos. It's like watching famous documentary channel.

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@adicapratama4271 7 ай бұрын

Really love your video broo.. semoga sehat selalu

@martinthompson9049 Жыл бұрын

Great filming and very informative never heard of washing body’s nearly non existent body’s regards dad

@adiatmaibrahim9829 9 ай бұрын

Thank you bro... visiting my hometown Toraja

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@user-rl9nz7nl8z 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing Indonesian culture mostly South Sulawesi to the world. Appreciate ur channel so much😊

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

It's my pleasure

@XinSanguan 10 ай бұрын

you are the best bro. thanks for explore Toraja

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure

@angelstoledo1 Жыл бұрын

Just wow😲 Fascinating, amazing content. Thanks for sharing

@IndoWild Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Would you visit this place?

@angelstoledo1 Жыл бұрын

@@IndoWildI totally would

@AriefWahono-jl2ts 10 ай бұрын

Enjoyy..

@kelvinosas7255 11 ай бұрын

You are a legend🎉 Will love to experience this someday

@IndoWild 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Sulawesi is incredible. The varied cultures and places here are amazing. I’ll be posting a new vid this Sunday

@noob-ervirgoka3306 10 ай бұрын

Woah you came to Toraja, you really explore Sulawesi

@yuliusliverpoolvian3850 10 ай бұрын

Tangkiyu Sam, sudah berkunjung ke tanah para Raja,Welcome in Toraja

@Paidho123 3 ай бұрын

Channel ini sangat penting dan hebat.

@achaukasyah1225 10 ай бұрын

Great quality video, come here from kris hansen video

@joachimtextor709 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, unique in our world. You had not seen the baby grave in the woods

@furball8967 8 ай бұрын

The rituals the scenery are indelibly Indonesia.

@nabilawidya8923 10 ай бұрын

Wow ❤❤❤

@user-Muhammad.faujan 9 ай бұрын

Sam saya senang, melihat konten km yang menarik dan membawa wawasan... bagaimana kbrnya nya cristian

@nusan651 10 ай бұрын

Mantap bang, saya nonton anda atas rekomendasi di video bang kris hansen

@forthans2528 10 ай бұрын

come here after watching you in kris videos, nice work on your videos mate...great adventure, can't wait you to come to Borneo and explore. safe trip mate

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

Can't wait!

@forthans2528 9 ай бұрын

@@IndoWild sure mate, still got pretty raw stuff and place here in borneo. the jungle, flora and fauna and of course the native people of borneo for the story of headhunting era. also you can see how the biggest corp destroy this massive rain forest for logging and palm oil plantation that cause so many disaster for human and endemic species like orang utan, proboscus monkey, river dolphin and pigmy elephant. i think you have a some insight about it, and will help us to open the eyes of the world for what happen in borneo in the last decade. godspeed brother 💪

@WawanAdie 9 ай бұрын

This video will be viral. Love you

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

I hope so. But KZfaq doesn’t like it. It’s restricted. Maybe becuasw of the dead body and buffalo

@yannickille4049 9 ай бұрын

Went there too with my Honda 150😊😊

@saroyinilalang2926 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍 Aku Sang Torayan......God Bless U

@elisabethsule7073 5 ай бұрын

Try to give you every thumb of your video but enjoyed it . Ma nene is a part of their believe. That is why not all over Toraja do it anymore

@jef1446 10 ай бұрын

Dude ... Another time you come to Toraja, better never touch anything inside the graves ... Because that is one of our away to honor to our ancestor ... Thats why we doing Manene, another ritual to respect our ancestor ... 😊

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@torajapedia 10 ай бұрын

Don't forget to come back to Toraja Sam. God Bless

@ZonaMalam 10 ай бұрын

Nice colourgrade bro🎉

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@alkautzar6893 10 ай бұрын

This is like documentary film, you got really giod footage

@HaThuYoga 7 ай бұрын

Amazing work Sam. Thank you for sharing. Did you get lucky arriving there when they have a big funeral or you had planned before hand?

@IndoWild 7 ай бұрын

I was there in August which is the peak season of the funerals due to very mild weather, not much rain. Etc. during the July -October months there are many many funerals. At other times of the year it’s much less. But there are still funerals. If you’re going out the season then it’s better to connect with a guide first and plan the dates accordingly.

@269_alifnorrochman7 10 ай бұрын

Nice man

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@UtanKaliki 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for visiting my homeland, Toraja.

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

@jenivabt 4 ай бұрын

Satu kata "KEREN"❤

@worstchannelever5232 5 ай бұрын

Truly amazing culture, they way the funeral is not sad like here in uk the change of clothes every year is so unique. I guess it goes back thousands of years and is normal to the local people. Fascinating culture.

@lasaraungbakri7386 10 ай бұрын

Please visit warung Ballo Portugal!

@hamzytamilo6 2 ай бұрын

Hi, I want to visit this village.

@markes1944 2 ай бұрын

Mellong di nonton

@mauricetremblay1324 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting. It my heart broke when they slaughtered the buffalo. I am a wuss for things like that. But what a super interesting culture

@alonagoyagoy3138 6 ай бұрын

it is closely similar to the hanging coffins in SAGADA, ,Mt. Province

@IndoWild 6 ай бұрын

Wow. I never knew about that place and you’re right. It’s incredibly similar

@edmundkedang8616 10 ай бұрын

More freq vids pls

@user-gb4ml9gw7g 10 ай бұрын

Serem banget guanya sam tapi pengen banget ke toraja

@thatdirtypaws 9 ай бұрын

Hi Sam, how did you find the local guide for the whole funeral sessions?

