Toraja Schoolkids walking in front of rock-tombs - Lembang Tonga Riu Toraja Rock-Tombs burial site in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia.

In front, miniature tongkonan structures with their typical roof.

The miniature tongkonan is a small, decorated replica of a traditional Torajan house, and is often placed near a tomb. It is believed to accompany the soul of the deceased to the afterlife and to provide them with a comfortable dwelling place in the spiritual realm.

Lembang Tonga Riu is an impressive Toraja rock-tomb burial site (cemetery). It is also called Lo'ko Mata Wall.

More than 20 rock tombs are carved in a huge boulder. There is a carved balcony with Tau-tau's (effigies of the deceased looking at the living), and the sculpture of a "pa'tedong" (the sacred water buffalo of the Toraja).

See more info and photos of Toraja burial sites in the Toraja burial sites photo album.

See more information about the Toraja People in the Tana Toraja photo album.