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Dancers perform the sacred Bedaya Ketawang dance during the Tingalan Jumenengan procession, on the anniversary of the accession of Surakarta king Pakubuwono XIII Hangabehi, at Sasana Sewaka hall, Surakarta Palace, on Thursday

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Fri, May 15, 2015 Published on May. 15, 2015 Published on 2015-05-15T06:41:00+07:00

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span class="caption">Dancers perform the sacred Bedaya Ketawang dance during the Tingalan Jumenengan procession, on the anniversary of the accession of Surakarta king Pakubuwono XIII Hangabehi, at Sasana Sewaka hall, Surakarta Palace, on Thursday. Pakubuwono XIII Hangabehi did not attend the event as he was barred from the palace following an internal rift. JP/Ganug Nugroho Adi

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