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Mon 11 Nov 2008Epic tale of lust entangled in struggle for Indonesia's soul
LETTER FROM JAVA:The growing power of Indonesia's Islamist parties is damaging the nation's tolerant image, writes Pieter Tesch
AGAINST THE spectacular background of the 1,000-year-old Hindu Prambanan temple complex near the historical city of Jogjakarta in central Java, Indonesia, the Hindu heroine Sita submits herself to the purifying holy fire to prove her unblemished virtue to her husband, Prince Rama.
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