23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The Joy of the Ketuk Tilu Dancers

The Ketuk Tilu dancers expressed their extraordinary joy while performing their dance on Asia Afrika Street in Bandung city while participating in the Carnival Parade for the 80th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia in 2025. Their background was the legendary Savoy Homann Hotel which has an iconic history as the place where heads of state from various parts of the world stayed during the 1955 Asia Africa Conference.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Bandung, Indonesia
Camera: NIKON D90
Copyright: © Indra Gumilar Prasetya