East Java, Indonesia, September 15, 2008--A villager attempts to catch a chicken tossed by a worshiper into the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada festival.

Every year members of the local Tengger population, whose religion is a mixture of Hinduism and Buddhism, toss offerings of rice, fruit, vegetables, and livestock.

According to legend the gifts date back to a time when a couple made the offerings in lieu of their 25th child, who was supposed to be sacrificed.

--John Roach