Lirboyo is a huge traditional 'pesantren' (Islamic boarding schools) in Indonesia. Located in Kediri, East Java, the boarding school is home to roughly 17,000 students, or 'santri'. It was founded in 1910 by KH Abdul Karim. Its pupils and students spend their days reading the Quran, studying Islamic scriptures and learning Arabic. They have around 20 hours of activities daily, beginning at 4am and finishing at midnight.

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A student holds prayer beads Ulet Ifansasti/Getty

Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim nation. Islam is one of six official religions of Indonesia, which also include Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism and Confucianism. In 2011, it was documented that approximately 203 million people identified themselves as Muslim, which was 87.2% of Indonesia's total population at the time.

Getty photographer Ulet Ifansasti visited the Lirboyo boarding in East Java and documented the lives of its students.

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Students skullcaps are seen hanging on the wall with the Lirboyo founder pictures hanging above Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students learn to write in Arabic Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students learn Islamic scriptures on the roof top Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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A student helps cut his friends hair Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students listen to their teacher durying their studies Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students learn Islamic scriptures on the roof top Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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A student smokes as they learn Islamic scriptures Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students sleep inside their room Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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A foot is seen poking out of a room as a student walks inside the dormitories Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students prepare for a break in their fast during the holy month of Ramadan Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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A student writes in Arabic as they learn Islamic scriptures Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students read the Quran at ancestral graves Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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A student looks out of a window from his room Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students skull caps are seen hanging inside a room Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Achmad Saputra, aged 9, looks out of a window from his room Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students walk in line after Friday prayers Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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A student prepares for night prayers Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students shoes are seen as they prepare to perform Friday prayers Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students perform Friday prayers Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students take part in Friday prayers Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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A student after taking a bath Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students take a shower Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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A student writes in Arabic as they are taught Islamic scriptures Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students attend the islamic boarding school Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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Students learn Islamic scriptures Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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A student walks around the islamic boarding school Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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