Indonesia, Bali, Borobudur Temple (in Java) and Balinese Kecak Dance (in Gunung Kawi temple, Bali) appeared in a non-narrative documentary film Baraka (in Islam, the beneficent force from God that flows through the physical and spiritual spheres) by Ron Fricke.
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Kecak, also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant is a dance drama based on Ramayana, an ancient Indian epic poem narrating the struggle of the prince Rama to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. It was originally a trance ritual adapted in the 1930s by German painter and musician Walter Spies who lived in Bali since 1927, working together with Indonesian dancer Wayan Limbak.
