Patients from Jombang, East Java, wait their turn for a biometric screening at a local clinic free cataract surgery. Cataract, a clouding of the eyes that can lead to blindness, is still very common across Indonesia-particularly in rural areas where people are unable to afford proper care. To combat the ailment, Lohia Foundation joined hands with A New Vision in offering free cataract operations to 1,000 patients in Jombang, East Java, from April 23 to 26. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients from Jombang, East Java, wait their turn for a biometric screening at a local clinic free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients from Jombang, East Java, wait their turn for a biometric screening at a local clinic free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients from Jombang, East Java, wait their turn for a biometric screening at a local clinic free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients from Jombang, East Java, wait their turn for a biometric screening at a local clinic free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients from Jombang, East Java, following eye tests at a local clinic free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients from Jombang, East Java, following eye tests at a local clinic free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients from Jombang, East Java, following eye tests at a local clinic free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients from Jombang, East Java, following eye tests at a local clinic free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Doctors from some Indonesia and Singapore involved on this free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A patient undergoes eye USG before cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A doctor shave the patient’s eyelashes before cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Doctors sterilized the patients’ eyes before cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Doctors sterilized the patients’ eyes before cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A patient gets anesthetic on his eye before cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Doctors sterilized the patients’ eyes before cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A patient gets anesthetic on his eye before cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A patient from Jombang, East Java, undergoes free cataract surgery. Cataract, a clouding of the eyes that can lead to blindness, is still very common across Indonesia-particularly in rural areas where people are unable to afford proper care. To combat the ailment, Lohia Foundation joined hands with A New Vision in offering free cataract operations to 1,000 patients in Jombang, East Java, from April 23 to 26. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients wait on the room after free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Patients wait on the room after free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A patient waits on the room after free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Doctor checks the patient’s eyes after cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A patient leaves the hospital after free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A patient leaves the hospital after free cataract surgery. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A tatung, or a shaman, follows the Cap Go
Meh procession with a
metal skewer in his cheek as a form of self-flagellation. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

The Cap Go Meh altar altar that will be carried during the procession. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Traditional Chinese drums accompany the procession. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A possessed participant undergoes the cleansing ritual known as Thangsin. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A tatung, or a shaman, follows the Cap Go
Meh procession with a
metal skewer in his cheek as a form of self-flagellation. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Large, elaborate costumes of mythical Chinese dragons and lions adorn Friday’s procession. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

The Cap Go Meh procession start. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A tatung, or a shaman, follows the Cap Go
Meh procession with a
metal skewer in his cheek as a form of self-flagellation. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A tatung, or a shaman, follows the Cap Go
Meh procession with a
metal skewer in his cheek as a form of self-flagellation. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Lion dancers follow the Cap Go Meh procession. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A shadow of Dayak’s dancer during the Cap Go Meh procession. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A text of spells read during the Cap Go Meh procession. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A traditional sword is
engraved with the wordings of a spell. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A woman carrying flower during Cap Go Meh procession. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A man pushes cart during a procession. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A Manado-Chinese
worshiper helps to carry the Cap Go Meh altar. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Lion dancers perform during the Cap Go Meh procession. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A tatung, or a shaman, follows the Cap Go
Meh procession with a
metal skewer in his cheek as a form of self-flagellation. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A possessed participant undergoes the cleansing ritual known as Thangsin. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

The new Chinatown
district in Waterloo
Street boasts an
impressive
pedestrian mall. Hawker stalls and pedestrian markets
fill the streets of Singapore’s Chinatown
as people flock from all over to eat,
pray and socialize.
With three-quarters of Singaporeans
identifying as ethnic Chinese, the city’s
Chinatown is a vibrant cultural hub and
not one to miss. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A temple and Museum Buddha Tooth Relic. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Buddhist prays at
Buddha Tooth Relic
Temple and
Museum. The
temple is said to
house the tooth of
Buddha, found
under a stupa in
Myanmar in 1980. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Buddhist Monks at
Buddha Tooth Relic
Temple and
Museum. The
temple is said to
house the tooth of
Buddha, found
under a stupa in
Myanmar in 1980. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Buddhist Monks at
Buddha Tooth Relic
Temple and
Museum. The
temple is said to
house the tooth of
Buddha, found
under a stupa in
Myanmar in 1980. Hawker stalls and pedestrian markets
fill the streets of Singapore’s Chinatown
as people flock from all over to eat,
pray and socialize.
With three-quarters of Singaporeans
identifying as ethnic Chinese, the city’s
Chinatown is a vibrant cultural hub and
not one to miss. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Chinese-Singaporean people play board games in the streets of Chinatown. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A Chinese-
Singaporean man
reads Chinese news.
Sixteen different
Chinese
newspapers are in
circulation today in
Singapore. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Board games are
played in the streets
of Chinatown. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A vendor sells
tissues to passersby
in the new
Chinatown. Recent
controversy arose
in response to the
sellers having to
pay a hawking fee. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

Local Chinese-
Singaporeans sit
and relax on the
pavement. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A Buddhist monk walks in the street of Chinatown. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A non-Chinese
monk walk in the
streets of
Chinatown. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A family looks on the result from fortune teller in front of a temple at Chinatown. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)

A hawker sleeps at the market in Chinatown. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)