Kunijoro Soeparno

Housewife Fitri has come up to the mountain for a good Friday night out. She has hooked up with Ishlam, who is here to improve the fortunes of his small business.

In Muslim Indonesia, throngs of people are seeking salvation at a shrine to anonymous sex

At the Gunung Kemukus shrine in Java, many Indonesian Muslims come to have anonymous sex. What was once a sacred ritual — one that people believed would provide divine blessings — has now attracted prostitution and criticism.At the Gunung Kemukus shrine in Java, many Indonesian Muslims come to have anonymous sex. What was once a sacred ritual — one that people believed would provide divine blessings — has now attracted prostitution and criticism.

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