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With the arrival of each fresh Barong, tension heightened , until when the last one arrived, the excitement was like a net, binding the crowd together.
And when the small boys, now in deep trance, came leaping, writhing and screaming through the split gate and down the high steps leading from the inner temple, stabbing viciously at them- 'J selves with murderous looking krises, the onlookers were near hysteria point themselves.

As they finally flung themselves off the last step and on to the ground, the priests formed the boys into an unruly parade, in which the Barongs and Rangdas joined, the Rangdas menacing the boys with their magic white cloths, waved aloft in fearsome talon-tipped hands. At each flick of the cloth, the nearest boys went into fresh spasms with-renewed screaming.

An unforgettable experience.
"There will be a Godfight at Pak Sebali Tommorrow," said Agung. "I think you should see it. And so I discovered another amazing festival.
Once a year, the gods from this, the villagers are divided by the priest into two groups. One section escorts the gods, the other remains to guard the temple go into trance, wildly waving their krises, beheading live chickens with their teeth, and generally behaving in a pretty rugged manner. When the gods return on the shoulders of their escorts, the guardians mistake them for demons. A fierce battle is waged, time and time again the gods, in their tiny straw-thatched house are turned back from the gates by the defenders. Eventually, after a lengthy and dusty tussle, the gods overpower the guardians and triumphantly, albeit a trifle jaded, re-enter their temple.
Yet another time Agung advised:
'On Thursday I go to our Family temple at Sukawati. They always have a very fine procession from the temple to the river. You mustn't miss it. You won't see its like anywhere else."