BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Ketut Nita Wahyuni lifts her folded hands prayerfully to her forehead as a priest leads the temple gathering. The 11-year-old is preparing to perform the Rejang Dewa, a sacred ...

Balinese girls rub mud from a mangrove forest on each other during a mud bath purification ritual as part of Balinese Hindu New Year celebrations at Kedonganan village in Bali. People of Kedonganan ...

Agung Parameswara / Getty Images The Indonesian island of Bali made way for a new year with its annual Ogoh-Ogoh Parade on Tuesday. The deeply spiritual occasion takes place on the eve of Nyepi Day, a ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The first Balinese Hindu temple was officially inaugurated in the Netherlands on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The inauguration, coinciding with the Kuningan celebration, was attended by ...

Medan, Indonesia – The Raksa Buana Great Temple in Medan is one of only two Balinese Hindu temples in the Indonesian city of 2.5 million people. Tucked away in a backstreet, it would be easy to miss ...

Balinese officials are on the hunt for a man who was filmed meditating naked at a Hindu temple, with his indecent act infuriating locals. The clip gained widespread attention after it was posted by ...

Bali’s beaches have long been used for Hindu sea ceremonies, which makes open access vital for local communities. A development boom has transformed much of the coastline, however, and while national ...

Bali locals are pressing the government to enforce a nation-wide shut down of Wi-Fi and Internet services for the day of Balinese Hindu New Year. The Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) ...

Even though there’s a lockdown in Bali, housekeepers, security guards, engineers and gardeners are still protecting and maintaining the physical assets of most of the hotels. Four Seasons Bali at ...