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Jakarta, Aug 26 (EFE/EPA).- A village in Jakarta has gained international fame for the production of peculiar puppets called "Ondel-Ondel", which are traditionally used in to "ward off evil spirits" in Indonesia. Traditional giant puppets, known as ondel-ondel, stand in a neighbourhood locally known as Kampung Ondel-ondel, or Ondel-ondel village in the Indonesian capital. More than a dozen ondel-ondel makers live in the neighbourhood.Good quality ondel-ondels sells for between $95 and $180. Traditionally, the Betawi people believed that ondel-ondel were a repellent for bad luck and over time have come to be a symbol Jakarta. (Camera: MAST IRHAM).SHOT LIST: ONDEL-ONDEL VILLAGE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.

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