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Word: rangda (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Rangda's modern disciples might be as hard to catch as Rangda, who has been hiding out on her 10,308-ft. mountain, Gunung Agung, for 1,000 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Competition for a Witch | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

...glamorous island of Bali, evil is personified by Rangda, a loathsome witch with sagging breasts and white, shaggy hair. In recent weeks, Rangda has had some stiff competition: 38 Balinese have been assassinated by roving bands of youths. As a result Bali's music-filled nights have become silent, its festive dancing curtailed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Competition for a Witch | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

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