To the beach: People moving one of the effigies during the Tabuik festival in Pariaman, West Sumatra. — AFP
THOUSANDS flocked to a coastal town in western Sumatra to watch a clash between ornate mythical effigies before they are cast into the sea, in a centuries-old ritual born from a Syiah holy day of mourning.
Dozens of men paraded the two winged, horse-shaped effigies across the town of Pariaman, bringing traffic to a halt in the city centre as the festival known as Tabuik got under way.
