Made Darundya, the Sasak Puppet Master was speechless. For a minute he was stunned. Then he hugged Jayengrana and Munigarim – two hundred years of age puppet characters – belonging to Muhammad.

Tears ran down his face. He imagined hugging his grandfather, Nengah Gowang – a famous and legendary Sasak Puppet Master in Lombok Island. Darundya released his emotion.

“He was really thrilled when I showed him two of his grandfather’s puppet legacy,” Muhammad said in his residence at Gunung Agung Village, Pemepek, Central Lombok last April. Muhammad is also a Puppet Master