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Villagers from Julah in Tejakula, Buleleng, tow a pregnant cow behind aboat into open sea as part of a local traditional ritual.

The cow, which is five months pregnant, was thrown out to the seaabout 3 kilometers from land Monday. The villagers believe the animalwas impregnated by a village elder.

During the ritual the man, who was caught red-handed having sexualintercourse with the cow two months ago, joined the boat trip in orderto throw away his clothes to to symbolize him discarding his sins.

Julah customary village head Ketut Sidemen said the ritual, calledgamya gamana, or freak weeding, and had been conducted there forgenerations. The decision to perform the ritual was made a localresidents meeting.

In line with customary regulations, the perpetrator, identifiedonly as PS, 70, was sanctioned to fund the expensive ceremony, whichaimed to cleanse him of any bad influences.

Luh Ketut Suryani, a professor and activist, deplored the sancation against PS.

She said drowning a cow was baseless because sexual intercoursebetween a human being and am animal could not cause pregnancy due tothe different chromosomes and genes of the two.

"The cow is not guilty, why should it be drowned? Why don't just use a symbol like what was done by the perpetrator?" she said.

Suryani's said she was concerned dealt with the financial situation of the owner, who lives below the poverty line.

"The cow, which has a high price, had to be thrown away. It willbe a pity for the owner, who is already poor and is now forced to losehis priceless belonging."