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18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Towers that house spirits for the rice fields near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Towers that house spirits for the rice fields near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