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

I was lucky and met someone the night I arrived who introduced me. You can call him. August +6285255570938 Or you can arrive and ask around at your hotel or homestay. I don’t recommend going through an online agency. They take a big commission.

@lindalucas2832 9 ай бұрын

I miss home😭😭😭

@libradarlington 8 ай бұрын

That's very unique and interesting culture, but I hate to see animals for sacrifice.

@reckyagashi8321 10 ай бұрын

Insane

@aimishdimeball4706 7 ай бұрын

GREAT VIDEO ,FANTASTIC ,GOOD TO SEE THE CIGARETTES LEFT AS AN OFFERING, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SHARES IN GUDANG GARAM ,

@andreastano7920 Жыл бұрын

Would you believe that before religions were introduced, shaman from the people of toraja would call the dead man to walk home if they were found dead far from the village? practices of rituals were abundant in old times.

@IndoWild Жыл бұрын

Wow. I didn’t know that. There is so much fascinating history with Toraja and the surrounding areas. I like the fact that elsewhere in Central Sulawesi there are stone megaliths and the stone is likely to have been dragged from Toraja. It’s a long way. They also used to bury their dead in caves. But those people are long and forgotten. Sulawesi is truly an amazing place

@andreastano7920 Жыл бұрын

@@IndoWild one of the rituals that still exists commonly here is like the Dayak tribe sword dance in Kalimantan, they'll be immune to any sharp objects. You can find the some of the recordings on youtube with the keyword: atraksi kebal Dayak.

@IndoWild Жыл бұрын

Wow I would love to see that. I will put on my list for Kalimantan

@babangandorid5716 8 ай бұрын

Indonesia memng pantas di sebut surga dunia

@cooleq23 11 ай бұрын

adding indonesian subtitle in every video in your channel sam

@IndoWild 11 ай бұрын

I will try. But it takes a lot of time haha

@cooleq23 11 ай бұрын

@@IndoWild for million view & subscriber bro 😊👍

@TheLambogo 9 ай бұрын

They are working hard makes money for his/her funeral 👌

@firdachem1706 10 ай бұрын

Ngk ad teks nya

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

Nanti. Saya coba ya

@ILLIAThomas-gf7kq Ай бұрын

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@adjieadjah 10 ай бұрын

Hello sam, i'm looking your youtube channel while i'm watching kristian and u met eachother while eat coto Makassar...and here i am...become your brand new subs...

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

Welcome my friend

@lifersilitonga6488 10 ай бұрын

Subtitle indonesia please

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

I’m working on it 👍🏼🤞

@mintunaproject3056 9 ай бұрын

Why are there no subtitles in Indonesian? I think it will be very helpful to increase viewers from Indonesia

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

It’s coming. Soon

@kiarariski2953 10 ай бұрын

i'm javanese, i thought how torajans are rich people..

@IndoWild 10 ай бұрын

I think they are rich is land and culture. But honestly the most traditional high status families spend all their wealth on a funeral, thus fuelling the economy

@kiarariski2953 10 ай бұрын

@@IndoWild i think so

@PePeQi 11 ай бұрын

If it can be difficult, why make it easy

@IndoWild 11 ай бұрын

Very true

@Tracybriann 9 ай бұрын

🩵

@bmw_za 9 ай бұрын

Just wondering how on earth can they afford these million dollar funerals?

@IndoWild 9 ай бұрын

Only the high class have the expensive ones. And they littwrally sell, get loans and save for years to get the money for an extravagant funeral. It’s a major part of the economy

@bmw_za 9 ай бұрын

@@IndoWild Really appreciate you taking the time to reply! Makes me wonder if there's gold in those mountains that pay for these events, I mean these amounts are staggering!

@riosetiawan7432 11 ай бұрын

Jangan ba ikut

@IndoWild 11 ай бұрын

Kenapa?

@mustafabaris9681 8 ай бұрын

It is sickening and sad to see how these beautiful animals are being used in fights for human entertainment, I get it that this has been part of a long lasting tradition but we , humans , have evolved in the past hundreds of years and just because certain things are deemed to be tradition does not mean we should make sure that they continue.. We used to eat with our hands before we invented forks and spoons and chopsticks and became civilized , we used to eat dogs and had glamorous dog eating festivals before we finally decided to become civilized and stop eating them. I am sure we can do in funerals without further harming the animals..

@IndoWild 8 ай бұрын

I don’t disagree and most parts of Indonesia have changed from cruelty. The Cockfight is still quite popular across all of Indonesia. And in Toraja they have bull fighting among others. Toraja people have a very special almost celebrity status in Indonesia.

@epongmulyati5594 10 ай бұрын

Thanks to blur the buffalo killing. I also cannot like to see it

@amriltarigan487 8 ай бұрын

As indonesian i respect torajan culture we live with diversity and different cultures but for me personally as a Christian It ain't right this culture like a cult tradition and had been preserved maybe a hundreds years I don't know you tell and for sure killing innocent animals for culture tradition is big nooooooooo 🤬🤬🤬 for me wake up people animals also deserves to exist they are not part of your toys to satisfy your cult tradition by sacrifice their life's#stop animals abuse